D-Sector for Development Community

   Sunday, May 26, 2013
Agriculture - Duties and Rights - Education - Environment - Food - Global - Governance - Health - Indian Economy - Indian Society - Physical Development - Social Welfare - Water and Sanitation
Environment Development
Delhi turning green to earn carbon credits
By d-sector Team  | 30 Dec 2009
ENVIRONMENT DEVELOPMENT - Conservation - International policies and programmes

Lake Chad in Africa fast disappearing
By d-sector Team  | 29 Dec 2009
ENVIRONMENT DEVELOPMENT - Risks and Hazards - Global Warming and Climate Change

Most Kerala rivers polluted, finds study
By d-sector Team  | 27 Dec 2009
ENVIRONMENT DEVELOPMENT - Risks and Hazards - Wastes and Pollution

Mysteries of clearance to myths of compliance
By Aarthi Sridhar  | 24 Dec 2009
ENVIRONMENT DEVELOPMENT - Risks and Hazards - National Policies and Programmes

Kozhikode citizens unite to revive dying river
By d-sector Team  | 21 Dec 2009
ENVIRONMENT DEVELOPMENT - Conservation - Water and Water Sources

Climate accord betrays the vulnerable
By Bhaskar Goswami  | 20 Dec 2009
ENVIRONMENT DEVELOPMENT - Risks and Hazards - Global Warming and Climate Change

Awareness drive to save River Ganga
By d-sector Team  | 20 Dec 2009
ENVIRONMENT DEVELOPMENT - Conservation - Water and Water Sources

Punjab Govt to clean rivers
By d-sector Team  | 18 Dec 2009
ENVIRONMENT DEVELOPMENT - Conservation - Water and Water Sources

COP15 turns into a climate con
By Bhaskar Goswami  | Copenhagen | 17 Dec 2009
ENVIRONMENT DEVELOPMENT - Risks and Hazards - Global Warming and Climate Change

Climate change severely hits Bangladesh and Nepal
By d-sector Team  | 17 Dec 2009
ENVIRONMENT DEVELOPMENT - Risks and Hazards - Global Warming and Climate Change

India-Australia face-off in climate talks
By d-sector Team  | 16 Dec 2009
ENVIRONMENT DEVELOPMENT - Risks and Hazards - Global Warming and Climate Change

Sundarbans to be a tourist destination
By d-sector Team  | 16 Dec 2009
ENVIRONMENT DEVELOPMENT - Conservation - Forests and Wildlife

Copenhagen talks disrupted again
By d-sector Team  | 16 Dec 2009
ENVIRONMENT DEVELOPMENT - Risks and Hazards - Global Warming and Climate Change

Jairam gets hot and cold at Copenhagen
By Bhaskar Goswami  | Copenhagen | 16 Dec 2009
ENVIRONMENT DEVELOPMENT - Risks and Hazards - Global Warming and Climate Change

China blames developed world for slow progress
By d-sector Team  | 15 Dec 2009
ENVIRONMENT DEVELOPMENT - Risks and Hazards - Global Warming and Climate Change

  1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9  10  11  12  13  14  15  16  17  18  19  20  21  22  23  24  25  26  
 
Free Will

Many feel that all hullabaloo on corruption may not rattle the business-as-usual scenario! A peep into the latest developments with the controversial scheme for elected parliamentarians may confirm such apprehension. Each MP has Rs 5 crore each year at his/her discretion for promoting 'local area development'. Whatever it may mean, the privileged members can now assign works under MPLADS scheme without calling tenders and they have liberty to engage any agency or assign the task to any NGO.The only clause being that the assigned party should fit into the subjective interpretation of being of 'national reputation' .
 
That the scheme is under Comptroller & Auditor General's scanner for 'irregularities' doesn't concern the government a bit. Far from taking cognizance of irregularities pointed out by CAG, the Ministry of Statistics and Program Implementation has gone to the extent of suggesting that MPLADS funds can henceforth be used for works on 'private lands'. With an estimated Rs 21,300 crore riding on members in each session of the parliament under the scheme, the chance for public money to be squandered for private purposes cannot be ruled out. There is enough evidence to suggest that 'that' might indeed be the case!

Water Ignorance

No denying that each drop of water must be conserved. In this light, 92.7 Big FM ongoing campaign on water conservation deserves appreciation. Using multiple celebrity voices, the 'paani bachao life banao' campaign has been pitched around plugging leakages and saving wastages. Targeted primarily at urban listeners, bulk of the messages relate to saving basin wastage, plumbing leaking cistern and restricting car washing. While the 'frequency modulation' medium is being effectively used to spread crucial message, it erroneusly assumes that 'indivuals' have been the cause of the crises. In reality, individuals have little role in the big water crises.   

The question that must be asked is: does water saved get reallocated to those who deserve it more? Ironically, the distribution system has no such provision and whatever little is saved gets sucked within the inefficient system itself. Afterall, municipal consumption is less than 10 per cent of the total water consumed across diverse sectors. For the big picture change, focus needs to shift from acts of personal consumption to gross failure of the system that controls and delivers water. Any campaign taking consumers on a guilt trip by engaging them in what-you-can-do-to-save-the-earth guilt trip is surely misdirected! 

Lead View
Food diversity can fight hunger
By Pandurang Hegde
22 May 2013

Living democracies where farmers make their own decision on what to grow and eat leads to eradication of hunger. It enhances the dignity and confidence of local communities, and teaches them ..
Book Shelf

Water Drops

Provocations for Development

River Dog

Psychology in the Bathroom
Commentators
Devinder Sharma
Carmen Miranda
Pandurang Hegde
Sudhirendar Sharma
Member Login
- New Member
- Forgot Password

Business Plan,Business Ideas,Advanced Energy,High Technology,Healthy Diets,Healthy Foods,Games Guides,Games Cheats,Export Business,US exports,Study Skills,Study Tips,Health Tips,Health Guides,Jewelry Stores,Jewellery UK Online