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Traditional social structures of Adivasis and the constitutional right to food: “Will this be the end of malnutrition and starvation in India?”

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Source: 2022 Global Hunger IndexURL: https://www.globalhungerindex.org/india.htmlDate Visited: 30 June 2022 Legally entitled to a full stomach Fifty percent of the world’s hungry live in India [2012 estimates, see globalhungerindex.org for more recent figures]. But India is a democracy, which gives her citizens a lot of rights – for instance, the constitutional right to food. Based … Read more

Interaction between different species for the plants and animals in India’s biodiversity hotspots: The need for maintaining rain forests – Western Ghats

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The Hindu, September 16, 2013, S & T » Environment | Read the entire article and view the slideshow here >> The Great Hornbill is the king of the canopy in the rainforests and the Western Ghats is one of the best places to see these hornbills. The rainforests of the world cover less than 6 per cent … Read more

Gurusaday Museum shut down: “A National Treasure of Indian Heritage” and unique collection of Dokra Metal craft – West Bengal

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“The finest and biggest folk-art museum in Asia.” (The Times of India, 27 December 2017) “We have more news of sorrow in the City of Joy. The Gurusaday Museum on Diamond Harbour Road in the Joka area is to shut down. […] Why can’t city’s aesthetics and commerce co-exist in Kolkata?” (The Times of India, … Read more

Dronacharya Award: “A shameful chapter in India’s history” – Jharkhand

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Jharkhand Human Rights Movement C/o-Mr. Suleman Odeya, Near Don Bosci ITC Gate, Khorha Toli, Kokar, Ranchi -834001. 0651-3242752 Email: jhrmindia@gmail.com Ref: JHRM/PI/2013/04 Date: 29/08/2013 To,Sri Pranab Mukherjee,President of India,Rashtrapati Bhavan,New Delhi – 110004India. Sub: Requesting for suspension of prestigious “Dronacharya Award” under the purview of the Supreme Court’s judgment, which is given for excellence in … Read more