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Findings of fact-finding team into 17 Sept - 1 Oct murders in Dantewada   CED Backup Copy

Till now, no substantive information has been given in the media regarding the Gachanpalli killings of 17th September 2009 (during Operation Green Hunt) and 1st October killings at Gompad and Chintagufa villages by security forces. Nor have any reports appeared regarding detentions and arrests of several young men on 1st October.

The Earth Is Rumbling by Anuradha Raman   CED Backup Copy

The Church of England (CoE), an investor in Vedanta, decided to review the situation arising out of the conflict between the tribals and the company and did not rule out pulling out of Vedanta for ethical considerations. The church's shareholdings in Vedanta are worth Rs 20 crore, a small stake in a Rs 3,000-crore company. But if the CoE pulls out, the action will carry tremendous symbolic power and will prove a shot in the arm for environmental activists, who have been alleging all along that Vedanta is violating laws and displacing tribals from their traditional habitat. The church will take a final decision after its ethical investment advisory group meets later this month; but by all accounts, a pullout seems likely.

Sharing the pie by Aseem Shrivastava   CED Backup Copy

Three closely related ecologies - involving us with the environment (natural), with each other as human communities (social), and with ourselves at a subjective plane (mental) - have been thrown out of balance by the enormity of the changes precipitated by the industrial revolution which began in Europe in the 18th century.

Biotech is not just GM Savvy Soumya Misra Interviews Michael Antoniou   CED Backup Copy

The argument that no adverse effects have been recorded among Americans is completely unscientific ( the US uses GM corn in its processed form such as chips, sweeteners). Animal feeding studies have been done on whole corn, not in its processed form. So, it is impossible to say if consumption of processed GM food has had any adverse impacts. Besides, consumers are not monitored. It might help to do a scrutiny of the American population in a controlled epidemiological manner.

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Secularism
Secularism and Secula Action,
by Shewta Damle
Development governance
Development Governance: Dynamics of Panchayati Raj in Tribal areas
by Meena Dhodade
New economics
an economics for well being
by Rajni Bakshi
Facism and Communalism
Fascism and communalism considerations
by Sandeep Pendse

a film on Non-Pesticidal Management revolution in Andhrapradesh

New economics

This video is an educational and motivational effort. You may use it freely. For full resolution DVD, please contact cedbom@doccentre.net. Along with the film, we also have a CD of a wide variety of documents, articles, manuals etc. We also have DVD of the full interviews with each of the protagonists and experts featured in the film. These too are available on request. The aim is to enable social workers and activists to enhance their understanding as well as provide resource material for training. Some of the interviews and literature is in Telugu as well.
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