http://southasia.oneworld.net/article/archive/1893 en_GB http://southasia.oneworld.net/article/view/160778/1/1893 India's Planning Commission has cautioned against treating left-wing extremism in the country as a mere law and order problem while drawing attention to its socio-economic dimensions. Poverty, lack of access to forest resources and other deprivations are cited as reasons for growth of naxalism in a recent report. http://southasia.oneworld.net/article/view/160773/1/1893 The rare one-horned rhinoceros in Nepal is on a steady decline due to rampant poaching. The endangered species, also found in northeastern India, is highly prized for its horns considered to have aphrodisiac qualities, say wildlife experts. http://southasia.oneworld.net/article/view/160772/1/1893 World leaders will seek solutions to the current crisis at the world food security conference starting June 3 in Rome. India will call attention to faulty policies and diversion of agricultural land for biofuels as its main causes, and not because Indians and Chinese are eating more. http://southasia.oneworld.net/article/view/160765/1/1893 Even as India debates its laws and attitudes towards homosexuality, gay parties and clubs get open space in the southern city of Bangalore. A young cosmopolitan expatriate population and new workforce policies are helping the city become acceptant of same-sex couples. http://southasia.oneworld.net/article/view/160764/1/1893 India’s death penalty system is discriminatory and arbitrary according to a latest report released by human rights watchdog, Amnesty International India and Peoples Union for Civil Liberties. Analysing various Supreme Court judgments, the report reveals that no clear guidelines exist with regard to awarding capital punishment.