Articles
Jul 01 2004
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The electoral roll farce
Kathyayini Chamaraj reports on one of the most critical predicaments of the Indian elections process. A deeply flawed voter registration system.
Jul 01 2004
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Media illusions
Dasu Krishnamoorty cautions against equating the media with democracy itself.
Jul 01 2004
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A crippled inspection panel
The Inspection Panel of the World Bank is a mechanism for public accountability for the bank. But it has fallen short, finds Sriram Ananthanarayanan.
Jul 01 2004
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Delivering change
At the heart of the PM's proposed shift in economic direction are efficient service delivery and local governance. He needs to begin down this road by showing a willingness to scrap top-down Delhi-driven schemes.
Jul 01 2004
Everybody loves a good calamity
: Everybody loves a good calamity
After scathing comments from two consecutive CAG reports, the Gujarat government faces mounting questions related to systematic pilferage of earthquake reconstruction funds, reports Himanshu Upadhyaya.
Jul 01 2004
Municipalities overruling the SC
: Municipalities overruling the SC
Except a standout municipality in AP, none of the other towns and cities in India are complying with a Supreme Court directive on waste management. Surekha Sule reports.
Jul 01 2004
Biodiversity ruled out!
: Biodiversity ruled out!
The rules notified in April to operationalise biodiversity legislation appear to exclude those opposed to treating public biological resources as private intellectual property. Kanchi Kohli reports.
Jul 01 2004
LEGAL OPINION
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Supreme Court sets deadline on FOI law
Hopes for India's languishing Freedom of Information Act becoming effective were given a boost on July 20. Subramaniam Vincent reports on the Supreme Court's deadline and implications.
Jul 01 2004
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Illiteracy begins at home

Millions of Indian kids are out of school because the places that were reserved for them by law were instead given to others like you and me. That may be about to change, says Ashwin Mahesh.

Jul 01 2004
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Enough of inter-basin politics
The Supreme Court keeps issuing orders on water disputes, but these rarely prevail. Videh Upadhyay urges the Court to seize the opportunity to change that, permanently.
Jul 01 2004
The questions, they will not die
: The questions, they will not die
Often, the deaths of our military officers raise questions. The answers? That's the hard part, says Dilip D'Souza.
Jul 01 2004
BRIEFS
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Updates on our forests
A new information service sets out to update citizens and specialists about the latest developments at the Supreme Court on forest related cases, reports Rasika Dhavse.
Jul 01 2004
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A long way yet
While changes in New Delhi and some state capitals have created larger spaces for voicing expectations, it is too early to celebrate. The India Together editorial.
Jul 01 2004
Sentenced to die, non-unanimously
: Sentenced to die, non-unanimously
Are death penalties in India being awarded under the most rigorous standards for trials in capital cases? Maybe not. Bikram Jeet Batra on India's current practice.
Jul 01 2004
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Disempowering forest management
Until women are provided adequate access to information, both about their rights and available budgetary resources, Joint Forest Management (JFM) programmes will only lead to more disempowerment for them, says Madhu Sarin.
Jun 01 2004
The Gandhi at Gandhigram
: The Gandhi at Gandhigram
Lalitha Sridhar talks to septuagenarian Dr. R. Kausalya Devi, head of the award winning Gandhigram Rural Hospital near Madurai.
Jun 01 2004
What’s in a Name, Part II
: What’s in a Name, Part II
Varupi Jain concludes a two part series on the country's messy Geographical Indications regulatory system through the eyes of MP's Chanderi fabric, one of first serious applicants for a GI.
Jun 01 2004
EDUCATION
Barriers to girls' education
EDUCATION : Barriers to girls' education

We should not be too quick to attribute low literacy among girls to poverty alone. A number of other factors are just as responsible. Wahidul Hasan Khan lists some of these.

Jun 01 2004
Dial R to reroute funds
: Dial R to reroute funds
A financially sick state corporation in Maharashtra gets an infusion of life from the generosity of MTNL, the Centre-owned phone company. Himanshu Upadhyaya reports.
Jun 01 2004
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Standing apart on common ground
As the Congress promises priority to agriculture, it needs to strike a balance between its policies and those of the Left Front. Ashok B Sharma reports.