Full Coverage: India

31.10.2007 While the richest man in the world may boast being Indian, almost half a billion Indians live on less than a dollar a day and are now demanding a bigger share of the country's economic pie.

31.10.2007 BangaloreIT.in 2007 - billed as Asia’s biggest ICT event - got on to a slow start on October 30, with few IT enthusiasts participating on the first day.

31.10.2007 A two-day workshop on “IT for All” is promoting the use of Information Technology for the betterment of all sections of society. The workshop, organised by FTK-Center for Information Technology, Jamia Millia Islamia, opened at its campus in New Delhi.

31.10.2007 Intian kokoisessa maassa lähes mistä tahansa aiheesta saadaan isoja otsikoita: Bollywoodin tähdistä, eurooppalaispoliitikkojen avioeroista, naapurimaa Pakistanin väkivallasta... Yksi aihe kuitenkin loistaa poissaolollaan, ja se on köyhyys.

31.10.2007 Fourteen minors were recently rescued from the clutches of a sub-contractor, working for clothing giant GAP, by a local NGO in Shahpur Jaat area in the Indian capital. But what about the 100,000 child labourers still engaged in embroidery and zari sweatshops in Delhi?

30.10.2007 Students in Bangalore, India are taking part in discussions, games, and field trips to learn about civic issues like "Government and why we need it," water, and public transportation. It's a far cry from their usual classes.

30.10.2007 New Delhi based Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) invites nominations for a special short training programme on information management and dissemination in the digital age. The course will be held on December 11-14, 2007 at the Delhi CSE premises.

30.10.2007 The Jatropha scrub weed can weather droughts, stop soil erosion, transform barren lands into lush greenery, while providing self-sufficient energy for rural communities – all at the same time. While India has plans to make the plant its chief biofuel source, there is little knowledge on the environmental impact of its cultivation.

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29.10.2007 As cars become more affordable to India's billion-plus population, experts are predicting a dramatic increase in traffic and environmental problems and say India should focus instead on improving public transportation.

29.10.2007 Policy planners, academicians and representatives of non-governmental organizations will deliberate whether pastoralism provides a strategic alternative in the quest for sustainable development in a two day national seminar at Jaipur, Rajasthan on November 21-22.

29.10.2007 Policy planners, academics and representatives of non-governmental organizations will deliberate whether pastoralism provides a strategic alternative in the quest for sustainable development in a two day national seminar at Jaipur, Rajasthan on November 21-22.

29.10.2007 The Indian government’s department of science and technology (DST) will fund IT companies to help adopt innovative ideas as value addition to their products. The proposal will encourage IT companies to brand their services and retain their competitiveness in the international market despite the instability in the currency market.

29.10.2007 Agrarian tragedy is taking a new form in rural Vidarbha, in the Indian state of Maharashtra. Spiraling medical costs and the lack of a basic health care system are making farmers mortgage their lands.

27.10.2007 A small Indian village in the western state of Gujarat discovers the power of the Right to Information (RTI). After four years of complaints on the lack of health care services, a few straight questions to the Public Information Officer make things move.

26.10.2007 Professor Bina Agarwal of the Institute of Economic Growth, Delhi was awarded an honorary doctorate by the Institute of Social Studies (ISS) at Hague (Netherlands), making her join the ranks of earlier recipients Edward Said and Nobel laureates Jan Tinbergen and Amartya Sen.

26.10.2007 The Indian cottonseed industry is marked by the highest proportion of child labour in its workforce, primarily girls. This blatant modern form of child exploitation is linked to the larger operating market forces and masks the social and legal responsibilities of the state, says a recent report.

26.10.2007 Intian kauppa- ja teollisuusministeri Kamal Nath syyttää eurooppalaisia kansalaisjärjestöjä Intian teollisuuden mustamaalaamisesta. Ministerin mukaan järjestöt levittävät väärää tietoa lapsityövoiman käytöstä Intian teollisuudessa.

26.10.2007 After decades of promoting urea, the Indian government has decided to remodel its fertilizer subsidy based on its study of soil ecology. The excessive use of urea based fertilizers has led to a decline in soil fertility in parts of the country.

25.10.2007 To capitalize on the inherent advantage of a hugely diverse society, organizations need to adopt a similar policy consciousness, says Kiran Karnik, President of NASSCOM. Innovation needs to be set free of pre-defined criteria of homogeneous processes and business models, and encourage inter-disciplinary interaction.