People

Concession for women in Haryana buses

CHANDIGARH: The Haryana Government on Monday decided to provide a 50 per cent concession in bus fares to women above the age of 60 years in ordinary buses of Haryana Roadways, Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda announced after chairing a meeting of his Cabinet.

Publication Date: 
17/02/2009
Hindu (New Delhi)
Tags:
Diesel Buses, Transport, Women, Haryana
People

Make Amritha project a success, DC tells officials

Deputy Commissioner M K Baladevakrishna has urged all the officials to strive hard for the success of the 'Amritha' project which aims at distributing cattle to poor, widow, Devadasi and women in distress to provide them a source of income to sustain a living.

Publication Date: 
06/02/2009
Deccan Herald (Bangalore)
Tags:
Cattle, Development, People, Women, Karnataka
Economy

Meghalaya human development report 2008

Human development is the combination of people

Publication Date: 
01/02/2009
Government of Meghalaya
Tags:
Environment, Health, Economy, Women, Health Care, Poverty, Unemployment, Education, Human Rights, Public Participation, Governance, Meghalaya, Infrastructure Development, Development
Energy

Gender analysis of renewable energy in India: present status, issues, approaches and new initiatives

This report is primarily addressed at policymakers and others concerned about gender and energy issues in India. The ministerial structure as it relates to energy in India is given as an appendix for the benefit of readers both within and outside India. Typically, a gender audit exercise is carried out by experts at the organisational level.

Publication Date: 
01/02/2009
Integrated Research and Action for Development
Tags:
Energy Policy, Renewable Energy, Solar Energy, Biofuel, Women, Household Energy, Chulhas (Cookstoves), Biogas, Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE), India
Environment

Sikkim: A model state for India by 2015

Chief Minister Pawank Chamling, who has led the march towards prosperity since he took over on December 12, 1994, says the beautiful state of Sikkim will soon be a developed state on the basis of its natural and human resources.

Publication Date: 
01/02/2009
Soni Mishra
Week (Kochi)
Tags:
Hydroelectricity, Transport, Sanitation, Women, Health Care, Rural Development, Panchayats, Sikkim
Health

Coal use, stove improvement, and adult pneumonia mortality in Xuanwei, China

In Xuanwei County, China, unvented indoor coal burning is strongly associated with increased risk of lung cancer and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. However, the impact of coal burning and stove improvement on risk of pneumonia is not clear. The researchers conducted a retrospective cohort study among all farmers born 1917 through 1951 and living in Xuanwei as of 1 January 1976.

Publication Date: 
01/02/2009
Min Shen, Robert S. Chapman, Roel Vermeulen & et al
Environmental Health Perspectives
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261
Tags:
Indoor Air Pollution, Health Effects, Health, Coal, Women, Lung Cancer, Pneumonia, Household Energy, China
Governance And Institutions

 Voices of peace

One night, in a country torn by a long and harrowing armed conflict, Liberian social worker Leymah Gbowee dreamt she gathered women together to pray for peace. Her dream was realized in 2003 at St Peters Lutheran Church in the country

Publication Date: 
30/01/2009
Down to Earth
Tags:
Women, Conflicts, Governance And Institutions, Cinema, Liberia
People

Mahila Shakti Sadans to be set up in Haryana villages

Special Correspondent

CHANDIGARH: Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda announced on Monday that

Publication Date: 
27/01/2009
Hindu (New Delhi)
Tags:
Development, People, Women, Maternal Health, Family Planning, Haryana
Governance And Institutions

Non-formal education for rural women

CORRESPONDENT
DUNI, Jan 25

Publication Date: 
27/01/2009
Assam Tribune (Guwahati)
Tags:
Development, Rural Habitat, Women, Education, NGO, Assam
Economy

Growth of rural non-farm employment in Uttar Pradesh: Reflections from recent data

The study investigates whether the employment shift from the farm to the non-farm sector in Uttar Pradesh arises out of prosperity-induced or distress-induced factors. The examination of employment patterns at various levels leads to conclusive evidence that distress-induced push factors have been predominant in driving workers to non-farm employment.

Publication Date: 
24/01/2009
Sharad Ranjan
Economic and Political Weekly
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63
Tags:
Agriculture, Economy, Landless, Women, Unemployment, India, Uttar Pradesh, Statistics, Rural Poverty

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