Articles
Jun 04 2009
WILDLIFE TRADE
By the skin of their teeth
WILDLIFE TRADE : By the skin of their teeth
The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species governs living animals and plants, and also the tusks and skins of dead animals. India has two such items. Darryl D'Monte reports.
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Jun 04 2009
WILDLIFE CRIME
Lion poacher nabbed, awaits trial
WILDLIFE CRIME : Lion poacher nabbed, awaits trial

Mintar Singh, leader of a gang of lion poachers, was finally nabbed last month in MP. 36 of his accomplices were already convicted two years back. Malini Shankar has more.

Jun 03 2009
SMALL TOWNS
Sehore: Once vibrant, now in disarray
SMALL TOWNS : Sehore: Once vibrant, now in disarray
Twenty years ago Sehore was a very livable town. It had a beautiful microclimate and was surrounded by forests and water bodies that never dried up. Today it is becoming a village again, finds Kalpana Sharma.
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Jun 02 2009
GODAVARI WATER PROJECTS
The empire flows again
GODAVARI WATER PROJECTS : The empire flows again
The second coming of the Congress government in Andhra Pradesh thus has opened the doors for total private control of Godavari waters. Sir Arthur Cotton's legacy is likely to continue without critical examination, writes R Uma Maheshwari.
Jun 01 2009
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Noon meals and schemes not helping TN children
Krithika Ramalingam
May 31 2009
ORNAMENTAL FISH
Fishy, with lots of money
ORNAMENTAL FISH : Fishy, with lots of money
Assam is blessed with more than 150 indigenous ornamental fish species, and these are found in abundance in its natural waters. Now, the government is trying to organise the market for these, and promote new businesses. Ratna Bharali Talukdar reports.
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May 30 2009
DEMOCRACY IN ACTION
Elections 2009: A grand success
DEMOCRACY IN ACTION : Elections 2009: A grand success
The current national elections have set high standards in management, organization, transparency and fair selection of people's representatives. Now, the chosen representatives must understand that people have voted for governance, writes Arvind Verma.
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May 27 2009
FINANCIAL SECURITY
Inflation: perception and reality
FINANCIAL SECURITY : Inflation: perception and reality
There is an urgent need for reliable and transparent consumer price indices that covers the large majority of Indian families, from the poorest upwards. Kannan Kasturi reports.
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May 23 2009
RARE RESULTS, RARER OFFICER
Nagas revere this bureaucrat from the mainland
RARE RESULTS, RARER OFFICER : Nagas revere this bureaucrat from the mainland
In the recent history of development in India, examples of interconnected success -- in local autonomy, forest rejuvenation and agriculture -- such as this, are rare. For Nagaland, it all started under the stewardship of Achyut Madhav Gokhale. Surekha Sule has it all.
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May 21 2009
SOCIETY / VIOLENCE
There was a Queen
SOCIETY / VIOLENCE : There was a Queen
While documenting the plight and pluck of women, the film captures the everyday lives of young girls and women whose lives could be trapped in a no-exit situation at any moment, without dramatizing this, writes Shoma Chatterji.
May 18 2009
SWINE FLU
As healthy as a pig-sty
SWINE FLU : As healthy as a pig-sty
Animal farming practices that pay little heed to the welfare of domestic animals invariably lead to public health threats for humans. Swine flu is simply the most recent reminder of this, writes Darryl D'Monte.
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May 16 2009
ELECTIONS AND SOCIETY
Where are tribal women in Indian politics?
ELECTIONS AND SOCIETY : Where are tribal women in Indian politics?
Underneath the gloss of the UPA victory on 16 May lies a sober reality. Around the country, adivasi women are known for their leadership qualities, and yet, they do not get equal opportunities to contest elections, finds Manipadma Jena.
May 14 2009
ELECTIONS AND SOCIETY
Mayawati: A Dalit's daughter strides towards Delhi
ELECTIONS AND SOCIETY : Mayawati: A Dalit's daughter strides towards Delhi
While Mayawati's projects to build parks and statues have drawn derision in the drawing rooms of the stately homes in the country, the people at her rallies are in awe of her. Her work is Dalit power, they feel and will make her immortal. Kulsum Mustafa has more.
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May 12 2009
INDUSTRIAL ACCIDENT
Hot ash burns child to death
INDUSTRIAL ACCIDENT : Hot ash burns child to death
Illegal dumping of industrial waste around Raigarh takes the life of 7-year-old Twinkle Thakur, raising familiar troubling questions about the trajectory of 'development' in India. Kanchi Kohli reports.
May 12 2009
SECURITY AGENDA
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Inward lens for incoming government
The buzz on the global front should not distract us from pressing matters at home. This would also make our security agenda more human and less state-centric, writes Firdaus Ahmed.
May 10 2009
POLITICAL HISTORY
Its own greatest enemy
POLITICAL HISTORY : Its own greatest enemy
The Congress remains, at least in theory, the only national party. Were it to rid itself of control by a single family, it may once more begin to contribute constructively to the redemption of the idea of India, writes Ramachandra Guha.
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May 07 2009
SMALL TOWNS
Madhubani: The old and the new
SMALL TOWNS : Madhubani: The old and the new
The concrete road is a symbol of some development in this northern Bihar town, but it sits oddly with its surrounding landscape. The lack of jobs, the bane of many small towns, has affected Madhubani too, writes Kalpana Sharma.
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May 06 2009
HISTORY OF SCIENCE
The charkha and the naturalist
HISTORY OF SCIENCE : The charkha and the naturalist
Not only is the division between an outer world of 'things out there' and an inner world of 'thoughts and feelings' a false distinction rooted in a particular historical trajectory, it is also pernicious, writes Rajesh Kasturirangan.
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May 03 2009
WOMEN IN POLITICS
Many more Mayawatis
WOMEN IN POLITICS : Many more Mayawatis

They cannot compete with Mayawati, or Jayalalitha or Sonia Gandhi. But the new breed of women politicians springing up in India's small towns will become a political force to reckon with in the years to come, writes Kalpana Sharma.

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May 01 2009
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A Sri Lankan refugee provides refuge
Papri Sri Raman