August 2010
Bamboo Bloom Spells Doom
Manipur, a hill state in north east India is facing one of it’s worst natural disasters: Flowering of bamboos.
Dam to DrownTribal Land
Arunachal Pradesh government has drawn a hydropower policy which aims to build about a hundred dams to produce 56,000 MW.
Uttarakhand’s Migration Woes
The state has very high rate of migration: 25%. It also has 58% unemployment rate
Plastic BagIs a Ban Enough?
India consumes around five million tonnes (mt) of plastic products every year.
Walhe’s UntouchedLeprosy Patients
In 2005, India ‘eliminated’ leprosy. But in rural belt, large number of leprosy cases go unregistered.
Minorities EvictedIn Meghalaya
Violating the laws, rich landlords and corrupt officials continue to dupe poor families in Meghalaya.