The India media is the subject of the news yet again. This time though, the private news channels — the usual suspects – are only reporting the news. Instead, the latest war of words among politicians has thrown the public service broadcaster, Doordarshan, into the limelight. Narendra Modi, prime ministerial candidate for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)…
A friend recently blogged about the Indian elections and wrote in his post about a tweet from the Aam Admi Party’s Somnath Bharti, in frustration as he wasn’t able to upload a video of his party workers being beaten up in Amethi, that he would have done so if the broadband would have been better.…
Selected Cases Of Women As Change Agents (by Osama Manzar): A majority of Indian population lives in villages. A large number of women live in and operate from rural India, where disparity amongst men and women is intrinsic. Due to deep–seated patriarchy in the society, women have always been under- presented in the country and…
Freedom of Speech also implies responsibilities that justify that freedom Digital tools have exterminated the Government’s attempts to establish monopoly over news and other information media. It largely promotes the need for transparency and accountability in the country. Digital technology connects the citizens to a wide range of resources, which empowers them in the field…
Project/Organization Name: FightBack Initiated by: Tech Mahindra Ltd. About the project: FightBack mobile application (www.FightBackMobile.com) is aimed to facilitates women’s safety so that they can move freely anywhere with confidence, keeping their friends and family stress free. Mobile phone was the obvious choice to deliver this solution to the users because of its reach, capabilities and accessibility.…
Project/Organization Name: CHILDLINEs Child Sexual Abuse Awareness School Program Initiated by: CHILDLINE India Foundation, Maharashtra About the project: ‘Child Sexual Abuse Awareness Program’ is Mumbai’s largest communication initiative on CSA Awareness through toll-free tele-helpline service. The programme aims to reach 1000 schools and 1 million children and their families over the next one year. CHILDLINE Project across India…
Project/Organization Name: Youth Ki Awaaz: Mouthpiece for the Youth Initiated by: Youth Ki Awaaz About the project: Youth Ki Awaaz is a portal that presents views, opinions, analysis and reports on issues that matter to the young generation. This platform mobilises and engages young people in participatory and collaborative journalism. Currently, it has over 4 million hits,…
Project/Organization Name: Kumaon Vani Initiated by: The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI), Uttarakhand About the project: Kumaon Vani is a community radio station set up by TERI in Mukteshwar in Nainital district of Uttarakhand. Located at an altitude of more than 2286 m, it reaches out to nearly 500 villages in Nainital, Bhimtal, Almora, Ranikhet, Champawat, Devidhura, Pithoragarh,…
“On the one hand, the government is obliged to produce all its information on websites for public viewing under the Right to Information Act (RTI), the implementers of the government schemes cheat people on the ground and show satisfactory implementation on the websites.” – by Osama Manzar [Source: livemint.com, OCT 21 2013]
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Information has the power to change our lives. It can increase the quality of human experience, create new environments to realize our dreams and help us to get beyond problems that trouble our world. Considering today’s India, this is right time to discuss, advocate and strengthen that the right to access information is a basic…