Posts Tagged ‘Poverty’

BBC has done a exposé on how a village in Jharkhand has been affected by nuclear wastes from the Uranium mining that goes on there. The village of Jaduguda boasts the most important (and the only?) uranium mine in India. State-owned Uranium Corporation of India Limited (UCIL) is the owner of the mines and brought prosperity to this otherwise anonymous village by adding jobs, housing ... Full story

Guest column written by NR Ganesh Babu Recent reports suggest that hundreds of farmers in Andhra Pradesh have committed suicide. This has been happening for the last couple of years. We have recently seen reports of farmer suicides in Maharashtra. The evil is bound to spread to other Indian States in the near future. This is bound to happen as India progresses in the Cities. The ... Full story

...growing at a rapid rate. There are a few million ascending into the middle class every year. This reflects the robust growth of the economy. But of course, this also is evidence to the rising wealth among India's poor. The lower class people are slowly, but steadily, entering the lower middle class - which is a big jump in status. Almost all urban households now have a phone, be it mobile! And most also have a TV - who goes without seeing "Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi"? Full story

It makes such a heart-rending story that has made the headlines of all the major newspapers in the world - the story of a poor girl who committed suicide because she could not have lunch. Sania Khatun is just the tip of the iceberg - it seems that 50% of India's children are malnourished. And we boast of India developing so fast with modern constructions, technically skilled labour, high growth rate, etc. etc. It is common knowledge that BJP was routed and Congress voted into power because of the government ignoring the poor. The Govt. is doing a lot, though it can do a lot more... Full story