Articles
Apr 14 2011
GOVT SCHOOLS
Focus on learning outcomes
GOVT SCHOOLS : Focus on learning outcomes
Sikshana's programs show that significant increases in learning outcomes can be achieved in government schools if additional funds are properly targeted. We need more interventions of this kind, writes E S Ramamurthy.
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Apr 10 2011
INDIA AGAINST CORRUPTION
Who won? Politics.
INDIA AGAINST CORRUPTION : Who won? Politics.
Too many times in the last five days, the Anna Hazare-led movement against corruption was labeled 'apolitical', almost as if to call it political would taint it somehow. Subramaniam Vincent analyses the 'victory'.
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Apr 04 2011
SARDAR SAROVAR
Cooking the dam books
SARDAR SAROVAR : Cooking the dam books
In theory various rules govern the use of AIBP funds to execute projects. In practice, as the CAG reminds us, money is liberally diverted, and the States and the Centre both look away. Himanshu Upadhyaya reports.
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Apr 04 2011
MEDICAL NEGLIGENCE
Patients' rights on the rise
MEDICAL NEGLIGENCE : Patients' rights on the rise
Amidst a rising tide of reports of medical negligence in the media, the courts have stepped in to interpret laws in favour of patients, and to award large punitive damages. Shoma Chatterji reports.
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Apr 01 2011
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Mar 31 2011
GEO-POLITICS
Long road still ahead
GEO-POLITICS : Long road still ahead
While the procedural track of talks between India and Pakistan may stay on course, nothing significant can be expected to emerge from them, writes Firdaus Ahmed.
Mar 31 2011
PDS 'REFORMS'
Cash transfers and food insecurity
PDS 'REFORMS' : Cash transfers and food insecurity
With the proposed switch from food rations to direct cash payments to the poor, the government may be trying to free itself from its commitment to supply each BPL family with a certain quantity of food. Kannan Kasturi reports.
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Mar 31 2011
ECONOMY/DIARY FARMING
Scientists bless betelnut leaves for cattle fodder
ECONOMY/DIARY FARMING : Scientists bless betelnut leaves for cattle fodder

It has been known informally for long. But recently, animal nutrition scientists announced that areca leaf sheath fodder can replace paddy straw. This is timely, since paddy straw supply has been declining, notes Shrikrishna D.

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Mar 25 2011
OPINION
The nuclear black swan
OPINION : The nuclear black swan
A nuclear disaster is such a complex event with wide consequences that it would be better to stop ourselves from going down a path that might lead to a catastrophe, however unlikely it may be, writes Rajesh Kasturirangan.
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Mar 24 2011
VOICES FROM THE GRASSROOTS
Setting their own paths
VOICES FROM THE GRASSROOTS : Setting their own paths
Women are no longer content with the status quo, and unwilling to wait till men dish out empowerment as a special privilege or favour. We must accelerate this trend, writes R Balasubramaniam.
Mar 22 2011
FILM REVIEW: IN CAMERA
In front of the lens
FILM REVIEW: IN CAMERA : In front of the lens
A cinematographer remembers his own journey of documentary film-making, offering insights into the technical and emotional challenges of his work. Shoma Chatterji reviews In Camera - Diaries of a Documentary Cameraman.
Mar 15 2011
PLAN MUMBAI
Pie in the planning sky
PLAN MUMBAI : Pie in the planning sky
In a city of vast homelessness, can economic growth in the services sector alone lift millions out of poverty? Mumbai's new vision of the future pitches for reclamation and densification, but not jobs and livelihoods. Darryl D'Monte reports.
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Mar 12 2011
EDITORIAL
The big fight over RTE
EDITORIAL : The big fight over RTE
It is the first meaningful attempt by the Government of India to make good on a promise it made at the time of Independence itself, and yet, the RTE law has ended up in the courts. What happened and why? The India Together editorial.
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Mar 07 2011
GOVT SCHOOLS
Unlearning the untruths
GOVT SCHOOLS : Unlearning the untruths
The debate over improving government schools in India is eerily similar in tone and content to the failed ideas that were advanced in the US. We need to steer a different path, writes E S Ramamurthy.
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Mar 06 2011
REGULATION
Bullet holes in the regulations
REGULATION : Bullet holes in the regulations
The government ignored many chances to protect people's lvelihoods in an ecologically sensitive area. But a hail of police firing on protestors forces a rethink. Kanchi Kohli reports.
Feb 28 2011
GEO-POLITICS
What if Pakistan implodes?
GEO-POLITICS : What if Pakistan implodes?
India would do well to consider its options in light of its national interests. Loose nukes are certainly a concern, but talk of taking them out is cavalier, and we must put the brakes on that, writes Firdaus Ahmed.
Feb 25 2011
FILM REVIEW: EGARO
More than football
FILM REVIEW: EGARO : More than football
Mohun Bagan's famous victory over East Yorkshire Regiment was a historic moment in British India, blending revolution and sport on the field of play. Shoma Chatterji reviews Arun Roy's film about this great game.
Feb 23 2011
SLUM EVICTIONS
Who is illegal?
SLUM EVICTIONS : Who is illegal?

Residents in a Golibar slum find that they have very little recourse to the law to defend themselves from being forcibly displaced. The real violator is the builder, they say. Freny Manecksha reports.

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Feb 22 2011
GUJARAT COAST
At Bhadreshwar, the clock is ticking
GUJARAT COAST : At Bhadreshwar, the clock is ticking
The OPG group's plans to build a massive thermal power plant on the ecologically sensitive coast have been dealt a setback by the Ministry of Environment and Forests. But a final decision is still to be made. Kanchi Kohli reports.
Feb 19 2011
FOREST CONSERVATION
Keeping the roots in place
FOREST CONSERVATION : Keeping the roots in place
How can forests be protected and sustained during these times of changing climates and the related uncertainties? This question was explored at a recent conference. Darryl D'Monte reports.