Abstract/Sommario: Archaeologists believe they have found at least a part of the ancient port city of Muziris, the key Indian Ocean trade emporium, eulogised in Indo-Roman travelogues and Sangam literature, later disappeared from the maps of antiquity. In the archaeological site of Pattanam (Kerala) a large number of glass beads and semi-precious stones were found, together with Roman objects : amphoras, terra sigillata potteries and cameos. The excavation site at Pattanam is spread across backyards of ...; [Leggi tutto...]
Archaeologists believe they have found at least a part of the ancient port city of Muziris, the key Indian Ocean trade emporium, eulogised in Indo-Roman travelogues and Sangam literature, later disappeared from the maps of antiquity. In the archaeological site of Pattanam (Kerala) a large number of glass beads and semi-precious stones were found, together with Roman objects : amphoras, terra sigillata potteries and cameos. The excavation site at Pattanam is spread across backyards of modest homes. The Kerala government has boldly named its tourism project the "Muziris Heritage Project", even though scholars seem to be unsure about its true extent or location
Abstract/Sommario: Exceptionally high levels of malnutrition takes a heavy toll on India's children. Gli articoli: Stunted India / A. K. Shiva Kumar (India has the largest number of stunted, wasted and underweight children in the world. The country has resources needed to change the situation: then, what explains the slow progress? Clearly insufficient State action. In 2005-2006 46% of Indian children below five years of age were underweight and 48 % were stunted. According to a recent UNICEF esti ...; [Leggi tutto...]
Exceptionally high levels of malnutrition takes a heavy toll on India's children. Gli articoli: Stunted India / A. K. Shiva Kumar (India has the largest number of stunted, wasted and underweight children in the world. The country has resources needed to change the situation: then, what explains the slow progress? Clearly insufficient State action. In 2005-2006 46% of Indian children below five years of age were underweight and 48 % were stunted. According to a recent UNICEF estimate, India account for 31% of the developing world's children who are stunted and 42% of those who are underweight. In general under-nourishment is higher among rural); Spread of hunger (even states that claim to have impressive economic growth report severe under-nutrition and high infant mortality, particularly among their tribal population. Madhya Pradesh has the dubious distinction of being Number One in this regard, closely followed by Jharkhand, the north-eastern States, Maharashtra and Haryana. Assam has the fourth highest number of children deaths in the country ( 132 infants dying every day)