Floating clinic saves lives in rural India
During the rainy season, rural Indian states find themselves cut off from the mainland and basic services like medical care. That’s when a team of doctors from a clinic boat are most welcome guests in remote villages.One hundred thousand people live in the district of Nalbari, but there is only one functioning medical center. Sixteen-year…
Workshop on Impacts of Conflict held in New Delhi
A two-day workshop was held in New Delhi on 26th and 27th July on the Internal and External Impacts of Conflict in the North-east. The workshop saw papers and presentations from scholars, activists and officials form the North-eastern region and New Delhi. It was organized by the Centre for Strategic Analysis in Chennai in collaboration…
Are Information Commissioners in India barred from sitting on small and large benches?
The Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative (CHRI) is a pioneer of the Right to Information campaign. The following is a link to an interesting discussion it has developed on the role of Information Commissioners. C-NES Managing Trustee Sanjoy Hazarika is a member of CHRI's Executive Board. Email alert: Are Information Commissioners in India barred from sitting on…
Analysis of Indian Central Information Commission’s Decision on Disclosure of Immovable Property Statements of Public Officials- February 2010
Below is an analysis by Mr. Vinu Sampath, Programme Coordinator Access to Information Programme at the Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative (C-NES' Managing Trustee is a member of its Executive Board) of a double-bench ruling of India's Central Information Commission (CIC). The Commission has remanded the disputed matter back to the Central Public Information Officer (CPIO).…
Living with Bandhs in Guwahati
Empty streets, shuttered shops, children playing street cricket and alonely motorbike whizzing past Guwahati’s normally busy GopinathBordoloi road on a Monday morning. A familiar “extended” weekend,thanks to a 12 hour Bharat bandh called on July 5th by the Oppositionagainst the hike in fuel prices. For some privileged groups, it was merely an additional break and…
Towards Fulfilling the Vision for 2020 in the North East Event
On 21st June 2010, an event was organized by Intel to discuss the role of ICT in the development of NER, release the position paper and announcement of the MoU between North Eastern Council and Intel. it was a multifaceted event that elicited great response from the stakeholders in NER and the media. Mr. Handique,…
Internship Report: Binita Kakati
The past one month I have been working with C-NES, although I have never thought very highly of NGOs having worked with two before I have found most of them on the whole quite unnecessary, unorganized and in one case lacking substantial motive. You see the initial gusto which characterizes a pertinent issue usually fades,…
North by North East: Confront China on Brahmaputra river
With every day, news of fresh confrontations roils the Northeastern region. One day it is the Naga-Manipur face-off; another day it is a farmers’ agitation, a third is on demands to stop major dams. There are times when, because of media hype, these appear to be the only issues which are of concern to the…
ICT panel discussion draws support from state governments
A vigorous Power Panel discussion on 'Leveraging ICT for sustained development in the North Eastern region', organized by the North Eastern Council, Government of India, and Intel Corporation, involving Members of Parliament, education ministers from Arunachal Pradesh, Tripura and Mizoram and education commissioners and officials from Meghalaya, Assam and other states as well as scholars…