North Korea - curators.. Anupam Mishra: The ancient ingenuity of water harvesting. Indian Badminton League (IBL) Date : 14th -31th August 2013, Venue : Delhi, Hyderabad, Mumbai, Pune, Banglore, Lucknow. Best Season(Time)to Visit Kerala. Best time to visit : every season is special in kerala and has its own charms Kerala in Winters ( September - March is best season to visit ) Kerala in Summers ( April - June is good season to visit ) Kerala in Monsoon ( June - August is good season to get wet in charms of Kerala ) The sun, the sand, the back water lagoons, the mountains and the culture is a unique combination that you won't find anywhere else, when planning for a holiday.Due to its unique geography, Kerala gets rain for at least 8 months of the year and the forests are classified as 'rain forests' just like those in the Amazon.
Kudankulam: Nuclear Energy And Protest Movements. By IPCS By Shubhra Chaturvedi The Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project (KKNPP) in India has brought to light the debate between the preeminence of national identity and the notions of human security. Do the civil society movements have any relevance in strategic decisions related to nuclear issues? Indian Politician Plans To Install Surveillance Cameras In His Ministers' Homes And Offices. Recently, Tim noted that, for some strange reason, politicians don't like having the same level of surveillance applied to them as they wish to inflict on the public.
Here's a nice case from the state of Uttar Pradesh in northern India, found via Evgeny Morozov, where politicians aren't being given any choice: UP [Uttar Pradesh] chief minister Akhilesh Yadav has decided to install CCTV cameras at the residences and camp offices of all the ministers in his cabinet. As usual, the politicians are up in arms: But a minister told Mail Today on the condition of anonymity that many of his colleagues including Raja Ram Pandey, khadi and village industry minister, Paras Nath Yadav, animal husbandry minister, Awadhesh Prasad, social welfare minister and Durga Prasad Yadav, stamp and registration minister, have opposed it. The reasoning behind the move is interesting: KashmirWatch - Latest News & In-depth Coverage on Kashmir Conflict. Kashmir: Islamic Shariat court demands exile for pastors’ ‘Start Islamic morning prayer in Schools’ Yasir Ashraf Srinagar: Taking a strong note over the luring of Muslims to Christianity in Kashmir, Supreme Court of Islamic Shariat, Jammu and Kashmir urged the Christian missionary schools to allow only Islamic morning prayer and demanded the exile of those who were involved in the conversion process.
Talking to media persons on Thursday, here, Deputy Grand Mufti, Jammu and Kashmir, Nasir-ul-Islam said, “We will not tolerate any anti-Islamic activity in Kashmir by conversing Muslims to Christianity. BlogWatch: Shoot on sight orders on Indian border. Tapir Gao, the national general secretary of India's biggest opposition party Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) criticized the ruling United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government for being a mere spectator of cross-border infringement by Bangladeshis in Assam who form Muslim fundamentalist organizations, which disrupt the harmony of the Indian state.
He mentioned this in the wake of recent ethnic clashes in the northeastern state of Assam, which led to an exodus of thousands of Indians across the country. Gao claims that natives in 11 districts of Assam have now become minorities due to extensive migration from Bangladesh. Therefore, Gao has demanded shoot on sight orders to be put into force on the Indo-Bangladeshi border. Violation of human rights According to some reports, the Border Security Force (BSF) until last year carried out shoot outs at the border.
Indian mining 'out of control' Mining is a very lucrative business in India.
When it comes to iron core and coal production, India is number three worldwide. But a recent Human Rights Watch (HRW) report has linked mining in India to human rights abuses and environmental issues. It says, "because of a dangerous mix of bad policies, weak institutions, and corruption, government oversight and regulation of India's mining industry is largely ineffectual. Indian Parliamentary Panel Slams GM Crops. For related articles and more information, please visit OCA's Genetic Engineering page.
'Coalgate' scandal a hard blow to Indian government. Proceedings of India's lower and upper houses of parliament were adjourned for the third consecutive day on Thursday after opposition parties insisted that Prime Minister Manmohan Singh resign over a coal mining scandal involving the allocation of coal blocks to private companies.
India's state auditor, the Comptroller Auditor General (CAG), last week said that the lack of transparency in the distribution of coal blocks to private companies had cost billions of dollars to the exchequer since March last year. However, the CAG report did not directly blame Prime Minister Manmohan Singh but said that the allocations had been made between 2005 to 2009, when Manmohan Singh was in charge of the energy ministry. Prejudices Against Minorities In India. By B.
Indian intellectuals report an increase in censorship. It first began with a ban in March on certain newspapers in state-funded libraries, and then was followed up by the arrest of a professor for allegedly circulating a cartoon targeting West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee.
Now, the latest diktat by the Trinamool Congress (TMC) chief, who once again finds herself in the eye of the storm, is that none of her party members should have any contact with any Communist Party of India (Marxist) leaders or even anyone related to a Communist party. Dangerous trends The incidents sparked outrage among the academic community, artists and civil society. Notes from the Bhagavatam (7)
REVE - Regulación Eólica con Vehículos Eléctricos - Contribution of Wind Energy and Solar Energy in India.
Grid-interactive power generation capacity of 7111.66 MW from wind power and 940.09 MW from solar power (photovoltaic and concentrated solar power) has been added in the country during the last 3 years. No capacity addition has taken place from Geothermal energy which is presently at research and development stage. Renewable power generation capacity addition of 14660.65 MW has taken place during the 11th Plan period. This comprises of 10259.60 MW wind power, 1418.85 MW small hydro power, 1996 MW biomass power, 46.20 MW waste to power and 940 MW solar power. The Government has taken several steps and measures to encourage use of renewable energy systems/ devices in the country which include the following : Provision of Fiscal and financial incentives such as, capital/ interest subsidy/ generation based incentive, accelerated depreciation, nil/ concessional excise and customs duties; to improve projects viability.
Kashmir remains below freezing point. Kashmir Valley continued to reel under extreme cold on Thursday as minimum temperatures across the region remained below freezing point. Mercury in the summer capital Srinagar settled at a low of minus 1.4 degrees Celsius, a Met official said. Srinagar city has witnessed a slight respite from the extreme cold weather since a spell of snowfall led to increase in the minimum temperature, though mercury has remained sub-zero.
The night temperature in the famous skiing resort of Gulmarg in north Kashmir plunged to minus 12.6 degrees Celsius, a drop of 0.2 degrees from Wednesday. In the south Kashmir's tourist resort of Pahalgam, the minimum temperature was recorded at minus 5.0 degrees Celsius, an increase of 7.2 degrees. Sikhs protest en masse against execution of back-up suicide bomber. I’m 24, and this is the first time in my life that I’ve seen the whole Sikh community come together and act as one. It makes me feel very proud, and connected to my roots. We are united in supporting one man whom we all feel did what was right at the time. I agree that he committed a crime – as does he – but he’s already been punished for 17 years. Most murderers in India only get a ‘life’ sentence of 14 years. [However, ‘life’ sentences have recently started getting longer].
Eurasia Review. By IPCS By Medha Chaturvedi The Ministry of Tribal Affairs (MoTA), Government of India, following the Minister for Tribal Affairs, Mr. V. India-US: A relationship ‘oversold’? Washington: Clever and selective labels get attention but they do no justice to the reality. India issues visas to Myanmar's Rohingyas. Blaze at revered Sufi shrine triggers violence in Indian Kashmir. (Onlookers watch as firefighters fight a fire that broke out at a Sufi shrine in Srinagar June 25, 2012. Protests over immersion of ashes in Ganga end. Rajasthan Renewable Invites Bids for Solar Photovoltaic Plants.