Articles
Mar 31 2010
HAZARDS COMING UP
UN e-waste report spotlights India
HAZARDS COMING UP : UN e-waste report spotlights India
Did you know that Titan Industries, the wristwatch major, does safe disposal of 600,000-700,000 of its old watches each year as part of e-waste management? Darryl D'Monte on a recent UN report that highlighted India's massive e-waste challenges and silver linings.
Mar 31 2010
WETLAND PROTECTION
Swamping environmental regulations
WETLAND PROTECTION : Swamping environmental regulations
One of the great biodiversity hotspots of the country comes under threat from a proposed power plant, and environment regulators can't seem to make up their mind whether the area should be protected or not. Kanchi Kohli reports.
Mar 30 2010
OPINION/ROUNDUP
#
Women’s reservation Bill – the 2010 story
Opposition to reservations for women in Parliament have centred on at least four points. Step by step Vaijayanti Gupta rebuts the arguments and re-iterates the case for reservations.
1
Mar 27 2010
OPINION : AGRIBUSINESS
Schizophrenia of agricultural policy
OPINION : AGRIBUSINESS : Schizophrenia of agricultural policy
Any discussion of GM crops must take place within the larger framework of the indispensable need to promote biodiversity and set up agricultural policies linked to this need, writes Sujatha Byravan.
1
Mar 26 2010
INNOVATION
Making silk looms spin faster
INNOVATION : Making silk looms spin faster
A young entrepreneur's new innovation promises to boost productivity and incomes in the weaving sector, and give a major fillip to an important industry in Assam. Ratna Bharali Talukdar reports.
Mar 22 2010
OPG POWER PLANT
Environment clearance: A sham again
OPG POWER PLANT : Environment clearance: A sham again
Want to build a power plant in an ecologically sensitive area? No problem. Just ask the ministry. Its permissions have become routine, and processes are merely paperwork to facilitate the outcome. Kanchi Kohli reports.
Mar 17 2010
OPINION
#
Institutional order and disorder
We should profitably contrast the flexible chaos of our institutions with the iron order of the west. The management of diversity requires a sensible mix of order and chaos, writes Rajesh Kasturirangan.
2
Mar 15 2010
ART AS THERAPY
A ray of dancing light
ART AS THERAPY : A ray of dancing light
Mental illness is an isolating experience which shuts off those affected from experiencing the fun and laughter of everyday life. Kolkata Sanved is working to change that, writes Shoma Chatterji.
Mar 15 2010
COMMUNITY HEALTH
#
Growing focus on palliative care
Kerala's palliative care movement shows health services can go well beyond the biomedical model of health and be seen as an affirmative act of living with dignity. Freny Manecksha reports.
Mar 15 2010
ART AS THERAPY
A ray of dancing light
ART AS THERAPY : A ray of dancing light
Mental illness is an isolating experience which shuts off those affected from experiencing the fun and laughter of everyday life. Kolkata Sanved is working to change that, writes Shoma Chatterji.
Mar 08 2010
STATE FINANCES
Untying the states
STATE FINANCES : Untying the states
States are demanding a higher share of tax revenue from the Centre, citing the need for development funds as well as flexibility in spending money according to local priorities. Sunil Jain reports.
1
Mar 06 2010
DEFENCE PURCHASES
The government versus the military
DEFENCE PURCHASES : The government versus the military
The armed services have given a long wishlist of material to be procured, but the Defence Minister is in no hurry to accommodate them. In the process, he's ruffling some feathers, writes Firdaus Ahmed.
Mar 06 2010
WOMEN/MEDIA
Countdown to better representation of women in media
WOMEN/MEDIA : Countdown to better representation of women in media
The world’s largest and longest-running longitudinal research and action initiative on gender in the news media released in New York on 2 March, where the 54th session of United Nations Commission on the Status of Women is currently on. Ammu Joseph summarises the findings.
Mar 04 2010
THE BUDGET
Yet another pro-farmer budget!
THE BUDGET : Yet another pro-farmer budget!
Maybe the pro-farmer claim was a typing error. This is a budget crafted for, and perhaps by, the corporate farmer and agribusiness, writes P Sainath.
4
Mar 04 2010
ENVIRONMENT/GOVERNANCE
#
Kerala going greener
Apart from its high literacy rate, richer natural resources, and green public consciousness, the Kerala Government's decision to go for a green budget this year makes this tiny southernmost state a model to look up to. Darryl D'Monte has more.
Mar 01 2010
MASS TRANSIT
The first true BRT in India
MASS TRANSIT : The first true BRT in India
A systems approach, which combines infrastructure, vehicles, operations, technologies and user education, has created a seamless implementation process for Ahmedabad's Janmarg, write Madhav Pai and Abhijit Lokre.
3
Mar 01 2010
POST KARNATAKA FLOODS RELIEF
No home to take them in
POST KARNATAKA FLOODS RELIEF : No home to take them in

Notwithstanding these hellholes called shelters, the state government has been going gung-ho about its ‘swift action’ to resettle the flood victims in North Karnataka. A visit to one such shed revealed the officials’ heartless rhetoric writes Savita Hiremath.

Feb 25 2010
OPINION
The knowledge economy and the knowledge society
OPINION : The knowledge economy and the knowledge society
The reasons for the decline of Indian academia are more complex than just the influence of IT, however significant that might be, writes Rajesh Kasturirangan.
4
Feb 25 2010
CHEMICAL-FREE FOOD
Organic veggies in my Inbox
CHEMICAL-FREE FOOD : Organic veggies in my Inbox
In operation now for more than two years, Gorus has a network of about 50 committed families as consumers and 25 farmers as suppliers, and growing steadily. Shripad Dharmadhikary reports.
1
Feb 24 2010
DISPLACED BY THE DAM
Penury and peril
DISPLACED BY THE DAM : Penury and peril
The stilled waters of the river that always sustained them have now become polluted. Yet, this muddy river is their only source of drinking water, bringing with it illness and disease. Neeta Deshpande's concluding article in this series on uprootment and survival in the Narmada valley.