http://southasia.oneworld.net Catch the latest development related news in India and the rest of South Asia. daily 1 2008-09-26T06:30:00Z http://southasia.oneworld.net/todaysheadlines/indian-cabinet-clears-bundelkhand-package Bundelkhand region in India has been reeling under drought for quite some time now. The central government’s special drought mitigation package of more than Rs 70 billion for the next three years promises to bring relief to the people. No publisher Aid Drought Food security India South Asia 2009-11-20T13:21:21Z Article http://southasia.oneworld.net/todaysheadlines/indian-villagers-winning-fight-against-climate As the world anxiously watches the devastating effects of climate change, noted actor Shivani Vazir Pasrich inaugurated an exhibition in India’s national capital yesterday. It provides glimpses of an entirely different picture of villagers battling and winning over the impact of climate change. No publisher OneWorld South Asia Environment Climate change India South Asia 2009-11-20T05:32:48Z Article http://southasia.oneworld.net/todaysheadlines/sri-lanka-migration-dream-remains-despite-dangers Both Sinhala and Tamil Sri Lankans want to leave the country for reasons of security and to seek better economic opportunities abroad. While some go through legal channels, there are many who take an illegal route at great personal risks. No publisher Sri Lanka South Asia Employment Migration 2009-11-19T11:32:34Z Article http://southasia.oneworld.net/todaysheadlines/india-removing-stigma-and-inculcating-toilet-culture World Toilet Organisation head, on his India visit to celebrate the World Toilet Day, says there is need to raise global awareness on sustainable sanitation. He points out privatisation can help toilets in India to catch up with growing standards of living. No publisher Jatin Anand India Health Sanitation South Asia 2009-11-19T10:48:57Z Article http://southasia.oneworld.net/todaysheadlines/afghanistan-to-be-polio-free-in-two-years-who WHO is targeting to eradicate polio from Afghanistan within next two years. Much of it will depend on how smoothly the agency is able to carry out its six-round immunisation drive. No publisher Afghanistan South Asia Health Children Disease 2009-11-19T07:05:03Z Article http://southasia.oneworld.net/todaysheadlines/local-communities-in-nepal-to-manage-forests Nepal's rural poor will get to manage hundreds of thousands of hectares of forest land with financial assistance from the UK’s Department for International Development (DFID). This will not only help tackle the rapid deforestation but will also generate income for the poor. No publisher Climate change Nepal Forests Environment Conservation South Asia 2009-11-19T07:24:09Z Article http://southasia.oneworld.net/todaysheadlines/indian-green-lessons-for-the-west Developed nations are putting pressure on India to agree to cut its carbon emissions at the next month's climate change negotiations in Copenhagen. In the country’s most industrialised state, Gujarat, people are at it to prove that the answer to low-carbon growth lies in homegrown solutions. No publisher Sanjoy Majumder Climate change South Asia India Renewable energy 2009-11-18T11:35:05Z Article http://southasia.oneworld.net/todaysheadlines/afghanistan-india-myanmar-among-worlds-most-corrupt Afghanistan, Iraq, India, Somalia, Myanmar are among the most corrupt nations of the world, says Transparency International’s new annual index. The report says that countries plagued by long-standing conflicts tend to be most corrupt because of the collapse of governance infrastructure. No publisher Kirstein Grieshaber Corruption & transparency South Asia India Governance 2009-11-18T08:49:49Z Article http://southasia.oneworld.net/todaysheadlines/nepal-must-act-on-extrajudicial-killings In Nepal, the failure of the government to investigate and prosecute extrajudicial killings during the country’s civil war (1996-2006) continues to haunt the families of victims. The UN and the rights activists say that this has perpetuated a culture of impunity. No publisher Human rights South Asia Nepal Justice & crime Conflict 2009-11-18T06:30:55Z Article http://southasia.oneworld.net/todaysheadlines/pakistan-soup-kitchens-helping-stave-off-hunger Escalating food prices have thrust the poor into deeper poverty and hunger in Pakistan, making them rely on soup kitchens. The ongoing World Food Summit in Rome has rekindled hopes of generating action from the international community to tackle hunger worldwide. No publisher Zofeen Ebrahim Pakistan Food security Poverty South Asia 2009-11-19T05:56:06Z Article