Articles on Right to food
NREGA for the disabled
Published by August 15th, 2009 in Human rights, NREGA, Right to food and Social Policy. 0 CommentsNREGA presents an unprecedented opportunity for disabled persons across India to earn a living and to showcase their talents. But as things stand, NREGA is not designed for disabled people to participate in it, but we can change it all with some tweaking.
America’s New Deal & India’s Employment Guarantee Act
Published by June 25th, 2007 in Governance, India, NREGA, Right to Food Campaign, Right to food and Social Policy. 2 CommentsComparisons are often drawn between the New Deal in USA and the Employment Guarantee Act in India (NREGA). One programme of new deal comes close to NREGA – Civilian Conservation Corps
The Government of India passed the all-important National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (NREGA) in 2005 (for an intro click here). Whenever I mention it to [...]
Fighting corruption using right to information: Arvind Kejriwal’s talk
Published by May 19th, 2007 in Governance, India, Podcasts & webcasts, Right to Information, Right to food and Social Movements. 1 CommentGood introductory video on using right to information to combat corruption by Arvind Kejriwal
Arvind Kejriwal has been at the heart of an inspiring campaign to combat corruption by using the right to information. He spearheaded a campaign in Delhi along with many other groups that popularised the use of right to information. Arvind [...]
Right to information call centre in Bihar: Video clip
Published by May 19th, 2007 in Governance, India, Podcasts & webcasts, Right to Information and Right to food. 0 CommentsIt looks like Government of Bihar has launched a Right to information call centre. Personally, I think this is a great idea, though I dont know how it works at this point. If found a video about it in You Tube that has been widely televised. This is a eight minute clip [...]
Food Politics by Marion Nestle: How industries influence eating
Published by May 14th, 2007 in Books, articles & talks, Podcasts & webcasts, Right to food and Social Policy. 0 CommentsFood politics: how the food industry influences nutrition and health
Rating: 5 out of 5
Author: Marion Nestle
Year: 2002
Category: Nutrition, Political Economy, Agriculture
Publisher: University of California Press
Fascinating book on the politics of food in USA
The book was motivated by the contradictions between nutrition policy and practice. The author argues that the [...]
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