Articles
Aug 01 2003
Route map : Effective environment education
: Route map : Effective environment education
Summiya Yasmeen reports on the contours, content and debate about environment education in India.
Aug 01 2003
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Curtail autocratic party bosses
Jayaprakash Narayan criticizes Parliament's moves to limit diversity of opinion among lawmakers, and to appropriate all authority to a few powerful leaders.
Aug 01 2003
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Flowers aren't enough
Lalitha Sridhar presents excerpts from an audience interaction with Naomi Ackerman after a performance of Flowers aren't enough, an acclaimed solo play on domestic violence, at Chennai.
Aug 01 2003
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Public verification of electoral rolls
A workshop on Citizen’s Participation in the Electoral Processes in Rajasthan culminates in an order by the Election Commission on short-term measures for electoral roll revisions.
Aug 01 2003
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Disquiet before Cancun
The anger against the multilateral trade regime is pushing developed countries on the defensive before the forthcoming WTO Ministerial, says Devinder Sharma.
Aug 01 2003
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The matter of relief

Without the right kind of thinking, relief for victims of disasters may actually hurt more than help says Dilip D'Souza.

Aug 01 2003
Salaam, Dilli!
: Salaam, Dilli!
Drawing inspiration from an acclaimed film, a Delhi trust brings hope and opportunities to street children. Varupi Jain reports.
Aug 01 2003
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Parents of special children
Care-providing facilities for disabled children are important social investments. Building and running affordable facilities must a priority for society, says Lakshmi K.
Aug 01 2003
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A cultural deficit
The shortage of girls is more than a sociological concern; it demands that we change the mindset of doctors and clients to create a socio-cultural milieu that is conducive for the girl child’s survival, says Dr. Vibhuti Patel.
Aug 01 2003
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Micro media, minimal impact
Do district level and local media play a critical role in development journalism? In a two-part series The Hoot.org takes a closer look at Mirzapur's media.
Aug 01 2003
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Saviour of the hassled commuter
Rasika Dhavse summaries a study on bus transport systems from India's Auto Fuel Policy report of 2002.
Aug 01 2003
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Mineral sand coast under threat
A recent Kerala government proposal for sand mining in Kerala's Alappuzha district has come under scrutiny from several quarters. Sreedevi Jacob reports.
Aug 01 2003
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Making space for her in litigation
Confronting the history or failed justice for women in rural courts, a legal resource organisation sets up a training and fellowship program for women lawyers in small-town Maharashtra.
Aug 01 2003
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Are people a problem?
Unworkable policies conjured up in the guise of 'necessity' and 'national interest' merely perpetuate the discrimination women and girls endure, says Kalpana Sharma.
Aug 01 2003
Girls get going
: Girls get going
A livelihoods and savings programme in the slums of Allahabad doubles as a safe environment for adolescent girls to learn about reproductive health. Rrishi Raote reports.
Aug 01 2003
Unmapped, yet visited
: Unmapped, yet visited
Varupi Jain sums up the threats to and opportunites for the development of Delhi's Pahar Ganj.
Aug 01 2003
CENSORSHIP
The guarded tongue
CENSORSHIP : The guarded tongue

A workshop to explore the struggles of women writers brings to light the similar threads of censorship that run through many languages.

Aug 01 2003
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Networked ponds transform drylands
N G Hegde on a Karnataka water project that is more than an innovation making water and irrigation a reality in a drought-prone area.
Aug 01 2003
Potato farming and innovation
: Potato farming and innovation
Despite lack of support from policy-makers, potato farmers continue to deploy indigenously developed production and storage techniques, says Virendar Khatana.
Aug 01 2003
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SC checking food crisis
Focussed monitoring of the implementation of the Supreme Court's May 2003 directives on the Right-to-food litigation is beginning to pay off, say the campaigners.