Virtual citizens, real problems
Boat Clinics in flood-hit areas
Guwahati Sept 3: As monsoon floods and marooned villages flash on our TV screens and the front pages of the media, the Centre for North East Studies and Policy Research, (C-NES) has been quietly providing health services to communities on the river islands of the Brahmaputra in Assam, reaching thousands who do not have access…
Media Partnership Program
To mark the International Year of Sanitation (IYS) and as a run up to SACOSAN III the Water and Sanitation Program – South Asia (WSP-SA) is pleased to announce the “Media Partnership Program” for regional media professionals (in print, electronic, audio and audiovisual media) who have been writing/producing/documenting water, sanitation, hygiene and health related stories…
Regional Conference on Deepening South Asia Economic Integration
Dear Friend: RIS is organizing a Regional Conference on Deepening South Asian Economic Integration in collaboration with Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) and the SAARC Chamber of Commerce and Industry on 24 July 2008 at the FICCI Conference Hall. The objective of the Conference is to have a discussion on the…
Swim with the Dolphin, The Brahmaputra Beckons
The dolphins came right up to me as I entered the water. They began to swim around me, kiss me and let me touch them. As I whistled gleefully, one came near me and splashed water all over me. It gently rose out of the water, rested his head on my shoulder and touched his…
Public hearings of NIPFP document on NE
Pasted below is the schedule of public hearings planned for the document on the NE Vision 2020 prepared by the Natinoal Institute for Public Finance and Policy in New Delhi. Place: Itanagar Person conducting the hearing: Dr(Mrs) I K Barthakur, Member NEC Phone: 0364-2522641 / 09436160713 Date: 07 Nov NEC Nodal Oficer: Dr.Binay Singh, Adviser(Agri/Hort)…
Call for experts for Global Integrity’s 2007 Global Integrity Report
Global Integrity, an international non-profit organization dedicated to tracking governance and corruption trends around the world, is seeking interested journalists, researchers, social scientists, and other experts with a background in governance and corruption issues to prepare its 2007 Global Integrity Report. The Global Integrity Report is a compilation of in-depth country assessments prepared by local…
Fresh IT scholarships in Pune for NE toppers
The International Institute for Information Technology (I2IT) at Pune, Maharashtra, is offering two scholarships for the Masters Program in the field of Advanced Information Technology for the session beginning January 2005 to deserving students of the North East. The offer by the Finolex Group of industries will cover the full tuition fees of the students…
Assam: Report (Commercial) for the year ended 31 March 2001: CAG
As on 31 March 2001, the state had 42 Public Sector Undertakings (PSUs) comprising of 38 government companies (28 working companies and 10 non-working companies) and 4 statutory corporations, which was the same last year also. The total investment in working PSUs increased from Rs.3569.17 crore as on 31 March 2000 to Rs.3649.37 crore as…