GoodNewsIndia :: The Sieve
Good news filtered from media streams
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Feb 27, 2006 : The FM wave
Those that lament that India does not attract as much foreign direct investment as China, are not quite aware of the spirit of Indian daring and enterprise.Today’s Outlook magazine, has a story on how licences to run FM stations have been snapped up by unlikely candidates. The government has auctioned 258 licenses for towns across India and these have been won by farmers, real estate developers and young entrepreneurs. They are not deterred by national chains planned by the likes of Reliance, Sun and Times. They believe that with FM, content has to be local and that they have the better expertise. Local news, yoga lessons, farming notes, cookery programmes, folk music will all dished out, paid for by advertisemnets as low as Rs 250 for 10 seconds.
They can’t air news and political opinions yet, but that will come along. Till then an already open Indian society has just got a little better.
Feb 19, 2006 : The water pay-off in Chennai
Chennai is a metro city that does not sit on a river like Delhi does. Yet, while every summer brings water shortages to Delhi, Chennai seems to be headed for self-sufficiency. How? A combination of civic activism, political will, investments in sustainable technical solutions and diligent collection of user fees have together made the city comfortable. Over five years ago a government fiat required every building in the state to be rigged for harvesting rain. And that is now paying off. Sight of water being trucked into the city from well-fields in the suburbs was missing last summer. In turn, those huge wells have been recharged and reverted to comfortable levels of ten years ago.Dec 15, 2005 : Corporate leadership in Coimbatore
Siruthuli in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu is determined to restore 9 tanks and 2 canals of the historic Noyyal water system. As its effort can succeed only when water harvesting, waste managemant and afforestation all come together, Siruthuli is involved in these activities as well.Today’s New Indian Express has a story on water hyacinth that was choking Selva Chintamani tank, being converted into organic manure by Siruthuli. The agents of conversion are specially tailored microbes supplied by an institute in Auroville, Pondicherry. Earlier, Siruthuli had produced 5 tonnes of fertiliser from city sewage.
Ms Vanitha Mohan, who actively leads Siruthuli, draws on the resources of Pricol Industries, run by her husband. The initiative is bound to have an effect on other captains of industries. Visit http://www.siruthuli.org
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