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Dec 24, 2006 : RTI delivers change in Banda
Alka Pande details in the Indian Express how the Right to Information [RTI] Act brought an end to sixty years of isolation for 14,000 people in 8 villages, about 60 km from Banda town of Naraini block in UP’s Bundelkhand region. They had been without roads, crucial bridges over two rivers, a primary health centre or accessible education for their children. Patient periodic appeals brought no relief. And then came the RTI. A single specific query was made asking what became of a recent fact-finding visit of the District Magistrate.Action swiftly followed from the Collectorate and work on bridges, 8 km of roads and electrification was soon afoot. It is important to notice the action was not spontaneous on part of the villagers. They had the services of a group of volunteers working under Vidya Dham Samiti. India needs several such groups that will spur people to action. Report
Dec 17, 2006 : Irula’s political rope-trick
In north Tamil Nadu, Irulas a tribe of snake catchers is being organised by NGOs like the Bharathi Trust to participate in electoral politics. Their traditional occupation of catching snakes and rodents no longer pays them enough to live on. So Irulas are turning to education for bettering their lives. But bureaucrats immersed in stereotyped perception of what Irulas must look like or do for for a living, do not easily issue them caste certificates needed for claiming priority in education. Their habitats are neglected by local bodies responsible for providing amenities like roads.Now Irulas are striking back. In the recently concluded panchayat elections in Tamil Nadu, they contested in 35 panchayats and won presidentship in 15. Read the full story.
Dec 10, 2006 : Chip designing in India
Disproving the caricature that India’s service boom is made of low-paid staff manning phones for the West, reports regularly emerge of new frontiers being conquered.According to “IC Design Industry: Rapid Expansion”, a report by a US market analyst, India based semi-conductor designers are expected to grow their revenue from the current half billion to over $2.0 billion by 2010. By then, more than half of all the world’s chip designing will be done in India. This article in the Hindu details specific success stories in recent months.
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