Articles
Dec 12 2009
DISASTER RELIEF IN KARNATAKA
Everybody loves a good flood
DISASTER RELIEF IN KARNATAKA : Everybody loves a good flood

Sloppy and biased surveys of damaged houses and paltry compensation have made the flood victims in Koppal and Bellary districts run from pillar to post to get what is rightfully theirs, writes Savita Hiremath.

Dec 10 2009
MEDICINE
Predictive testing: A Pandora's box
MEDICINE : Predictive testing: A Pandora's box
Once a medical approach is accepted, its use tends to spread across the population and income groups. We therefore need to start preparing for the advance of personalised medicine, writes Sujatha Byravan
Dec 08 2009
SMALL TOWNS
Growing without a plan
SMALL TOWNS : Growing without a plan
Rajnandgaon's location along a national highway has helped it to grow. It is also not cash-strapped. But its problem is the absence of good governance, writes Kalpana Sharma.
Dec 06 2009
MEDIA AND ELECTIONS
The "era of Ashok" - a new era for 'news'?
MEDIA AND ELECTIONS : The "era of Ashok" - a new era for 'news'?
The huge mismatch between the Chief Minister's stated accounts and the dozens of full pages of 'news' will surely re-stoke the debate over what has now come to be called 'paid news,' writes P Sainath.
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Dec 06 2009
KARNATAKA: SECOND CRISIS AFTER FIRST
Devastated by floods, but drowned by corruption
KARNATAKA: SECOND CRISIS AFTER FIRST : Devastated by floods, but drowned by corruption

North Karnataka's flood victims feel that it was relatively easier to run away from raging waters than dealing now with a corrupt bureaucracy and eking out a livelihood fraught with imponderables. Savita Hiremath investigates.
Dec 06 2009
THE NUCLEAR ESTABLISHMENT
Our atom state
THE NUCLEAR ESTABLISHMENT : Our atom state
The atomic energy programme is an economic failure as well as an environmental disaster. Moreover, by its very functioning, the AEC has undermined the democratic ideals of the nation, writes Ramachandra Guha.
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Dec 03 2009
OPINION/TIGER CONSERVATION
India's tiger reserves are maternity wards
OPINION/TIGER CONSERVATION : India's tiger reserves are maternity wards
Both for vast array of species it shields and the sustainability of the ecosystems it inhabits, the tiger is the sentinel of the ecological destiny of the whole Indian subcontinent. Malini Shankar says tiger conservation is no longer a mere choice.
Dec 02 2009
POVERTY IN ORISSA
Starvation deaths continue, as officials demur
POVERTY IN ORISSA : Starvation deaths continue, as officials demur
BPL politics at the central level is skewed, and quotas are fixed for every state, regardless of the actual number of people who need to be protected. Pradeep Baisakh reports on one family's near-total loss.
Nov 30 2009
OPINION
The Indian mercantilist empire
OPINION : The Indian mercantilist empire
The pattern of development in India seems ominously like England in the nineteenth century. Are Indian companies the vanguard of a 21st century Indian imperialism, ask Rajesh Kasturirangan.
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Nov 29 2009
FILM REVIEW
A delightful celluloid recreation
FILM REVIEW : A delightful celluloid recreation
Harishchandrachi Factory is a wonderful account that traces the man who made history as much as the first film he made, marking a milestone forever. Shoma Chatterji reviews the film.
Nov 25 2009
DISPLACED BY THE DAM
The futility of hope
DISPLACED BY THE DAM : The futility of hope
When Madubhai first heard that a big dam 150 km away would control the waters of the river he revered, he didn't believe the news. He never knew that its waters would one day drown his little world. Neeta Deshpande reports.
Nov 25 2009
IMPHAL KILLINGS TRIGGER MASSIVE LOCKDOWN
Manipur schools closure: boycott enters third month
IMPHAL KILLINGS TRIGGER MASSIVE LOCKDOWN : Manipur schools closure: boycott enters third month
For over two months, young Manipuris have boycotted schools and colleges in the state. Two killings in broad daylight in Imphal, including one allegedly custodial, have resulted in the deadlock. Thingnam Anjulika Samom has more.
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Nov 25 2009
MELTING GLACIERS
Blundering into a Himalayan mistake
MELTING GLACIERS : Blundering into a Himalayan mistake
Are glaciers in the Himalayas retreating? India depends greatly on these water sources, and we should therefore be more cautious in assessing this risk, writes Darryl D'Monte.
Nov 23 2009
NEW FOCUS ON KASHMIR
Our view, their view, the world-view
NEW FOCUS ON KASHMIR : Our view, their view, the world-view
President Obama will raise the Kashmir issue during the PM's visit to the White House. The many views of the problem and its consequences will have to be balanced, writes Firdaus Ahmed
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Nov 21 2009
ENVIRONMENT/POLITICS
Kerala mangrove island under threat, cabinet divided
ENVIRONMENT/POLITICS : Kerala mangrove island under threat, cabinet divided
Kerala's biodiversity board has asked Chief Minister V S Achutanandan to reject single window clearance for the 'High Tech City' project at the exhilarating Valanthakad island in the backwaters outside Kochi. P N Venugopal reports.
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Nov 16 2009
RIGHT TO INFORMATION
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CIC: Jobs for the boys
Given the present method of appointment, our chances of getting independent and unbiased Information Commissioners are close to zero, writes Krishnaraj Rao.
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Nov 15 2009
OBITUARY
The honest leftist
OBITUARY : The honest leftist
K Balagopal refused to accept, from either State or Maoist, the justification of "a culture and mentality which celebrates power and use of force in society", writes Ramachandra Guha.
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Nov 14 2009
KARNATAKA RAINWATER HARVESTING/SCHOOLS
Where Suvarna Jala fails, schools leap ahead
KARNATAKA RAINWATER HARVESTING/SCHOOLS : Where Suvarna Jala fails, schools leap ahead
It's a classic headline: "Government-funded rainwater harvesting for public schools goes wrong, money wasted". However in one district, the tale is altogether different. Shree Padre records the positives and the lessons.
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Nov 14 2009
IPR AND BIODIVERSITY
Running wild with the BD Act
IPR AND BIODIVERSITY : Running wild with the BD Act
While the Biological Diversity Act is touted by the government as a conservation legislation, its application does not show much evidence of this intent. Kanchi Kohli reports.
Nov 12 2009
FILM REVIEW
The spoofs of Malegaon
FILM REVIEW : The spoofs of Malegaon
If there are differences between a documentary and a feature film, Faiza Khan's Supermen of Malegaon dispels them all. Shoma Chatterji reviews the film.