‘There are Marxists in India?’ Economist Prabhat Patnaik says moving back to an economic ‘golden age’ is impossible, so we must invent new solutions. http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2012/04/2012423164839425416.html
Unintended consequences: India’s rape crisis As India’s economy booms, modernity and tradition collide vibrantly and violently in cities like New Delhi. http://www.aljazeera.com/programmes/101east/2012/04/201242482823627221.html
1. Selection of Jim Yong Kim as World Bank president is impossible to condone but easy to explain: http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/articleshow/12930666.cms 2. Mumbai railways set to split from national body; World Bank funds to help: http://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/report_mumbai-railways-set-to-split-from-national-body_1682417 3. World Bank estimate, 15 per cent of India’s population is affected with…
1. Equity, global climate policy and climate negotiations: http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/articleshow/12930722.cms 2. India to pump in Rs 2 lakh cr in 12th Plan to save climate: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/12929919.cms 3. Danger ahead: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/12924510.cms 4. Green market slide worries Indian companies - Global demand for carbon credits, especially in Europe for economic reasons, has been…
1. Olive Ridley Turtles: Found in the Indian Ocean along the Bay of Bengal is Orissa. Average weight of the turtles is just over 100 lb (up to 50 kgs). They have a high-domed shell, with a carapace length of only 30…
1. NPC completes formalities to open reactor pressure vessel. Hopes to begin generation by June or early July: http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/npc-completes-formalities-to-open-reactor-pressure-vessel/472986/ 2. Demonstration against filing of cases - Members of Coastal People’s Federation staging a demonstration in Tuticorin on Sunday: http://www.thehindu.com/news/states/tamil-nadu/article3367566.ece 3. India, Japan to hold economic dialogue, discuss n-deal: http://www.newkerala.com/news/newsplus/worldnews-12880.html 4. An…
1. State should change its policies on SEZ: Somnath - Former Lok Sabha speaker Somnath Chatterjee said the state should change its policies regarding special economic zones (SEZs) and reconsider certain cases in the interest of the state. Link: http://www.indianexpress.com/news/state-should-change-its-policies-on-sez-somnath/943037/ 2. PM aide Nair rubbishes allegations…
Students from North East protest against the brutal killing of Richard Loitam in New Delhi. A student of Architecture in Banaglore he succumbed to a brutal attack by hostelmates, it is alleged. http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/bangalore/article3367446.ece
The east coast is currently witnessing the birth of millions of olive ridley turtles. Only one in every thousand survives to adulthood. http://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/energy-and-environment/article3366846.ece