Articles
Aug 25 2010
PROSTITUTION
Recognising the 'work' in sex work
PROSTITUTION : Recognising the 'work' in sex work
The Census thinks that prostitutes are not workers, not because they don't work, but because of traditional views that what they do simply should not be counted as work, writes Shoma Chatterji.
Aug 23 2010
OPINION
Wake up New Delhi
OPINION : Wake up New Delhi
In Kashmir, it seems the only person the Centre is listening to is Omar Abdullah, the man against whom the entire population, including his own party, his bureaucracy, and his police is up in arms, writes Madhu Purnima Kishwar.
Aug 22 2010
SEXUAL HARASSMENT
Fear in the city
SEXUAL HARASSMENT : Fear in the city
We now have data that establishes that due to the fear of violence and harassment many women do not have the autonomy to freely move in a variety of public spaces, writes Kalpana Sharma.
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Aug 16 2010
PRESS SCANDAL
Private Treaties harm fair, unbiased news, says SEBI
PRESS SCANDAL : Private Treaties harm fair, unbiased news, says SEBI
There is indeed a vital link between paid news and private treaties. One is in the political sphere. And, second, in the sphere of business and commerce, writes P Sainath.
Aug 16 2010
ENVIRONMENT/BIODIVERSITY
How Dilawar's box is bringing sparrows back
ENVIRONMENT/BIODIVERSITY : How Dilawar's box is bringing sparrows back

Eco-pioneer Mohammed Dilawar’s nest boxes, specially designed to bring back sparrows and other birds into urban areas, are a hit among bird-lovers in many Indian metros and of course, the target group – the birds – themselves, writes Savita Hiremath.

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Aug 16 2010
HUNGER
Oliver Twist seeks food security
HUNGER : Oliver Twist seeks food security
The NREGS is restricted to a 100 days a year. The PDS is targeted to exclude 'APL' families. Only exploitation is universal, writes P Sainath.
Aug 15 2010
AT HOME, AT WORK
What is a homemaker worth?
AT HOME, AT WORK : What is a homemaker worth?
The assumption that the workplace and the home are always mutually exclusive spheres distorts our understanding of women's economic roles, writes Shoma Chatterji.
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Aug 15 2010
AGRICULTURE
Vidarbha farmers get market-savvy with hi-tech solution
AGRICULTURE : Vidarbha farmers get market-savvy with hi-tech solution
Reuters Market Light, a professional content service, has been changing the way Vidarbha farmers make decisions on sowing, selling farm produce, and other important matters and increase their profits. Jaideep Hardikar reports.
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Aug 10 2010
MANAGING THE MEGACITY
Planning for Mumbai
MANAGING THE MEGACITY : Planning for Mumbai
If you hire consultants who are not familiar with the local terrain, they are apt to provide solutions which do not conform with the situation on the ground. Mumbai's latest self-vision exercise bears this out, writes Darryl D'Monte.
Aug 10 2010
RTI FOR EVERYONE
Ushering in change, the Ningamani way
RTI FOR EVERYONE : Ushering in change, the Ningamani way
On learning that she could find out why her widow pension was being delayed, she made her grandson write out an RTI application on her behalf. When she got her pension, I realised how powerful this law could be, writes R Balasubramaniam.
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Aug 10 2010
CLIMATE / CONSUMPTION
Energy efficiency is inevitable
CLIMATE / CONSUMPTION : Energy efficiency is inevitable
Policy makers have understood the importance of producing energy, but have been much slower to promote measures for energy efficiency. This has to change, writes Girish Sant.
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Aug 07 2010
AUTONOMOUS UTILITIES
Grid-free, on the horizon
AUTONOMOUS UTILITIES : Grid-free, on the horizon
During the last 100 years, the production and consumption of power happened at two different places, miles away from each other. This will change in the future, writes Chandrashekar Hariharan.
Aug 05 2010
MINING IN NIYAMGIRI
Round and round the sacred hills
MINING IN NIYAMGIRI : Round and round the sacred hills
Despite many violations, protests, and committee recommendations against mining in the Niyamgiri hills, the region's fate lies in the corridors of power. Kanchi Kohli reports.
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Aug 05 2010
PRESS SCANDAL
The Empire strikes back - and how!
PRESS SCANDAL : The Empire strikes back - and how!
The original report on 'paid news' of the Press Council of India sub-committee is relegated to the archive. Then too, it does not even appear on the PCI's website, writes P Sainath.
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Aug 05 2010
REGULATION
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Appointment without perspective
The Chair of the EAC should necessarily have an overarching environmental perspective, as s/he is supposed to ensure the environmental sustainability of projects that come to the committee. Shripad Dharmadhikary reports.
Aug 02 2010
VOICES FROM THE GRASSROOTS
Will I get my dry firewood?
VOICES FROM THE GRASSROOTS : Will I get my dry firewood?
It seemed like an insignificant demand, but in fact it is filled with meaning, and the answer has remained challenging in more ways than one. R Balasubramaniam continues his series of Voices from the Grassroots.
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Jul 31 2010
OPINION
Nuclear Liability Bill: Who bears the brunt?
OPINION : Nuclear Liability Bill: Who bears the brunt?

The nuclear liability bill by capping the liability arising out of a nuclear incident appears to be an effort to protect the nuclear industry at the cost of the fundamental rights of the citizens writes Mathew Prasad Idiculla.

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Jul 31 2010
OPINION/SOCIETY
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Music of the monsoon
Monsoon reawakens Vasundhara Chauhan’s senses as she soaks in the smell and sound of rain, irresistible mangoes, pakodas, and what not.
Jul 31 2010
WHEN ALL ELSE FAILS, CATCH RAINDROPS
How an ex-lecturer turned around the land
WHEN ALL ELSE FAILS, CATCH RAINDROPS : How an ex-lecturer turned around the land
With two decades of continuous research and wise management, this ex-lecturer in Karnataka's Udupi district has made a barren hillock into a model of rain harvesting. Shrikrishna D reports.
Jul 30 2010
OPINION
The truth about encounters
OPINION : The truth about encounters
The unstated policy of murdering unwanted elements is wrong at every possible level, and it leads to a crisis of legitimacy of the state, while claiming to be a patriotic act, writes Rajesh Kasturirangan.
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