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Middle-man: King of the bidi industry?
It's not just the bidi manufacturers who are responsible for exploiting thousands of workers. The bidi trade in Madhya Pradesh relies heavily on the sattedar who is the middleman or sub-contractor. They supply raw material like tendu leaves, tobacco and thread to bidi workers and collect bidi packets each day for manufacturers.
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One fourth of bidi workers in Madhya Pradesh are kids
Gudiya is barely three but her tiny fingers are adept at rolling bidis. Sitting beside her grandmother, she picks up a tendu leaf, fills it with tobacco and ties it up, carefully. Gudiya is barely three but her tiny fingers are adept at rolling bidis. Sitting beside her grandmother, she picks up a tendu leaf, fills it with tobacco and ties it up, c...
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New drug promises to cut risk of HIV infection
A major study published in the New England Journal of Medicine shows that using anti-retroviral drugs among high risk populations can cut the risk of getting infected among non-HIV positive people by half.It is a breakthrough that is likely to impact AIDS prevention policies across the world. The Preexposure Prophylaxis Initiative (iPrEx) study con...
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AIDS control: A story of failed promises
The streets of Vienna lit up to celebrate life. Nearly 20,000 people, political leaders, policy makers, AIDS activists, scientists and HIV positive persons are in the city for the 18th International AIDS Conference. Many of the delegates lined up for a ball arranged specially to reinforce the spirit of the fight against HIV AIDS.
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Bhopal survivors ignored by the state
Days after the Union Carbide disaster, Bimla Devi, fled Bhopal with her husband. She had come to the city as a new bride. She couldn't return to Bhopal when the surveys were being done simply because she didn't know. Her husband was ailing as well and couldn't travel. She returned after eight long years but she couldn't establish that she was a gas...
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Bhopal tragedy: Doctors duped survivors
About Rs 400 crore has been claimed to have been spent in providing free healthcare to those affected by Bhopal gas leak. But, NDTV's Mohuya Chaudhri finds that patients are being duped with placebos.
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How India lets polluters get away
If cleaning up the still toxic site at Bhopal is a priority for the government, tackling the question of liability is an altogether different proposition. Existing laws in the country are too weak to effectively take on big polluting corporations. The end result, in instances, polluting companies can still get away by paying a fine of as little as ...
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Bhopal victims: Medical negligence by apathetic govts
On the night of December 3, 1984, Jageshwar Soni was 12-years-old when the Union Carbide pesticide factory began spewing toxic fumes into the air. Dangerous amounts of water had entered a tank of methyl isocynate (MIC). The chemical reaction tore into the lungs of Bhopal within minutes.Jageshwar was lucky- a plant worker rushed him to the pla...
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NDTV impact: Centre to probe infanticide
After NDTV reported on baby girls being killed after social schemes are availed, the health ministry has sent a team to probe.
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Indian swine flu vaccine by early next year
India's first indigenous vaccine against swine flu is now being tested on animals. The vaccine is likely to hit the market early next year.
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Swine flu testing: Pvt hospitals get cold feet
In a statement, Apollo said that they will not be able to provide quarantine or screening facilities for swine flu due to risk to other sensitive patients.
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Swine flu: Why some get it, others don't
It is well known that elderly, kids and pregnant women are more vulnerable to swine flu but those who have died of the pandemic seem to have bucked the trend.
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Why private labs can't test?
At the isolation ward at a Delhi hospital there is a spurt in suspected H1 N1 swine cases which has led to a shortage of swabs.
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Govt changes swine flu testing strategy
If you have flu like symptoms, it's best to report to a government-designated hospitals to rule out swine flu.
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Maoists shift target, move closer to towns
After operating mostly in rural areas, the Maoists have recently stepped up attacks against near towns.
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Middle-man: King of the bidi industry?
It's not just the bidi manufacturers who are responsible for exploiting thousands of workers. The bidi trade in Madhya Pradesh relies heavily on the sattedar who is the middleman or sub-contractor. They supply raw material like tendu leaves, tobacco and thread to bidi workers and collect bidi packets each day for manufacturers.
-
One fourth of bidi workers in Madhya Pradesh are kids
Gudiya is barely three but her tiny fingers are adept at rolling bidis. Sitting beside her grandmother, she picks up a tendu leaf, fills it with tobacco and ties it up, carefully. Gudiya is barely three but her tiny fingers are adept at rolling bidis. Sitting beside her grandmother, she picks up a tendu leaf, fills it with tobacco and ties it up, c...
-
New drug promises to cut risk of HIV infection
A major study published in the New England Journal of Medicine shows that using anti-retroviral drugs among high risk populations can cut the risk of getting infected among non-HIV positive people by half.It is a breakthrough that is likely to impact AIDS prevention policies across the world. The Preexposure Prophylaxis Initiative (iPrEx) study con...
-
AIDS control: A story of failed promises
The streets of Vienna lit up to celebrate life. Nearly 20,000 people, political leaders, policy makers, AIDS activists, scientists and HIV positive persons are in the city for the 18th International AIDS Conference. Many of the delegates lined up for a ball arranged specially to reinforce the spirit of the fight against HIV AIDS.
-
Bhopal survivors ignored by the state
Days after the Union Carbide disaster, Bimla Devi, fled Bhopal with her husband. She had come to the city as a new bride. She couldn't return to Bhopal when the surveys were being done simply because she didn't know. Her husband was ailing as well and couldn't travel. She returned after eight long years but she couldn't establish that she was a gas...
-
Bhopal tragedy: Doctors duped survivors
About Rs 400 crore has been claimed to have been spent in providing free healthcare to those affected by Bhopal gas leak. But, NDTV's Mohuya Chaudhri finds that patients are being duped with placebos.
-
How India lets polluters get away
If cleaning up the still toxic site at Bhopal is a priority for the government, tackling the question of liability is an altogether different proposition. Existing laws in the country are too weak to effectively take on big polluting corporations. The end result, in instances, polluting companies can still get away by paying a fine of as little as ...
-
Bhopal victims: Medical negligence by apathetic govts
On the night of December 3, 1984, Jageshwar Soni was 12-years-old when the Union Carbide pesticide factory began spewing toxic fumes into the air. Dangerous amounts of water had entered a tank of methyl isocynate (MIC). The chemical reaction tore into the lungs of Bhopal within minutes.Jageshwar was lucky- a plant worker rushed him to the pla...
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NDTV impact: Centre to probe infanticide
After NDTV reported on baby girls being killed after social schemes are availed, the health ministry has sent a team to probe.
-
Indian swine flu vaccine by early next year
India's first indigenous vaccine against swine flu is now being tested on animals. The vaccine is likely to hit the market early next year.
-
Swine flu testing: Pvt hospitals get cold feet
In a statement, Apollo said that they will not be able to provide quarantine or screening facilities for swine flu due to risk to other sensitive patients.
-
Swine flu: Why some get it, others don't
It is well known that elderly, kids and pregnant women are more vulnerable to swine flu but those who have died of the pandemic seem to have bucked the trend.
-
Why private labs can't test?
At the isolation ward at a Delhi hospital there is a spurt in suspected H1 N1 swine cases which has led to a shortage of swabs.
-
Govt changes swine flu testing strategy
If you have flu like symptoms, it's best to report to a government-designated hospitals to rule out swine flu.
-
Maoists shift target, move closer to towns
After operating mostly in rural areas, the Maoists have recently stepped up attacks against near towns.
