Articles
Dec 03 2011
KATJU EPISODE
Who will bell the media cat?
KATJU EPISODE : Who will bell the media cat?
If issues concerning media standards and ethics are not swept under the carpet as in the past, some good may result from the recent storm over Justice Katju’s observations, writes Ammu Joseph.
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Nov 22 2011
OPG
Third time around the law
OPG : Third time around the law
Construction of a project that requires environmental, coastal zone and forest permissions cannot begin until all of these are secured. Or can it? Kanchi Kohli reports.
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Nov 22 2011
NUCLEAR POWER
The people's energy
NUCLEAR POWER : The people's energy
When nuclear companies are unwilling to stake their financial health on the safety of a reactor, how can the Government ask local residents to risk their lives, ask M V Ramana and Suvrat Raju.
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Nov 18 2011
ACCELERATING CHANGE
Innovation in India
ACCELERATING CHANGE : Innovation in India
The inability of India to adequately provide for its own population no longer reflects a failure of implementation, but rather of a failure of innovation, writes Aditya Dev Sood.
Nov 08 2011
DRUGS / MEDICINE
The Superbugs are here - III
DRUGS / MEDICINE : The Superbugs are here - III
The Government's response to the emergence of Superbugs should be urgent and specific, but instead it has been living in denial even as the threat multiplies, writes Ramesh Menon.

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Nov 07 2011
RIGHT TO INFORMATION
DoPT throws open CIC appointments
RIGHT TO INFORMATION : DoPT throws open CIC appointments

Under pressure from RTI campaigners, the department in charge of short-listing the candidates for appointment as Central Information Commissioners itself becomes more transparent.

Nov 06 2011
LANGUAGE
The question of English
LANGUAGE : The question of English

A meaningful and enduring bilingualism, embracing both English and the mother tongue, remains out of reach of the vast majority of citizens, writes Ramachandra Guha.

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Nov 04 2011
FOREST RESOURCES
Plentiful, but for whom?
FOREST RESOURCES : Plentiful, but for whom?
The forests of India have enough treasure to power the economy of the whole country, it seems, but not enough to empower the adivasis. Shoma Chatterji reviews Johar.
Oct 31 2011
INNOVATION
Invest in design
INNOVATION : Invest in design
If we want to accelerate innovation in the marketplace and public squares of our society, we need also to invest more in design, writes Aditya Dev Sood.
Oct 31 2011
ANTI-CORRUPTION SEASON
Karnataka Lokayukta report may go in vain, feel some
ANTI-CORRUPTION SEASON : Karnataka Lokayukta report may go in vain, feel some
Even as Justice Santosh Hegde credibly exposed the Karnataka government for its many scams, senior state politicans and Bangalore's academics worry that nothing will eventually come of it. Sriram Vittalamurthy reports from an October meeting in the city.
Oct 30 2011
MIGRATION
Moving in, staying out
MIGRATION : Moving in, staying out
A massive tide of migration to metropolitan areas is changing the form and function of cities before our eyes, but not always in the manner that planners expect.
Oct 30 2011
3G SPECTRUM
Static in the 3G signal
3G SPECTRUM : Static in the 3G signal
Private telcos see intra-circle roaming agreements as a way to provide pan-India 3G service to customers. But TRAI, BSNL believe such deals violate license conditions.
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Oct 29 2011
PAID NEWS
The pay-to-print saga resumes
PAID NEWS : The pay-to-print saga resumes

The Delhi High Court's dismissal of Ashok Chavan's petition and the CIC's orders to the Press Council to make its report on 'paid news' public promise many blushes for Big Media and platinum-tier politicians, writes P Sainath.

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Oct 27 2011
SAVINGS
RBI frees deposit interest rates
SAVINGS : RBI frees deposit interest rates
With its recent move to let banks determine their own rates of interest paid to savings account holders, the Reserve Bank of India opens up new turf in the battle between banks for consumers.
Oct 24 2011
ACID ATTACKS
Dissolving the burns
ACID ATTACKS : Dissolving the burns
Palash Foundation helps people move on from the trauma and social challenges faced by those who are disfigured, or simply visually different. Freny Manecksha reports.
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Oct 10 2011
POWER PLANTS
Radiation looms over power plans
POWER PLANTS : Radiation looms over power plans
The National Green Tribunal orders a study of the threat of radiation near thermal power plants, potentially putting the brakes on a spate of project approvals by the Government. Kanchi Kohli reports.
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Oct 09 2011
LAWS
Protecting the truth-tellers
LAWS : Protecting the truth-tellers
The Whistleblowers Protection Bill moves closer to becoming law, as the Standing Committee on the draft law submits its latest report to Parliament. Kaushiki Sanyal reports.
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Oct 04 2011
POLITICS
Measuring how netas perform
POLITICS : Measuring how netas perform
There is no data at the constituency level about how the development indicators have changed over the tenure of the local elected MLA or MP. Veena Ramanna reports.
Sep 26 2011
CHILDREN WITH AIDS
Special support needed
CHILDREN WITH AIDS : Special support needed
HIV-positive children in Assam and their families need more than the usual measures of state support for their economic, medical and social needs. Ratna Bharali Talukdar reports.
Sep 25 2011
THE QUIET INDIAN
A man to match his mountains
THE QUIET INDIAN : A man to match his mountains
Chandi Prasad Bhatt said that for him every river was a Ganga, a source of life and renewal, abused or ill-treated at one's peril. His work has been an education for others, writes Ramachandra Guha.
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