Articles
Jul 07 2009
BIODIVERSITY MANAGEMENT
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Expert panel giving conflicted IPR approvals
Many of the institutions or departments who have sent in applications for IPR consideration to the NBA are also represented on the committee which evaluates the applications, reports Kanchi Kohli.
Jul 06 2009
NATIONAL ID SCHEME
Your identification, please
NATIONAL ID SCHEME : Your identification, please

The proposed National ID should be a backbone upon which governance and economic development rest comfortably, rather than merely a tool for auditing schemes, writes Ashwin Mahesh.

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Jul 05 2009
SEALINK
The spirits of Mumbai's cars
SEALINK : The spirits of Mumbai's cars
Whether the Bandra-Worli sealink will reduce the travel time across the city remains to be seen. But it isn't doing anything to dampen the growing dependence of our cities on private transport, writes Darryl D'Monte.
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Jul 04 2009
OPINION: HIGHER EDUCATION
The chancellors' vice
OPINION: HIGHER EDUCATION : The chancellors' vice
The quality of teaching and research in Indian universities has rapidly declined. Surely this has something to do with the manner in which we appoint those at their helm, writes Ramachandra Guha.
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Jul 01 2009
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Media Policy: A citizens' wishlist for Ambika Soni
Ammu Joseph
Jun 30 2009
GOVERNMENTS AND SEZS
The great Goan land scam
GOVERNMENTS AND SEZS : The great Goan land scam

Goa's land allocation policy to SEZs has been indicted for massive irregularities by the Comptroller and Auditor General. The list of violations is more or less a case the fence eating the crop, finds out Himanshu Upadhyaya.

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Jun 27 2009
MONEY IN POLITICS
The Age of the aam crorepati
MONEY IN POLITICS : The Age of the aam crorepati
If you are worth Rs.50 million or more, you are 75 times more likely to win an election to the Lok Sabha than if you are worth under Rs.1 million. P Sainath does a different kind of electoral math.
Jun 25 2009
POLITICS
The importance of Hyderabad
POLITICS : The importance of Hyderabad
The best of India must stop running independent side-shows, and bring their energy and vision to well-constructed political spaces, and let this be their contribution to changing India, writes Surendra Srivastava.
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Jun 23 2009
OPINION: CITIES
Privatisation of behaviour
OPINION: CITIES : Privatisation of behaviour
Ritual culture is fundamentally incompatible with modern city life, but an alternative based on an implicit social contract has yet to emerge in India, writes Rajesh Kasturirangan.
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Jun 21 2009
TAMILNADU'S PARADOX
Alarming malnutrition pushing children out of school - II
TAMILNADU'S PARADOX : Alarming malnutrition pushing children out of school - II
NGOs have fared better than the government in tackling iron deficiency in poor children. Activists, policy analysts and funders want a convergence of various departments as opposed to boxing nutrition into the health-sector alone. Krithika Ramalingam completes her two-part inquiry.
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Jun 21 2009
TAMILNADU'S PARADOX
Alarming malnutrition pushing children out of school - I
TAMILNADU'S PARADOX : Alarming malnutrition pushing children out of school - I
Tamilnadu leads the country in nutritional interventions and yet has alarming levels of hunger in children. Research indicates that is a very likely cause of poor schooling achievement and drop-out rates, reports Krithika Ramalingam.
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Jun 20 2009
MILITARY STRATEGY
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Looking at China, missing Pakistan
New developments in India's nuclear posture vis-a-vis China inevitably impact the Pakistani nuclear program as well. We must recognise this implicit risk in our attempts at military parity with China, writes Firdaus Ahmed.
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Jun 18 2009
OPINION
Getting down to the governance business
OPINION : Getting down to the governance business
Winning the elections to the 15th Lok Sabha elections in India was easier than chalking down and executing what the new United Progressive Alliance has to do in terms of governance. Ramesh Menon looks at some of the challenges ahead.
Jun 17 2009
ENVIRONMENT POLLUTION
Awarded in haste, withheld
ENVIRONMENT POLLUTION : Awarded in haste, withheld
Over 170 organisations and individuals came together to highlight Vedanta's history of environmental irregularities to the Golden Peacock jury members, prompting a second look. Kanchi Kohli reports.
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Jun 16 2009
ENVIRONMENT REGULATION
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River basin studies: A half-hearted attempt
Impact assessment studies to understand the consequences of large dam projects have been de-linked from the actual implementation of the projects, thus diluting their value, writes Shripad Dharmadhikary.
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Jun 14 2009
WOMEN IN POLITICS
A law with flaws
WOMEN IN POLITICS : A law with flaws

If the government fails to take on board some of the constructive suggestions made on the draft Women's Reservation Bill, it might not serve the purpose for which it has been conceived, writes Kalpana Sharma.

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Jun 14 2009
CHILD ABUSE
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Calcutta HC steps in against corporal punishment
A division bench passed a series of orders last month while hearing a public interest litigation alleging that the West Bengal government had failed to enforce the ban against violence on children in schools. Shoma Chatterji reports.
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Jun 14 2009
OPINION: ELECTION RESULTS
Price of rice, price of power
OPINION: ELECTION RESULTS : Price of rice, price of power
Most governments that stressed welfarist measures gained in last month's elections. Food prices and cheap rice are crucial, though not the sole issues, notes P Sainath.
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Jun 12 2009
GOVERNANCE
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Questions of policy
Policy issues in the mainstream media tend to be about the economy. It is time that we pay closer attention to education, health, environment and foreign affairs, writes Ramachandra Guha.
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Jun 09 2009
TOXIC MIX OF CORRUPTION AND MILITANCY
In the cross fire between security and insurgency
TOXIC MIX OF CORRUPTION AND MILITANCY : In the cross fire between security and insurgency
Plenty of criticism has been levelled at excess use of force and abuse of human rights by the Army in Manipur. And yet, with much infighting and corruption, insurgents themselves have lost the moral high ground, writes Surekha Sule.
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