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Abstract/Sommario: The Bhagirathi is made to run through a tunnel in Uttarkashi, evoking strong protests from environmentalists. Local activists have demanded an immediate halt to all the run-of-river hydroelectric projects in the upper reaches of the river near its glacier origin and the restoration of unhindered flow of the Ganga

Abstract/Sommario: The recent disclosure of a kidney sale in Chennai raises fears that there is a widespread racket in Tamil Nadu. As many as 1,5 lakh people in the country require dialysis or a kidney transplant every year

Abstract/Sommario: The global financial meltdown takes a heavy toll on jobs in India, but the government is in denial about the unfolding crisis. Gli articoli: Down and out / C. P. Chandrasekhar ( the economic crisis is taking a huge toll on jobs across India, and what stands out in the government's response is an utter lack of urgency. The 2009 slum could prove sharper than currently predicted); Losing ground / Lyla Bavadam ( job losses mount in the 'old' export sectors - textiles and gems & jewellery. ...; [Leggi tutto...] The global financial meltdown takes a heavy toll on jobs in India, but the government is in denial about the unfolding crisis. Gli articoli: Down and out / C. P. Chandrasekhar ( the economic crisis is taking a huge toll on jobs across India, and what stands out in the government's response is an utter lack of urgency. The 2009 slum could prove sharper than currently predicted); Losing ground / Lyla Bavadam ( job losses mount in the 'old' export sectors - textiles and gems & jewellery. The diamond unit in Gujarat, which have been hit hard by a fall in orders, have shed lakhs of workers. The situation is threatening to be equally bleak for the textile and garment workers in Tamil Nadu and Haryana); High and dry / V. Ahmed Sayeed ( thousands of IT professionals have lost their jobs in the major cyber cities. Reduced salaries, longer working hours and frequent performance appraisal are some of the other ways in which the downturn is manifesting itself in the industry); Ground reality / S. Dorairaj (property transactions have fallen steeply in Chennai. In Gurgaon and Noida, prices of homes have come down by 10 to 15 per cent owing to a decrease in demand); ; In reverse gear / S. Dorairaj ( the slump in the automobile sector has caused job cuts and panic in the major auto corridors in the country); No jobs left / A. Katakam ( Indian financial companies resort to right-sizing, but the worst is yet to come); Grim in Kerala / R. Krishakumar (Finance Minister says two lakh persons are likely to return to the State from the Gulf countries by June. The threat of a return of Gulf migrants en masse, a consequent fall in remittances, and the worsening unemployment situation come at a time when the global crisis has already affected other sectors of the State's economy); 'Skewed policy' (Interview with M. K. Pandhe, president of the Centre of Indian Trade Unions); European winter / V. Naravane (European countries have been shocked by the downturn and the speed at which unemployment is increasing); American nightmare / V. Prashad (In January 2009, U.S. economy lost almost 600.000 jobs across all major industry sectors)