Allegations have been made repeatedly that the penal code's protection against
matrimonial cruelty is often abused by women.
But no evidence is given to support this claim, says
Bikram Jeet Batra.
Jacob John
reviews Of Master Plans, Laws and Illegalities in an Era of Transition, a report prepared by the Alternate Law Forum for the Bangalore Development Authority.
J&K's Permanent Resident (Disqualification) Bill 2004 is now in cold storage, but Mehbooba Mufti and other Kashmiri women appear to have opted for the future character of their State, than their own rights, says
Kalpana Sharma.
Subramaniam Vincent
profiles eGovernments Foundation's partnership with Karnataka to create
better property-tracking systems, and notes the early gains for the state.
Once among the most productive agrarian economies in the country, this region of Thanjavur district is now reeling.
Lalitha Sridhar reports on the situation and implications.
Women must be encouraged to
speak up, express their own truths and create solidarity networks. Only then
will things change, says
Deepti Priya Mehrotra.
As an alternative to incineration that is known to produce toxic pollutants like dioxins, India is leaning towards pyrolysis for disposal of medical waste. Ratna Singh of New Delhi based Toxics Link on the implications.
Why exactly do we need to link our rivers?
Jayanta Bandyopadhyay and Shama Perveen
of
IIM Kolkata present a sweeping analysis of some important justifications on which the
Interlinking project stands.
Why exactly do we need to link our rivers?
Jayanta Bandyopadhyay and Shama Perveen
of
IIM Kolkata present a sweeping analysis of some important justifications on which the
Interlinking project stands.
