Articles
Jan 01 2004
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A failure of ethics and legislation
The Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act must be modified to ensure that women are protected against coercive and sex-selective abortions, says Pavan Nair.
Jan 01 2004
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This irony beacons hope

The slaughter of daughters in India may not continue forever; just by virtue of being scarce, girls will be desired again says Dilip D'Souza.

Jan 01 2004
Undermining a fine system?
: Undermining a fine system?
The shift in the Central Government’s policy regarding the pricing and allocation of foodgrains has severely impacted Kerala’s Public Distribution System, which had for long been hailed as a fine model in the country. M Suchitra reports.
Jan 01 2004
35 acres, organic and profitable
: 35 acres, organic and profitable
Anitha Pailoor profiles a large landholding family farm in Karnataka's Hassan district that switched from chemical farming to organic in the mid-nineties.
Jan 01 2004
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The last mile
The India Together editorial.
Jan 01 2004
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Groundswell of support for mid-day meal scheme
The Supreme Court and the overwhelming majority of academics and NGOs believe in it. A growing number of poor parents have emerged as a pressure group for this programme, report Kalpana Parikh & Summiya Yasmeen.
Jan 01 2004
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A PIL for better regulation
A New Delhi based non-profit organization has filed a public interest litigation in the Supreme Court against commercialisation of GM crops until a sound regulatory and monitoring system is put in place.
Jan 01 2004
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Chief of Defense : Implications
While the argument for building in efficiency in the system appears to have some substance, the appointment of a CDS will impact other domestic sectors that rely as much on national resources says Firdaus Ahmed.
Jan 01 2004
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Economic rights as human rights
Krishna Rupanagunta urges a determined beginning to counting the true costs of hardship in labour.
Jan 01 2004
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Readers and the media
It is not always the people vs. the state or the press vs. the state but sometimes also the people vs. the media, says Dasu Krishnamoorty.
Jan 01 2004
Begging for change
: Begging for change
Administrators must work with service organizations to tackle the problems leading up to the symptom. Varupi Jain reports on those seeking alms on Delhi's streets.
Jan 01 2004
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A tale of two trains
More men must see violence against women as their issue too, says Abhijit Das.
Jan 01 2004
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Nothing much to feel good about
The negative terms of trade against agriculture have to be turned around if the country is keen to emerge from the hunger and poverty trap, says Devinder Sharma.
Q&A on the Minimum Support Pricing policy
Jan 01 2004
The people's astronomer
: The people's astronomer
Rasika Dhavse profiles the Pune-based Inter-University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics (IUCAA).
Jan 01 2004
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The Chandraprabhu raingun success
Paul Basil of the Chennai based Rural Innovations Network (RIN) on the story of an irrigation invention that promises many benefits to farmers.
Dec 01 2003
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Men and rape prevention
Men who think of themselves as allies and supporters of women need to break the culture of silence that surrounds rape, says Radhika Chopra.
Dec 01 2003
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Busy exploiting hunger
Around the developed world, GM crops are discredited, but in India, under the emotional tag of 'eradicating hunger', the industry is having a free run, says Devinder Sharma.
Dec 01 2003
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Looking back, looking forward
Geeta Seshu recalls the women of 2003, whose lives offered hope for improved rights tomorrow, and also reminded us of the failures we live with today.
Dec 01 2003
This journalism is about growing
: This journalism is about growing
Shree Padre delves into the details of a unique, successful experiment of self-help farm journalism.
Dec 01 2003
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Parivartan, here to stay?
This Delhi non-profit's initial success in effective enforcement of Delhi’s Right to Information Act has woken up the establishment just as much as it has informed citizens, reports Varupi Jain.