= The View is a Daily News Bulletin from Svaraj, with a difference. From the news events repor= ted everyday, The View attempts to distill that information which is crucial to everyday life – water, poverty and livelihoods of marginalized communities - issues that cry for attention but= can and do get obscured in the larger media scene. These are stories that are relevant to India and the world outside it. We hope The View will he= lp you to be more informed.

April 13 , 2009

Chennai Food Bank project’s benefits extende= d

CHENNAI: The Rajasthan Youth Association (RYA) Madras Metro Trust extended its Chenn= ai Food Bank project benefits to the People for Animals (= PfA) by donating six tonnes of food grains at a func= tion here on Sunday. Three PfA units in the city wou= ld be receiving the food grains which would also be used in the upkeep of cows in their ‘goshala.’<= /p>

http:= //www.hindu.com/2009/04/13/stories/2009041357910200.htm

Livelihood of beedi wo= rkers under threat

SIRCILLA (KARIMNAGAR DT.): With the Central Government contemplating to introduce printing of the danger sign on beedi packets fr= om July 1 tentatively, thousands of women beedi wo= rkers in the district in general and Sircilla town in particular are worried about the closure of the industry denying them employment.

http:= //www.hindu.com/2009/04/13/stories/2009041354300500.htm

Revoke environmental clearance for MSEZ=

MANGALORE: The Citizens’ Forum for Mangalore Development has written a letter to= the Union Ministry of Environment and Forests requesting it to revoke environme= ntal clearance accorded to phase-1 of the Mangalore Special Economic Zone for violation of conditions.

http:= //www.hindu.com/2009/04/13/stories/2009041354800500.htm

Production of rice, wheat will fall

Mysore: Global warming will affect the production of wheat and rice in India. There will be a drastic fall in production. Therefore, depending on these cereals= for feeding India’s population is a risky. Millets (= ragi, jowar) are quite tolerant of excess heat and wa= ter shortage and so are the most logical choice to b= ecome the future staple diet of our nation.

http:= //www.hindu.com/2009/04/13/stories/2009041351170300.htm

Codifying social obligations

The United Nations initiative to evaluate national corporate laws and practices= in terms of their consistency with human rights norms follows in a long series= of steps to ensure transparency and accountability of multi-national corporati= ons.

http:= //www.hindu.com/2009/04/13/stories/2009041355430800.htm

Seals and robotic subs monitor Antarctic climate change

Elephant seals equipped with electronic tags and robotic mini submarines using sonar were just two projects during the International Polar Year (IPY) that aimed= to investigate the effects of global warming

in polar regions.

http://www.enn.com/wildl= ife/article/39646

As UK shoppers tighten their belts, organic farmers feel the squeeze

At least two organic farmers a week are leaving the movement as consumer demand for premium food stagnates and costs rise.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2009/apr/11/organic-foo= d-prices-recession

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