Articles
Nov 01 2003
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Seven lakh voter entries corrected
In the run-up to the Rajasthan state elections, public audits of electoral rolls are beginning to payoff remarkably, says Nikhil Dey.
Nov 01 2003
Water: the privatization debate
Lalitha Sridhar presents two largely divergent points of view.
Nov 01 2003
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The base of the pyramid
So much in India seems out of control because local governments are not functioning well. A SYSTEM for citizen involvement needs to be in place, says Ramesh Ramanathan.
Nov 01 2003
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Stemming campus violence
Campuses across the country are reimposing law and order in an indication of new resolve to root out ragging and violence, especially against women students. Puja Rawat reports.
Nov 01 2003
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Civic unity amid political diversity
The India Together editorial.
Nov 01 2003
Urban poverty alleviation : Conclusion
Concluding article of the series from Urban Poverty Alleviation Initiatives in India : A General Assessment and a Particular Perspective (2002), a publication of the Ramanathan Foundation.
Nov 01 2003
A curious bond
Servicing the market borrowings of the Sardar Sarovar Nigam Ltd is a deadly game where the social sector expenditure of the state is held hostage. Himanshu Upadhyaya digs deeper.
Nov 01 2003
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Leading a horse to water
Does the IMF have a role to play in reducing poverty? Or is it part of the reason why many countries remain poor in the first place? A Bretton Woods Project report.
Nov 01 2003
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Noise and the law
Environmental jurisprudence is only slowly catching up to the physical and mental costs of noise pollution in urban areas. Sairam Bhat surveys the landscape.
Oct 01 2003
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Living in truth : hope in Koinpur
Dilip D'Souza on how unglamorous measures have begun to pay off for the Saora people in Orissa.
Oct 01 2003
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Interview : An Indian press
M P Veerendrakumar is a staunch opponent of FDI. He predicts that the new deals signed in the Indian media will hit small and medium newspapers and open the floodgates to foreign control.
Oct 01 2003
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Missing the security target
Increasing firepower is the answer to the wrong question; security doesn't come neatly defined in military terms alone, says Firdaus Ahmed.
Oct 01 2003
The road to destruction
An arterial that cuts through the lands of the Andaman's ancient tribes has brought them to the brink of extinction. Related article: Troubled Islands
Oct 01 2003
Two children, countless wrongs
Simply suspending the human rights of poor women cannot improve a suddenly over-anxious system. Abhijit Das warns against adopting reactionary population policies, and urges more investment in health instead.
Oct 01 2003
By choice and circumstance
Uma Chakravarty turns the pages of Deepti Priya Mehrotra's stories of single mothers.
Oct 01 2003
Kali polluter held accountable
Karnataka's West Coast Paper Mill had to deal with much more than shareholders on the day of its recent Annual General Meeting.
Oct 01 2003
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No children on the farm
Following allegations of wide-spread child labour in their business activities, foreign and Indian agri-business firms pledge to reform themselves. An update from The India Committe of the Netherlands.
Oct 01 2003
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No GM please, we are British
Multinationals producing genetically modified foods attempt to force open Third World markets, even as consumers in the wealthier countries reject the risky science behind their products, says Devinder Sharma.
Oct 01 2003
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Interlinking? No, thanks
The Kerala assembly issues a thumbs-down on plans to divert water away from the state, catching the Ministry of Water Resources off-guard.
Oct 01 2003
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At home, at work
Subramaniam Vincent recounts his experiences on paying living wages for domestic labour, even as benefits for unorganized sector workers are beginning to appear on the radar screen of governments in India.