Articles
Sep 26 2007
MEDIUM OF INSTRUCTION
Tripura promotes Kok-Borok in tribal schools
MEDIUM OF INSTRUCTION : Tripura promotes Kok-Borok in tribal schools
In 2005, the Education department of Tripura decided to give a push to Kok-Borok as a medium of instruction at the Junior Basic level to help tribal students learn in their mother tongue. Ratna Bharali Talukdar reports on the challenges as well as the gains from a strong focus on education in recent years in the state.
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Sep 25 2007
OPINION: US FARM BILL 2007
Protection at home, preaching abroad
OPINION: US FARM BILL 2007 : Protection at home, preaching abroad

In clear disregard for the ongoing multilateral negotiations, the United States is attempting to protect its already heavily fortified agriculture further. The House of Representatives passed the US Farm Bill 2007 in July, proposing 286 billion dollars of support for American farmers over the next five years. Devinder Sharma on the implications.

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Sep 23 2007
WATER HARVESTING
Upper catchment, gains in the plains
WATER HARVESTING : Upper catchment, gains in the plains
By building tanks to catch run-off in the higher reaches of the land, a Karnataka farmer reaps the benefit of a higher water table in the lower areas. In doing so, he remembers that this was the practice for a long time in this area, and he has simply recalled an old tradition. Shree Padre reports.
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Sep 22 2007
OPINION
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Concern over content and conduct
Must government regulate TV content? A Delhi-based TV channel's fraudulent sting operation has brought the recklessness of television journalism to the fore again. The government seems open to some self-regulation even as its own draft legislation sits on the back burner. But time is clearly running out for the broadcast industry, writes Ammu Joseph.
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Sep 20 2007
OPINION
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The Nagaland model for Kashmir
Pakistan, under pressure in the Global War on Terror (GWOT), has restrained its hand in the proxy war. By most accounts, Kashmir appears headed towards peace. This is the right juncture to approach the issue politically, both in its external and internal plane, says Firdaus Ahmed.
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Sep 18 2007
FARMER SUICIDES
When the one who dies is a woman
FARMER SUICIDES : When the one who dies is a woman
Are the pressures which make male farmers commit suicide the same for women farmers as well? Socially, legally, with respect to property rights, and given their family positions, women are placed in situations strikingly different from those of men. Aparna Pallavi reports.
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Sep 16 2007
POLICE REFORMS
State governments unwilling to relinquish control
POLICE REFORMS : State governments unwilling to relinquish control
The Supreme Court issued six directives in 2006 on bringing about police reforms in the states to make the police free from political interference and accountable to the citizens. Kathyayini Chamaraj analyses the state governments' responses and finds much amiss.
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Sep 16 2007
FREEDOM FIGHTERS
Nine decades of non-violence
FREEDOM FIGHTERS : Nine decades of non-violence
Countless rural Indians sacrificed much for India's freedom, to fade into oblivion later, seeking neither reward nor recognition. Gandhian Baji Mohammed, who has been active for 70 years in one or the other cause, is amongst the last of this dying tribe, writes P Sainath.
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Sep 14 2007
ALCOHOLISM
Illicit liquor brewing despair in Attappadi
ALCOHOLISM : Illicit liquor brewing despair in Attappadi
In Attapady block of Kerala's Palakkad district, illicit liquor is taking a heavy toll among the adviasis. Addiction to the brew has led to many deaths and suicides, even as a complacent and complicit administration looks on. M Suchitra reports.
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Sep 13 2007
GOVERNMENT
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Playing politics with floods
An indifferent political system, trading of charges between state and central governments, and the apathy of the Water Resources Department have together created and compounded the misery of floods in Bihar. When floods struck this year, all the measures collapsed like a house of cards, which again is not a new phenomenon, writes Dinesh Kumar Mishra.
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Sep 12 2007
UNACCOUNTABLE, UNPREDICTABLE
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The other side of the dam
With the damming of the rivers has come a great wave of unaccountable administration. Waters are held back without warning, and released without warning. In both cases, there is little time for the affected communities to react. Shripad Dharmadhikary writes.
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Sep 10 2007
OPINION
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Talking about harassment
The issue of sexual harassment is out in the open and is being discussed. It gives a chance to hundreds of women who have faced situations for which they thought there was no solution to come forward and share their experiences, writes Kalpana Sharma.
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Sep 08 2007
QURRATULAIN HYDER
Recording a woman's life
QURRATULAIN HYDER : Recording a woman's life

Qurratulain Hyder did tremendous justice to her craft by giving a powerful expression to the psychological, emotional and social concerns of women. Humayun Zafar Zaidi writes about the Jnanpith award-winning writer who recently passed away.
Sep 07 2007
WOMEN
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Fighting eve-teasing: rights and remedy
Irrespective of the dress they wear, or, their ages, their looks, their educational, professional and marital status, never mind the time or place, women in Kolkata and elsewhere are being subjected to all kinds of harassment, including eve-teasing. Shoma Chatterji peels the layers and exposes myths.
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Sep 06 2007
GLOBAL WARMING
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Alert to the implications of climate change
Even as the IPCC's latest assessment speaks of the need for technocratic solutions to the challenge of global warming, the United Nations Security Council has signalled that this will be an issue of importance to questions of political stability and peace too. Gopal Krishna reports.
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Sep 05 2007
VIDARBHA AGRI CRISIS
Life on credit, death in installments
VIDARBHA AGRI CRISIS : Life on credit, death in installments
Four years, three men, one family. The tragedy unleashed by the agrarian crisis on the family of Deshmukhs in Katyar village of Vidarbha isn’t vanishing. Jaideep Hardikar reports.
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Sep 04 2007
EDUCATING HARD-TO-REACH CHILDREN
For street children, a pot-holed path to learning
EDUCATING HARD-TO-REACH CHILDREN : For street children, a pot-holed path to learning
On the streets in Guwahati, there are thousands of children outside the reach of the normal schooling system. Many have run away from their homes, and most must work to make ends meet. Ratna Bharali Talukdar reports on the challenges of bringing them into the mainstream.
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Sep 03 2007
RESEARCH
Laureates meet: reminder to shackled Indian sciences
RESEARCH : Laureates meet: reminder to shackled Indian sciences

In July, 18 Nobel laureates met with over 500 young scientists from around the world in Germany. India sent 22 researchers. The meeting threw up many questions pertaining to the practice of scientific research in India. Varupi Jain has more.

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Sep 01 2007
CMS Vatavaran 2007
: CMS Vatavaran 2007
India's only environment and widlife film festival will be held this year from 12 to 16 September in the capital. This year, the theme is 'climate change', focusing on the impacts on water, agriculture, health and other areas due to our changing climate.
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Aug 31 2007
ACCESS TO CREDIT
Empty fields stare at farm widows
ACCESS TO CREDIT : Empty fields stare at farm widows
In Vidarbha, widowed women farmers have been hit hard by lack of viable farm credit. Quite a lot of women find themselves unable to carry out farm work in the absence of credit. Caught between fear and despair, their options are limited. Aparna Pallavi reports.
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