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Our tribal populations have traditionally depended upon the forests for their livelihoods and we must ensure that this link does not get disrupted without alternate means of livelihood being made available. Any development of tribal areas must also ensure that the tribal population has a stake in it, even after it has been adequately compensated for displacement. For far too [...]
Most of India’s estimated 1.2 billion people have to pay for medical treatment out of their own pockets. In our continuing series on health financing, Patralekha Chatterjee reports on a scheme that is providing health care to families living below the poverty line. Over the past year, 28-year-old Parameshwari Arun, a part-time maid in south Delhi, has borrowed the equivalent [...]
India inc. will have to monitor, report and get their emissions externally verified and strengthen strategic and operational actions on mitigation voluntary emission intensity reduction target by 2020, since industries would be subject to individual carbon emission caps or sectoral energy benchmarks, says the joint study of ASSOCHAM and E&Y on ‘Reducing Carbon Footprint in the Power Sector’. The study [...]
The Union Cabinet approved the symbol for the Indian Rupee. This symbol will be used by all individuals/entities within and outside India after its incorporation in `Unicode Standard’, ‘ISO/IEC 10646’ and ‘IS13194’. A public competition was held amongst resident Indian citizens inviting entries for the symbol, which reflects and captures the Indian ethos and culture. Over 3000 entries were received, which were evaluated by a [...]
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