List of Informative Websites
[Details of 22 sections, around 360 websites]  compplied by Sanket Kashid[CED]

Topics
 Informative Websites / Description
Right to Information

www.righttoinformation.info National Campaign For People's Right To Information
www.mahadhikar.org Mahadhikar
www.snsindia.org Satark Nagrik Sanghatana
www.prajanet.org Praja
www.rti.gov.in  National Right to Information Portal
www.persmin.nic.in/RTI/WelcomeRTI.htm RTI
www.freedominfo.org Freedom of Information
www.right2information.wordpress.com RTI cases
www.r2inet.org R2i net
www.indiarti.blogspot.com  RTI blog
www.sakshitrust.org  NGO
www.aidindia.org Association for indias dev
www.satyamevajayate.info satyamev jayate
www.irtk.org International Right to Know Campaign
www.foi-asia.org Freedom of Information - Asia
www.transparency.org   Transparency International
www.tiindia.in Transparency International - India

Environment

www.unhabitat.org     UN Habitat
www.rdc.net.in Tsunami
www.elaw.org  Environmental Law Alliance Worldwide
www.mcmef.org   M.C. Mehta Foundation
www.ciel.org  The Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL)
www.forest-trends.org Forest trends ( info@forest-trends.org)
www.cedindia.org   Centre for Environment & Development
www.iptindia.org Peoples tribunal on environ & human rights
www.hic-sarp.org    Housing and Land Rights Network
www.esgindia.org Environment support group
www.worldcentric.org  economic injustice and environmental degradation through education, community networks & sustainable enterprises
www.forests.org Forest Conservation Portal
www.indianjungles.com Forest in India
www.forestpeoples.org Forest Peoples Programme
www.indianelectricity.com Electricity
www.bhel.com BHEL
www.renewingindia.org
Renewing India
www.kalpavriksh.org Kalpvriksh
www.bionet-us.org Biodiversity Action Network
www.envfor.nic.in/icfre/fri/fri.html
Forest Research Institute (FRI), Dehradun
www.envfor.nic.in/icfre/tfri/tfri.html Tropical Forest Research Institute (TFRI), Jabalpur
www.envfor.nic.in/icfre/tfris/tfris 
Temperate Forest Research Institute (TFRIS), Shimla
www.envfor.nic.in/icfre/ifp/ifp
Institute of Forest Productivity (IFP), Ranchi
www.envfor.nic.in/icfre/iwst/iwst 
Institute of Wood Science and Technology (IWST), Bangalore
www.envfor.nic.in/icfre/irmdfr/irmdfr
Institute of Rain and Moist Deciduous Forest Research (IRMDFR), Jorhat
www.envfor.nic.in/icfre/csfer/csfer Centre for Social Forestry and Eco-Rehabilitation (CSFER), Allahabad
www.Iifm.org    Indian Institute of Forest Management, Bhopal
www.cseindia.org Center for Science and Environment
www.farmingsolutions.org The Real Green Revolution
www.climatecrisis.net
climate crisis
www.ceeindia.org
Centre for Environment Education
www.desd.org UN Decade of Education for Sustainable Development
www.envirodebate.net 
Environment debates
www.bmwmindia.org
Bio-medical waste management
www.zerowastewa.com.au Zero Waste - Live The Vision
www.stopglobalwarming.org 
Global Warming
www.pineylakes.org Environmental Education Centre
www.sedo.energy.wa.gov.au
Sustainable Energy Development Office
www.rise.org.au/info Research Institute for Sustainable Energy
www.biodiv.org Convention on Biological Diversity

Habitat & Disaster

www.habitat.org Habitat for Humanity
www.foei.org
friends of the Earth
www.narmada.org
NBA
www.tsunami2004-india.org Tsunami
www.indiahousing.com India Housing
www.habitatforhumanityindia.org Habitat for Humanity-India
www.greenpeaceindia.org Greenpeace India
www.igc.apc.org/
The Human Right to Adequate Housing
www.dalitreds.in REDS , Tumkur
www.delhishomeless.org Shelter rights campaign for homeless in Delhi
  
DALIT

www.dalitreds.in

www.ambedkar.org 

www.nic4bahujans.com
www.dalitstan.org
www.dalitusa.org 

www.dalitchristians.com   
www.dalitawaz.com
www.dalitnews.org
www.jaibheem.com

www.dalitindia.com
www.ncdhr.org
 National Campaign on Dalit Human Rights
www.dalit.org 

www.sociology.ed.ac.uk/sas/links.htm   
www.atrocitynews.wordpress.com Atrocity news
www.dalitnetwork.org Dalit network

GAYs, LESBIANs

www.iglhrc.org   
www.gusy4men.com   
www.ilga.org 

www.queernotions.org

www.sangamaonline.org
www.bombay-dost.com
www.indiangayclub.com 

www.al-fatiha.org

www.bi.org 

www.sexuality.org
www.queerfilm.org 

www.humsafar.org
www.trikone.org Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgendered
www.sangama.org Sangama, bangalore

CHILDREN

www.undg.org/documents/
3622-In_Focus_2.pdf		 In Focus- Special issue on childhood poverty from UNDP
focusweb.org/india Focus India
www.satyamevajayate.info Satyameva Jayate
www.pratham.org Pratham NGO
www.vigyanashram.com Vigyan Ashram NGO
www.eklavya.org Eklavya NGO
www.boes.org  Children's Rights across the World
www.caclindia.org CACL
www.aanganindia.com Juvenile deliquency
www.indianchild.com Indian child
www.workingchild.org CWC
www.childrensrightsindia.org Children Rights in India
www.ashanet.org Education
www.childhoodpoverty.org Childhood Poverty Research & Policy Centre
www.crin.org Child Rights Information Network (weekly updated)
www.eldis.org/children Eldis Children & Young People Resource Guide
www.savethechildren.org.uk Save the Children UK
www.savethechildren.net/alliance Save the children Alliance
www.unicef-kids.org
UNICEF-kids
www.unicef.org UNICEF
www.unicef-icdc.org
UNICEF Innocenti Research Centre
www.childinfo.org UNICEF's Key statistical databases on children
www.worldbank.org/childrenandyouth World Bank Children & Youth pages
www.younglives.org.uk Young Lives: An International Study of childhood Poverty
www.educationforallinindia.com Education for All
www.cry.org CRY
www.nicp.nisd.gov.in
National Initiative for Child Protection
www.cwa.tnet.co.th Child workers in Asia
www.peacechildindia.org PEACE CHILD INDIA
www.mahita.org
child rights
www.salaambombay.org Salaam Bombay Trust

LEGAL

www.supremecourtofindia.nic.in Supreme Court of India
www.bombayhighcourt.nic.in Bombay High Court
www.cgat.gov.in central admin tribunal
www.legalservices.maharashtra.gov.in Legal services
www.policeindia.com Indian Police
www.lawandsocietytrust.org  Law & Society Trust
www.mumbaipolice.org Mumbai Police
www.justicecorps.wordpress.com/  Justice Corps (Judicial Reform)
www.judicialreform.wordpress.com/ Judicial reform
www.altlawforum.org Alternative law forum
www.lawyersindia.com Lawyers
www.lawyerscollective.org Lawyers Collective
www.prisonstudies.org/ International centre for Prison studies
www.prisonreformtrust.org.uk Prison Reform Trust
www.tiharprisons.nic.in   Tihar prison
www.indiarights.com India Rights
www.nolo.com Legal companion
www.lawmin.nic.in Ministry of Law & Justice
www.legalpundits.com all laws-pay site
www.law-dictionary.com Law Dictionary
www.bombaybar.com Bombay Bar Association
www.delhipolice.nic.in Delhi Police
www.legalserviceindia.com
www.icc-cpi.int  International Criminal Court
www.icj-cij.org   International Court of Justice
www.manupatra.com Manupatra
www.ictj.org International Center for Transitional Justice
www.supremecourtcaselaw.com Case Laws
www.lawcommissionofindia.nic.in/ Law Commission of India
www.socialjusticeindia.org Centre for HR & Dev.
www.niyamasameeksha.com/ 
Legal cell
www.legalhelpindia.com/ Legal help
www.justicedenied.org Justice Denied
www.clapindia.org Committee for Legal Aid to the Poor (info@clapindia.org)
www.iipls.org Indian Institute of Paralegal Studies
www.prajanet.org
Peoples resolve to Act for Justice & Accountability

HUMAN RIGHTS

www.pucl.org/ Peoples Union for Civil Liberties
www.nhrc.nic.in National Human Rights Commission
www.mshrc.maharashtra.gov.in/
index.php 		MHRC
www.hrln.org Human Rights Law Network
www.devinit.org/ Development Initiative (Poverty)
www.UNHCR.org Refugees
www.socialwatchindia.net/ Social Watch
www.hri.ca/ Human rights Internet
www.nyuhr.org/ Center for Human Rights and Global Justice
www.ohchr.org/ UN high comm. Office for human rights
www.hrlawgroup.org/
International Human Rights Law Group
www.Freedomhouse.org Freedom
www.napmindia.org NAPM
www.article19.org/ Right to speech & expression
www.thinkcentre.org Human rights
www.hri.ca/partners/sahrdc/about.htm South Asian Human Rights Documentation Centre
www.4anaa.org human rights pakistan
www.humanrightsinitiative.org Human rights Initiative
www.truthinjustice.org/ Truth in Justice
www.ncrbindia.org National Crime Records Bureau
www.cgpi.org Communist Ghadar Party
www.hrw.org Human Rights Watch
www.manipurfreedom.org/about Manipur freedom
www.un.org/ United Nations
www.web.amnesty.org/ Amnesty
www.ncasindia.org/ National centre for Advocacy Studies
www.omct.org/ World org against torture
www.derechos.org/ Human Rights in India
www.sabrang.com Protecting & Promoting Human Rights in India
www.fdri.org/ Foundation for Democratic reforms in India
www.struggleindia.com/ Struggles
www.lokrajsangathan.org Lok Raj Sanghatan
www.pdhre.org/ peoples movement for human rights education
www.crimesofwar.org/ Crimes of War
www.altindia.net/ Alternative India
www.ngo-marg.org MARG
www.torturepreventionindia.org Torture Prevention Center India Trust
www.hrea.org Human Rights Education Associates

GOVERNMENT

www.rural.nic.in/ Ministry of Rural Dev.
www.sarkaritel.com/index.html GOVERNMENT
www.indiastat.com Indian Statistics
www.education.nic.in/ Education Dept.
www.ncw.nic.in/ National Commission for Women
www.wcd.nic.in/ Women & Child Dev dept.
www.fcs.maharashtra.gov.in Food and Civil Supplies Department
www.goidirectory.nic.in/ Ministry of Statistics and Prog. Implementation
www.mospi.nic.in/
www.indiaimage.nic.in/
www.labour.nic.in/ Ministry of Labour(last updated on 13-10-2006)
www.nrega.nic.in NREGA
www.maharashtra.gov.in/index.php Maharashtra govt.
www.rbi.org.in RBI
www.msrdc.org/ Maha. State Dev Corp.
www.policies.gov.in/ Govt. policies
www.eci.gov.in Election Commission of India
www.cvc.nic.in Central Vigilance Commission
www.india-web.com India Government Resources
www.parliamentofindia.com Indian Parliament
www.darpg-grievance.nic.in/ Grievance forum-Online
www.urbanindia.nic.in/moud/moud.htm ministry of urban dev
www.jnnurm.nic.in/jnnurm_hupa/
index.html		 JNNURM
www.mcgm.gov.in/ BMC
www.indiabudget.nic.in India Budget

WOMEN

www.now.org/ National org. for Women
www.whrnet.org womens human rights
www.wethewomen.org We the Women
www.aidwa.org All India Democratic Women’s Alliance
www.indianwomenonline.com/
www.womensenews.org womens news
www.motherservice.org
www.widowsrights.org Widows rights
www.masum-india.org MASUM NGO
www.ncw.nic.in National Commission for Women
www.wluml.org/english
/index.shtml 		Women Living Under Muslim Laws
www.equalitynow.org/ girls and women
www.gendwaar.gen.in Gender info in South Asia
www.wld.org/ Women, Law & Development International
www.iwhc.org/ International Women's Health Coalition
www.gaatw.org/ Global Alliance Against Traffic in Women
www.workingwomensforum.org/ Working womens forum
www.sewa.org/ SEWA
www.womenink.org Womens link
www.aviva.org Resources on Gender
www.unifem.org/ United Nations Dev. Fund for Women
www.creaworld.org/ womens human rights
www.icrw.org/ International Center for Research on Women
www.apwld.org/ Asia Pacific Forum on Women, Law and Development
www.members.tripod.com/%7
Ecawhk/		 Asian Women Workers Newsletter
www.maitri.org/ helping women
www.narika.org/ helping women
www.ndvh.org National domestic violence helpline
www.divorcesource.com Divorce
www.nirantar.net Centre for Women & Education
www.casa.org Campaign against Sex Selective Abortion
www.sahayata.in Sahayata

AGRI--PDS

www.csa-india.org/ Centre for Sustainable Agriculture
www.rationingkrutisamiti.org PDS
www.icds.gov.in ICDS
www.fciweb.nic.in Food Corporation of India
www.fcamin.nic.in Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution
www.righttofoodindia.org/ Right to Food in India Campaign
www.righttofood.org UN Special Rapporteur on Right to Food
www.iaahp.net International Alliance Against Hunger
www.tradeobservatory.org Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy
www.righttofoodindia.org National Campaign for Right to Food
www.peoplesfoodsovereignty.org People's Food Sovereignty
www.farmedia.org Centre for Alternative Agricultural Media
www.samanvaya.com Samanvaya
www.greenconserve.com Green Foundation
www.foodfirst.org Food First
www.dsharma.net/index.aspx Devinder Sharma[Unmasking the politics of food, agriculture, genetic engineering, trade and hunger]
www.farmingsolutions.org The Real Green Revolution

GOVERNANCE

www.loksatta.org Governance reform
www.agnimumbai.org/ good governance
www.parivartan.com Fighting Corruption
www.indiaelectionwatch.com Election watch
www.votemumbai.org/ Vote Mumbai campaign
www.pcgt.org/ Public Concern for Governance Trust

HEALTH

www.india.aidsatlas.com HIV/AIDS
www.healthwisdom.org/ Health & wisdom
www.unaids.org AIDS
www.motherandchildhealth.org mother & child
www.aarogya.com Aarogya
www.phmovement.org Peoples Health Movement
www.cehat.org CEHAT

MINORITY

www.milligazette.com Muslim english newspaper
www.indianmuslims.info Muslims
www.minorityrights.org minority
www.mfsd.org Muslims for secular democracy

GENERAL
 
www.indiasocial.org India’s Social Sector
www.karmayog.com NGOs
www.mu.ac.in/ Mumbai university.
www.swaraj.org Hind Swaraj
www.commoncause.org Common cause
www.actionaidindia.org Action Aid
www.ilo.org International Labour Organisation
www.indiaresource.org India Resource Center
www.patentoffice.nic.in/main_text.htm The Office of the Controller General of Patents
www.mescotrust.org/ MESCO ngo
www.empowerpoor.com Empower poor-(poverty)
www.foe.co.uk Friends of the Earth
www.corpwatch.org Corporation Watch
www.wsfindia.org World Social Forum, 2004
www.neweconomics.org New Economics Foundation
www.onlinevolunteers.org Online Volunteer
www.bytesforall.org ICT and Development
www.vimard.org VidyaSagar Institute of Management & Rural Development
www.legalissuesforngos.org/
index.htm		 Legal Issues for NGOs
www.thelancet.com/ Asia medical forum
www.greaterkashmir.com Kashmir
news.bbc.co.uk/ BBC
www.biblio-india.com review of books
www.symonds.net/ web hosting services
www.haadi.exactpages.com/ (interview)
www.speakout.com/index.html speakout
www.changemakers.net Leading site for social enterprenuer
www.pwtn.org/ Peoples watch - Tamil Nadu
www.mmpindia.org/ mines, minerals & people
www.miningindia.com Mining
www.artindia.co.in internet needs
nationalarchives.nic.in
/landing.html		 National Archives of India
www.developmentgoals.org MDG
www.yesweb.org Youth Employment Summit Campaign
www.solutionexchange-un.net.in Solution Exchange(grps)
www.asianpeoplesforum.net Asian Peoples Forum
www.networkideas.org/doc
/doc.htm		 economic development
www.gdrc.org Global Dev. Research centre
ictpr.nic.in/seelampur/profile.htm ICT
www.yuvaindia.org YUVA
www.sahodaran.faithweb.com
www.friedsocialworker.com fried social worker
www.asiamediaforum.org Asia Media forum
www.globalissues.org
www.dfn.org Digital freedom network
www.x-rates.com X-change Rates
www.gandhifoundation.org/ Gandhi
www.pharosmedia.com/ Books
lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/intoc.html India: A Country Study
www.csmworld.org/ Centre for Social Markets
www.fas.harvard.edu/~sainit/ South Asian Initiative
www.alliancesouthasia.org/ Alliance for a Secular and Democratic South Asia
www.promiseofindia.org/
Home.cfm		 Promise of India
www.ambedkar.net Centre for peace & justice
www.idc-america.org India Dev coalition of America
www.harmonyindia.org senior citizen
www.hllshakti.com SHAKTI - Rural India
www.artofliving.org Art of Living
www.mysprat.org Society for the Promotion of Rational Thinking
www.nisd.gov.in National Institute of Social Defence
ntui.org.in/ New Trade Union Initiative
www.coalitionagainst
genocide.org		 Coalition Against Genocide
www.cec-india.org Centre for Education and Communication
www.amrc.org.hk Asia Monitor Resource Centre
www.daga.org Documentation for Action Groups in Asia
www.shivsena.org Shiv Sena
www.idrf.org India Development and Relief Fund
www.pria.org Participatory Research in Asia
www.rlek.org Rural Litigation and Entitlement Kendra
www.swamiagnivesh.com Bonded Labour Liberation Front
www.stwr.net Share the World's Resources
www.panchayats.org Panchayat Raj & Natural Resource Management
www.nagrikchetna.org/ active pressure group
www.caritasindia.org CARITAS
www.creativehandicrafts.org Creative Handicrafts
www.rscd.org.in Resource & Support Centre for Dev.
www.yuvaparivartan.org Yuva Pratishthan
www.onlinevolunteers.org Online Volunteers
www.vimard.org  VidyaSagar Institute  of Management & Rural Development
www.drcsc.org Development Research Communication and Services Centre (DRCSC)
www.creighton.edu/
CollaborativeMinistry/NESRC/		 North Eastern Social Research Centre
www.permacultureinternational.org Permaculture International Journal
www.manavjyot.org Manav Jyot

NEWS-(online)

www.ptinews.com Press Trust of India
www.island.lk The Island paper
www.indiatogether.org India together
www.kashmirtimes.com/ kashmir times
www.kashmirobserver.com kashmir observer
www.ipsnews.net Inter Press Service News Agency
www.cybernoon.com/ the afternoon
www.northeasttribune.com/ North-east tribune
www.dailyindia.com/ India News
www.infochangeindia.org/index.jsp Infochange
www.countercurrents.org web-Journal
www.atimes.com Asia Times Online
www.earthtimes.org Earth Times
www.dailypioneer.com the Pioneer
www.projectsmonitor.com newspaper on Projects
www.peoplesnewsnetwork.org Peoples News Network

MEDIA
 
 www.wan-press.org/ World Association of Newspapers
www.seapabkk.org Southeast Asian Press Alliance
www.icfj.org/ International Center for Journalists
www.cmfr-phil.org/ Center for Media Freedom and Responsibility
www.amic.org.sg Asian Media Information and Communication Centre
www.southasianmedia.net South Asian Free Media Association
www.ifex.org International Freedom of Expression eXchange
www.globaljournalist.org Global Journalist
www.asianewsnet.net Asia News Network (ANN)
www.asiaviews.org ASIAVIEWS-Asian News

INDIGENOUS, TRIBAL
 





 www.samataindia.org Tribals & Natural resources
www.cwis.org Center for World Indigenous Studies
www.tribal.nic.in Ministry of Tribal
www.tihf.org Tribal India Health Foundation
www.birsa.org/birsa.htm Bindrai Institute for Research Study & Action
www.aitpn.org Asian Indigenous & Tribal Peoples Network

COMMUNALISM
 





 www.ektaonline.org Anti-communalism
www.dawoodi-bohras.com/ (Communal experiment - Asghar Ali Engineer. An insight)
www.csss-isla.com Centre for Study of Society & Secularism
www.secularindia.com Secular India
www.iheu.org
International humanist & ethical union
www.ipcs.org Institute of Peace and Conflict Studies

DEATH PENALTY
 



 www.ncadp.org/ National Coalition to abolish Death Penalty
www.deathpenaltyinfo.org Death penalty
www.prodeathpenalty.com Death penalty
www.worldcoalition.org Death penalty

RIVER, WATER
 









 www.irn.org International Rivers Network
www.manthan-india.org Water & Energy issues
www.sandrp.in South Asia network on dams, rivers & people
http://www.indiawaterportal.org/ India's water portal
www.ddws.nic.in dept. of drinking water supply
www.who.org WHO
www.irc.nl/ IRC
www.aboutrainwaterharvesting.com/ rain water harvesting
www.wsp.org/ water & sanitation
www.mahawssd.gov.in/ maha. water supply & sanitation dept.
www.rivernet.org Portal for living rivers
www.unwater.org UN-water
http://www.icid.org/ International Commission on Irrigation and Drainage

INTERNATIONAL
 










 www.tnr.com UN, Bush, war,
www.choike.org Choike
www.globalpolicy.org Global Policy Forum
www.nadir.org Resource and News Network of Movements
www.zmag.org Z Net
www.brettonwoodsproject.org Critical vioces on the World Bank and IMF projects
www.internationalbudget.org International Budget Project
www.schumachersociety.org E.F.Schumacher Society and Library
www.permacultureinternational.org Permaculture International Journal
www.socialistworker.org/ International socialist org
www.oic-ico.org/ international catholic org
www.britishcouncil.org.in British Council
www.worldbank.org/ World Bank
www.brettonwoodsproject.org Critical vioces on the World Bank and IMF projects
www.cobrapost.com International
www.internationalbudget.org International Budget Project

WTO

www.choike.org
 Choike
www.econ.iastate.edu
 Lowa State University Website
www.globalpolicy.org
 Global Policy Forum
www.indiaresource.org
 India Resource Center
www.nadir.org
 Resource and News Network of Movements
www.tradeobservatory.org
 Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy
www.foei.org
 Friend of the Earth International
www.zmag.org
 Z Net
www.pucl.org
 People's Union for Civil Liberaties and Democratic Rights
www.patentoffice.nic.in
 The Office of the Controller General of Patents
www.ciel.org
 The Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL)
www.foe.co.uk
 Friends of the Earth
www.corpwatch.org
 CorpWatch