Articles
Dec 09 2008
COMMUNITIES AND POACHING
A notorious coexistence gone wrong
COMMUNITIES AND POACHING : A notorious coexistence gone wrong
The tribal is invariably the crucial link in the poacher’s grisly chain in Indian forests. Their alienation has directly placed India’s precious wildlife and biodiversity under threat. Malini Shankar has more.
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Dec 07 2008
AFTER THE ATTACKS
An indirect response to terror
AFTER THE ATTACKS : An indirect response to terror
What India does or does not do is critical to the two power centers in Pakistan. The triumph of democratic forces there cannot be done without such Indian help, writes Firdaus Ahmed.
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Dec 05 2008
MUMBAI TERROR ATTACKS
All asleep on the western seaboard
MUMBAI TERROR ATTACKS : All asleep on the western seaboard
The primary role of the navy is the protection of the seaboards. Having been shown up by the recent failure, the security establishment now has to get the strategy right, says Pavan Nair.
Dec 04 2008
A DIFFERENT KIND OF BANK
Dispensing clothes, not cash
A DIFFERENT KIND OF BANK : Dispensing clothes, not cash
Xavier's Foundation in Guwahati has come up with the idea of establishing a Clothes Bank for the poor. It estimates that up to 3 million people may have need for its clothes. Ratna Bharali Talukdar reports.
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Dec 02 2008
HARVESTING
Put in the water, take out the guarantee
HARVESTING : Put in the water, take out the guarantee
Earlier, this tank was providing water for 600 trees only. Now 2000 trees are being irrigated from the tank itself for four months. Shree Padre as another success story, this one from southwestern Karnataka.
Dec 01 2008
MUMBAI TERROR ATTACKS
Will it be different this time?
MUMBAI TERROR ATTACKS : Will it be different this time?
Should we believe the promises politicians make to us this time around? Whatever it is you want the government to do about terrorism, begin by asking who will do it, and how. The India Together editorial on the Mumbai terror attacks.
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Nov 26 2008
AIRPORT/CARGO HUB FALLOUT
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Nagpur's land party: risky, unregulated
What the developer gives against the money is just a token receipt – no land title or legal holding deed. And you are supposed to be owner of one of the plots! But where is the land located? Jaideep Hardikar has more.
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Nov 26 2008
NAGPUR AIRPORT HUB FALLOUT
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Selling thick and fast: land and dreams
A hillock along this layout is blissfully peaceful. In that sense, the place is perhaps akin to heaven, indeed. But electricity, water and roads? Well.... Jaideep Hardikar has more.
Nov 26 2008
NAGPUR LAND PRICE HIKE
Lured to sell, driven to buy
NAGPUR LAND PRICE HIKE : Lured to sell, driven to buy
Land rate has soared to staggering Rs.1-5 crores per acre on the outskirts of Nagpur, driven by the hype created by the proposed Multi-Modal International Hub and Airport at Nagpur project and the adjoining Special Economic Zone. Jaideep Hardikar has more.
Nov 25 2008
STREET VENDORS
Faceless citizens
STREET VENDORS : Faceless citizens
While the economy has strangled the livelihood of North Indian vendors in Mumbai, a politician has muffled their voice. And the media and policymakers are looking the other way, writes Kalpana Sharma.
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Nov 24 2008
CONSERVATION
Legalising coastal destruction
CONSERVATION : Legalising coastal destruction
Fishermen oppose a new notification by the Environment Ministry that would open up the coast to industrial development. Their state governments agree, but the Centre and the World Bank are pushing ahead nonetheless. Kanchi Kohli reports.
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Nov 24 2008
TRADE IN AGRICULTURE
Outsourcing food production
TRADE IN AGRICULTURE : Outsourcing food production
As food prices rise around the world, the political economy of food is being rewritten, with countries and companies moving to acquire large tracts of farmland around the world to secure their interests, notes Devinder Sharma.
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Nov 23 2008
OPINION: POLITICIANS
Who fits the bill?
OPINION: POLITICIANS : Who fits the bill?
Are there, can there be, Obama-like figures in Indian politics? Ramachandra Guha says Indian political history certainly includes one such person, and one of the modern netas too might be of similar mould.
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Nov 21 2008
U S AUTOMOBILE INDUSTRY
The Jurassic auto and idea park
U S AUTOMOBILE INDUSTRY : The Jurassic auto and idea park
The U.S. auto giants are an example of how things work in the age of unbridled corporate power. Of how the collapse of restraint on that power fractures economy and society, writes P Sainath.
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Nov 20 2008
OPINION
How deep is the rot?
OPINION : How deep is the rot?
If Lt. Col. Purohit's activities are only one instance of something wider, then the Army has a real problem - namely, the penetration of majoritarian religious ideology into the historically secular defence forces, writes Firdaus Ahmed.
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Nov 18 2008
OPINION
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Democracy as vaccine
Just as democracy prevents famines without addressing everyday food scarcity, does it prevent horrendous violence while accepting and even abetting smaller acts of violence, wonders Rajesh Kasturirangan.
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Nov 16 2008
SOCIETY
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Securing live-in relationships
The Maharashtra government recently approved a proposal where a woman in a live-in relationship for a "reasonable period" of time would get the status of a "wife". Ramesh Menon has more.
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Nov 16 2008
PRS LEGISLATIVE BRIEF
One-third of the lawmakers
PRS LEGISLATIVE BRIEF : One-third of the lawmakers
After decades of delay and debate, are political parties finally about to enact higher representation for women in the legislatures? Kaushiki Sanyal presents a legislative brief on the proposed Constitutional Amendment.
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Nov 15 2008
MEDIA/CHILDREN
Teen journalists make their own newspaper
MEDIA/CHILDREN : Teen journalists make their own newspaper
These kids can hold their own on sensationalism in the media. Why? Inspired by Mahatma Gandhi's vision of journalism, they help put together a newspaper called The Yamuna. Shobha S V has more.
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Nov 14 2008
SMOKING BAN
Clamping down on second-hand smoke
SMOKING BAN : Clamping down on second-hand smoke
A clear focus on protecting the interests of non-smokers has led to worldwide efforts to ban smoking in all public places, and strongly curtail any exceptions. India too has joined this trend, writes Ramesh Menon.