The audience need to be motivated to tune in to lesson broadcasts An expert in Behaviour Change Communication with the John Hopkins University Centre for Communication Programmes, Maryland, USA Esta de Fossard feels that communication is a very important tool for behaviour change.
The police state hysteria The prevention of abuses requires sanctions; and sanctions cannot be made to stick where they are easily evaded by the powerful, and are unjust to the already-deprived.
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Did Tamil Nadu act in haste in taking up the Hogenakal project in the Cauvery basin? Since it is supposed to be only a drinking water scheme, does it hurt Karnataka’s interests? DH had invited readers’ opinion on the issue.
Most believe that although the drinking water provision is legal, the current row is a manifestation of political interests in TN, and that Karnataka has been unfairly targeted. Some feel that as Hogenakal falls within the disputed territory, the problem should be resolved amicably without damaging public life in both states.
