A quick review of news headlines today was interesting for reasons other than the news content itself. Top Google news search headlines in each of the places within the scope of this blog call for comment in themselves.
Let's start with Chennai. The oil spill off Ennore is one of the leading items, rightfully. The oil spill followed the collision of two ships near Kamarajar port in Ennore last weekend. The spill has had an impact on aquatic life and on the livelihoods of fisher communities in the area. The jallikattu protests and violence continue to be the subject of news and analysis. There is also a report about a Madras High Court effort to gather information about norms and practices relating to gender discrimination in the provision of public toilet facilities.
The Tamil Nadu search yields stories about water-sharing arrangements and dams and also a new thermal plant.
Pondicherry is now officially Puducherry.
From Andhra Pradesh, there is news of a Maoist ambush on the Andhra-Odisha border in Koraput. On January 30, police officers from both states had met there to discuss operations against the Maoists. It has also been reported that the Coast Guard HQ near Vishakhapatnam will acquire an air enclave by 2018. Swine flu has been reported in Telengana.
Following the success of the jallikattu protests in Tamil Nadu, the demand for reviving kambala is in the news in Karnataka. The death of six tigers in Bandipur and Nagarhole reserves has also drawn attention. The most recent headline on the news search relates to the death of 12000 newborns every year in Karnataka. The water dispute with Goa over the Mhadei river makes its presence felt over election news in that state.
The strategic importance to India of Andaman and Nicobar Islands is discussed in this article. Lakshadweep's leading news is about its presence in the Republic Day parade in 2017.
Sri Lankans take cricket seriously but the Google news feed as I write this would suggest they think about nothing else! News from the Maldives is like a holiday and tourism blog, but tucked away are reports about arrested dissenters and journalists.
The point is: What one can catch on any feed is quite arbitrary, be it Google News or a social network. How does one then come to understand what it is that people think about or worry about in the course of a day? And without that understanding, how does one join in their search for mutually acceptable solutions?
Let's start with Chennai. The oil spill off Ennore is one of the leading items, rightfully. The oil spill followed the collision of two ships near Kamarajar port in Ennore last weekend. The spill has had an impact on aquatic life and on the livelihoods of fisher communities in the area. The jallikattu protests and violence continue to be the subject of news and analysis. There is also a report about a Madras High Court effort to gather information about norms and practices relating to gender discrimination in the provision of public toilet facilities.
The Tamil Nadu search yields stories about water-sharing arrangements and dams and also a new thermal plant.
Pondicherry is now officially Puducherry.
From Andhra Pradesh, there is news of a Maoist ambush on the Andhra-Odisha border in Koraput. On January 30, police officers from both states had met there to discuss operations against the Maoists. It has also been reported that the Coast Guard HQ near Vishakhapatnam will acquire an air enclave by 2018. Swine flu has been reported in Telengana.
Following the success of the jallikattu protests in Tamil Nadu, the demand for reviving kambala is in the news in Karnataka. The death of six tigers in Bandipur and Nagarhole reserves has also drawn attention. The most recent headline on the news search relates to the death of 12000 newborns every year in Karnataka. The water dispute with Goa over the Mhadei river makes its presence felt over election news in that state.
The strategic importance to India of Andaman and Nicobar Islands is discussed in this article. Lakshadweep's leading news is about its presence in the Republic Day parade in 2017.
Sri Lankans take cricket seriously but the Google news feed as I write this would suggest they think about nothing else! News from the Maldives is like a holiday and tourism blog, but tucked away are reports about arrested dissenters and journalists.
The point is: What one can catch on any feed is quite arbitrary, be it Google News or a social network. How does one then come to understand what it is that people think about or worry about in the course of a day? And without that understanding, how does one join in their search for mutually acceptable solutions?
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