Can't see images? View in browser
spacer CSE new Popular Books spacer

CSE’s Weekly News Bulletin

October 12, 2020

spacer
Sign up for newsletter
spacer
spacer
spacer
BULLETIN HIGHLIGHTS
spacer
spacer
  • Stories from Down To Earth
spacer
  • Online Events
spacer
  • New Publications
spacer
spacer   spacer
spacer
editorial
spacer
India needs the ‘Garibi Hatao’ slogan back
spacer
spacer
Officially, one can argue: India doesn’t have poverty. This is because we don’t know who is poor in the country. And this is due to another case of governance mala fide. We have not counted the poor in the country for nearly a decade now. The last one, released in 2019, was junked by the Union government; probably it showed a poverty level politically not suitable for the ‘New India’ slogan.

But why do we need to talk about poverty, or garibi, now? First, we have stopped taking stock of poverty as mentioned above. This makes it difficult to assess the impacts of hundreds of development programmes India implements, ironically to eradicate poverty not even knowing about it.

However, our development schemes continue to target a section of people referred to as below the poverty line (BPL), identified years ago. Second, going by all economic indicators of recent years, it is certain that a large section of the country remains poor or is not able to reach a decent level of living.

Third, if despite investing so much political and monetary capital, the development indicator is not positive, then we need to reassess our anti-poverty programmes. This is also because there is a section of the population in a certain geography who remain poor despite decades of focused intervention... Continue Reading
spacer
Announcements – Online Events
spacer
Training
Online Training
Basics of GIS and Remote Sensing for Water and Sanitation, Oct 26-Nov 06, 2020
Training
Online training
Safe Water, Sanitation and Health for all during and post COVID19, Oct 28- Nov 30, 2020
Training
Online Global Training Programme
Faecal sludge management in rural areas, Oct 30- Nov 12, 2020
 
Training
Online Training
Understanding Environmental Laws for Better Environmental Management, Nov 1-10, 2020
Training
Online Training
Making Data Meaningful, Nov 2-7, 2020
Training
Online Training
Sustainable E-Waste Management, Nov 5-10, 2020
Training
Online Training
An Introduction to Climate Change, Nov 18- Dec 1, 2020
Please visit www.cseindia.org for more training programmes and announcements.
From Down to Earth
spacer
Topping the wrong chart: India has highest number of stillbirths
India recorded 0.34 million stillbirths in 2019; COVID-19 has disrupted health systems and added to the existing burden    
Durga Puja vs COVID-19: Bengal gears up for festivities, experts say disaster in making
COVID-19 cases on the rise; experts claim political consideration behind allowing pujas with the usual fervour
COVID-19: Examining theories for Africa’s low death rates
Africa accounts for 17% of global population, but only 3.5% of the reported global COVID-19 deaths
Nobel Peace Prize spotlights the links between hunger and conflict
About 1 in 9 persons worldwide don’t get to eat enough, suffering food insecurity, or not having consistent access to the right foods to keep bodies and brains healthy
Video: Farmers forced to sell paddy at Rs 1200 per quintal
New agricultural laws have been implemented, after which the farmer is allowed to sell his produce anywhere in the country, but neither the wheat of UP's farmer nor Haryana is being purchased in this mandi
Who is really afraid of the TRIPS agreement?
India has not shown the grit to fully use the inbuilt flexibilities in the WTO’s TRIPS pact to protect public health
More from Down To Earth
 
New Publications
spacer
 
Training
Clean Air Blue Skies
Download Free
Download
CSE Publications
UGANDA: Policy Strategies to Augment Groundwater through Rainwater Harvesting
Download Free
Download
CSE Publications
Managing Biomedical Waste in India
Download Free
Download
Training
Policy Brief 2020-21: BS-VI Leapfrog what more to do
Download Free
Download
Training
Policy Brief: Strategy for Inspection of On-Road BS-VI Vehicles
Download Free
Download
Training
What to do with old vehicles?
Download Free
Download
For more titles, please visit www.cseindia.org or write to rchandran@cseindia.org
Please visit www.cseindia.org for more training programmes and announcements.
spacer
spacer
spacer
spacer
You are receiving this newsletter because you have asked to be included in our mailing list, attended a CSE event or requested information. Unsubscribe click here , for queries and suggestions: Please add vikas@csebooks.org in your Address Book or Safe Sender's List. Gmail users, kindly drag our email to the primary folder.
spacer
Best Regards,
Team CSE
 
spacer spacer Down to Earth Facebook spacer Down to Earth Twitter spacer
spacer
spacer