Articles
Feb 14 2011
SEA LEVEL RISE
Rising risks along the coast
SEA LEVEL RISE : Rising risks along the coast
A large number of existing and proposed investments along the Tamilnadu coast are at risk from likely changes to sea level in the coming decades. Plans for the future must bear this risk in mind, writes Sujatha Byravan.
Feb 14 2011
INTERVIEW: ILINA SEN
"I try to hope that I will live again with Binayak in my lifetime"
INTERVIEW: ILINA SEN : "I try to hope that I will live again with Binayak in my lifetime"

Dr Ilina Sen, well-known social activist and feminist scholar, who currently heads the Department of Women’s Studies in Mahatma Gandhi University, Wardha, Maharashtra speaks in detail to M Suchitra about her husband's trial and her appeal to the Chhatisgarh High Court.

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Feb 13 2011
CHILD LABOUR LAWS
Lacunae and contradictions
CHILD LABOUR LAWS : Lacunae and contradictions
The survey of child labour in agriculture has helped to draw attention once again to many issues that must be addressed if every child is to have a meaningful right to education, writes Kalpana Sharma.
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Feb 09 2011
THE GANGES
Grand plans for the Ganga
THE GANGES : Grand plans for the Ganga
The World Bank and the Government have developed an extensive program of redevelopment for the Ganga basin, but thus far the scheme remains devoid of people's participation. Shripad Dharmadhikary reports.
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Feb 05 2011
WILDLIFE PROTECTION
Inviolate space for conservation is not negotiable
WILDLIFE PROTECTION : Inviolate space for conservation is not negotiable
Man-animal conflict in India is taking a heavy toll on habitat and thereby the survival of wildlife. Malini Shankar writes that there is no option but to relocate forest-dwellers out of protected areas.
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Feb 02 2011
AGRICULTURE IN PUNJAB
Scars of the Green Revolution
AGRICULTURE IN PUNJAB : Scars of the Green Revolution

Sick soils, declining yields, growing debts and rising malnutrition stalk the Punjab farmer, as the practices of the boom years catch up with him, writes Bhaskar Goswami.

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Jan 31 2011
GLOBAL AFFAIRS
Manufacture of a partner
GLOBAL AFFAIRS : Manufacture of a partner
Was India's emergence on the world stage a project of the superpower? And what is the role of the strategic community in keeping Indian and US interests convergent, wonders Firdaus Ahmed.
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Jan 30 2011
FILM REVIEWS
The forgotten hero
FILM REVIEWS : The forgotten hero
Shyam Benegal's film on Subhash Chandra Bose is characterised as much by the patriotism that brought young men in hundreds to join their hero, as by its documentation of history. Shoma Chatterji reviews the film.
Jan 24 2011
NUCLEAR PLANS
Nuking dissent over Jaitapur
NUCLEAR PLANS : Nuking dissent over Jaitapur
NPCIL and the political establishment are burying their heads in the sand over the controversial nuclear plants on the Konkan coast, which will affect the lives of people in the entire region. Darryl D'Monte reports.
Jan 24 2011
COASTAL REGULATIONS
Exigent, not principled
COASTAL REGULATIONS : Exigent, not principled
The new coastal zone regulation reads as a compendium of the myriad exceptions to the few rules - a move away from managing the coastal natural resources based on principles to one based on discretion. Kannan Kasturi reports.
Jan 21 2011
AGRICULTURE IN CRISIS
A failed harvest
AGRICULTURE IN CRISIS : A failed harvest
A vicious cocktail of weak purchasing power among the hundreds of millions of poor people, and a systems failure in tackling supply side challenges is driving food prices beyond the reach of many, writes Sarosh Bana.
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Jan 20 2011
PRIVATE SCHOOLS AND RTE ACT
Imperiling public education
PRIVATE SCHOOLS AND RTE ACT : Imperiling public education
Most private schools are not elite at all, contrary to public perception, and the Right to Education Act will let them run amok at the expense of the public education system, writes E S Ramamurthy.
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Jan 16 2011
BIRTH CONTROL
By the Holy book
BIRTH CONTROL : By the Holy book
A family planning programme in Assam uses texts from the Holy Quran, encouraging husbands to accept sterilisation to promote the health and well-bring of their family. Ratna Bharali Talukdar reports.
Jan 12 2011
VIOLENCE IN KASHMIR
Memories of protest
VIOLENCE IN KASHMIR : Memories of protest
Historical resonances, and a strong sense of collective suffering are striking features of one's conversations with ordinary Kashmiris. Freny Manecksha reports.
Jan 12 2011
FILM REVIEWS
Revisiting the Baul movement
FILM REVIEWS : Revisiting the Baul movement
Moner Manush is contemporary and topical as it talks of peace, harmony and religious tolerance at a time when India is ridden by fundamentalism and intolerance in different pockets. Shoma Chatterji reviews the film.
Jan 08 2011
ENVIRONMENT CLEARANCE
Setting the clock back on clearances
ENVIRONMENT CLEARANCE : Setting the clock back on clearances
What happens if you decide to expand your industrial project without getting fresh environment clearances? In Jindal Steel's case, it appears, you get to go on scot free. Kanchi Kohli reports.
Jan 06 2011
THE BRAHMAPUTRA
Mine-ing the Brahmaputra waters
THE BRAHMAPUTRA : Mine-ing the Brahmaputra waters
India and China make competing plans for the river's precious waters, ignoring the functions it already performs - in sustaining rich ecosystems, flora and fauna, cultures and a wide range of livelihoods. Shripad Dharmadhikary reports.
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Jan 02 2011
BUREAU OF WATER EFFICIENCY
Warding off the water woes
BUREAU OF WATER EFFICIENCY : Warding off the water woes
The new Bureau of Water Efficiency should push for Central laws that can be adopted without dilution by the states, and work with specific industry segments to address their water deficits, writes Chandrashekar Hariharan.
Jan 01 2011
VOICES FROM THE GRASSROOTS
Can you really empower me?
VOICES FROM THE GRASSROOTS : Can you really empower me?
Only when we think of providing the basic necessities to the millions of poor women around India will empowerment mean anything for them, writes R Balasubramaniam.
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Dec 31 2010
OPINION
For the few, by the few
OPINION : For the few, by the few
Corruption is much broader than what we usually imagine it to be, which focuses on bribes and similar illegal monetary transactions. A number of other practices are corrupt, even if they are legal, writes Rajesh Kasturirangan.
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