Articles
Nov 10 2009
SMALL TOWNS
Between a village and a town
SMALL TOWNS : Between a village and a town
Janjgir has a poor base to raise finances and is heavily dependent on fund transfers from the state government. There is little here that would qualify this as a town, writes Kalpana Sharma.
1
Nov 08 2009
WATER
In Palakkad, ‘rain pond’ to the rescue
WATER : In Palakkad, ‘rain pond’ to the rescue
This dairy in Palakkad, Kerala spent over Rs.2 lakhs buying water from outside in 2008, since borewell yields were insufficient. This year they will spend nearly eight-nine times less, because of a rain pond. Shree Padre has more.
3
Nov 07 2009
DISPLACED BY THE DAM
Making ends meet
DISPLACED BY THE DAM : Making ends meet
In the shadow of the Narmada dam, those displaced by the canal once hoped that its water would irrigate their fields. Little did they know how their lives would turn out. Neeta Deshpande reports.
1
Nov 06 2009
GM CROPS
Genetic Modification: Where is the science?
GM CROPS : Genetic Modification: Where is the science?

The debate in GM plants is deeply suffused by vested interests. In addition to impeding research, companies also exert their influence on review and approval, writes Sujatha Byravan.

3
Nov 03 2009
NOBEL FOR LIN OSTROM
Are Indian policy makers listening?
NOBEL FOR LIN OSTROM : Are Indian policy makers listening?
Popular ideas of development and management of common resources should be revisited in light of this year's Economics Nobel Prize, given to Prof. Elinor Ostrom, writes Prakash Kashwan.
4
Nov 01 2009
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
Varanasi weavers get GI protection
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY : Varanasi weavers get GI protection
The country's latest Geographical Indication certificate offers some new hope - of putting the sheen and colour back in a vital piece of Indian heritage, and livelihoods linked to it. Puja Awasthi reports.
3
Oct 31 2009
OPINION
1984
OPINION : 1984
The continuous repetition of 1984 style violence also says something very unflattering about the man on the street, writes Rajesh Kasturirangan.
6
Oct 29 2009
MEDIA AND ELECTIONS
The medium, message and money
MEDIA AND ELECTIONS : The medium, message and money
The Assembly elections saw the culture of 'coverage packages' explode across Maharashtra. In many cases, a candidate just had to pay for almost any coverage at all. P Sainath reports.
8
Oct 29 2009
BUNDELKHAND
Living with drought
BUNDELKHAND : Living with drought
The rains may have failed Bundelkhand but more than this it is the governments that have forsaken the people over the years. Kannan Kasturi reports.
3
Oct 28 2009
DALIT FIGHTBACK - VICTORY
A Kerala land struggle is 'settled', questions remain
DALIT FIGHTBACK - VICTORY : A Kerala land struggle is 'settled', questions remain
Over 1400 families who had started living on the rubber plantation of Harrisons & Crossfields -- the Chengara struggle -- will now get land in a deal brokered by the Chief Minister in the presence of the Leader of the Opposition. P N Venugopal takes stock.
Oct 26 2009
RURAL EDUCATION AND EMPLOYMENT
Poor parents pushing children into English schools
RURAL EDUCATION AND EMPLOYMENT : Poor parents pushing children into English schools

Recognising that government schools with their Tamil medium education do nothing to ensure a good career path or ensure employment, parents are stretching themselves to make the shift in rural Tamilnadu. Still, plenty of challenges remain reports Krithika Ramalingam.

3
Oct 26 2009
DISPLACED BY THE DAM
A legacy of loss
DISPLACED BY THE DAM : A legacy of loss
It is not only those whose villages have been submerged who have suffered, but hundreds of families have lost land to the building of Sardar Sarovar itself. Neeta Deshpande reports.
1
Oct 25 2009
GLOBAL CLIMATE
Need to strengthen climate diplomacy
GLOBAL CLIMATE : Need to strengthen climate diplomacy
India is well on its way to a low-carbon economic future, but its global image suffers because we lack the public discourse to bolster our argument, unlike China and the Western countries, writes Darryl D'Monte.
4
Oct 22 2009
DISPLACED BY THE DAM
Living on the edge
DISPLACED BY THE DAM : Living on the edge
In the shadow of India's most controversial dam, men and women struggle to live with dignity. The first in a series on uprootment and survival in the Narmada valley by Neeta Deshpande.
5
Oct 21 2009
EYES ON THE FORESTS
A miner's shortcut to green clearance goes awry
EYES ON THE FORESTS : A miner's shortcut to green clearance goes awry
A Jindal group-Government of Tamilnadu firm attempted to get forest clearance for mining in the Eastern Ghats forests of TN. Both the Ministry of Environment and a Supreme Court monitoring committee rejected clearance. Kanchi Kohli has more.
1
Oct 20 2009
RIVER BASIN STUDIES
The 'power' to protect rivers
RIVER BASIN STUDIES : The 'power' to protect rivers
The Electricity Act, 2003 requires each hydel project to be considered in light of other projects in the same river basin, but investigation of one project shows that this is not really enforced, writes Shripad Dharmadhikary.
Oct 15 2009
ANTI-NAXAL OPERATIONS
A job for an infantryman
ANTI-NAXAL OPERATIONS : A job for an infantryman
At best the central police and paramilitary can hold an area once it is taken back, but clearing it and handing it over to them can only be done by the Army, writes Firdaus Ahmed.
6
Oct 14 2009
ENVIRONMENT REGULATION
Study the impacts first!
ENVIRONMENT REGULATION : Study the impacts first!
The Delhi High Court rules that a proposed thermal power plant cannot come up unless its likely impact on the growth on alphonso mangoes is studied first. Kanchi Kohli reports.
2
Oct 13 2009
FILM REVIEW
Waiting, against all odds
FILM REVIEW : Waiting, against all odds
Hope Dies Last in War is a saga of individual and collective struggle, spanning three generations, to get back the men who remained as prisoners of war after the Indo-Pak conflict of 1971. Shoma Chatterji reviews the film.
Oct 10 2009
OPINION: SECULARISM
The beauty of compromise
OPINION: SECULARISM : The beauty of compromise
An excess of secularism may be as problematic as bigotry, whereas pragmatism is in salutary contrast to both of those, writes Ramachandra Guha.
14