Articles
Aug 01 2003
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A cultural deficit
The shortage of girls is more than a sociological concern; it demands that we change the mindset of doctors and clients to create a socio-cultural milieu that is conducive for the girl child’s survival, says Dr. Vibhuti Patel.
Aug 01 2003
Salaam, Dilli!
: Salaam, Dilli!
Drawing inspiration from an acclaimed film, a Delhi trust brings hope and opportunities to street children. Varupi Jain reports.
Aug 01 2003
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Can local democracy be enforced?
With the government making hollow promises that don't actually deliver local government, should citizens turn to demanding it as a right, asks Videh Upadhyay.
Aug 01 2003
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Disquiet before Cancun
The anger against the multilateral trade regime is pushing developed countries on the defensive before the forthcoming WTO Ministerial, says Devinder Sharma.
Aug 01 2003
Potato farming and innovation
: Potato farming and innovation
Despite lack of support from policy-makers, potato farmers continue to deploy indigenously developed production and storage techniques, says Virendar Khatana.
Aug 01 2003
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Are people a problem?
Unworkable policies conjured up in the guise of 'necessity' and 'national interest' merely perpetuate the discrimination women and girls endure, says Kalpana Sharma.
Aug 01 2003
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Saviour of the hassled commuter
Rasika Dhavse summaries a study on bus transport systems from India's Auto Fuel Policy report of 2002.
Aug 01 2003
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Making space for her in litigation
Confronting the history or failed justice for women in rural courts, a legal resource organisation sets up a training and fellowship program for women lawyers in small-town Maharashtra.
Aug 01 2003
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"Report processes, not events"
An Uttar Pradesh district's local functionaries feel the grassroots media's reporting of development needs deepening. A two-part series by The Hoot.org.
Aug 01 2003
Girls get going
: Girls get going
A livelihoods and savings programme in the slums of Allahabad doubles as a safe environment for adolescent girls to learn about reproductive health. Rrishi Raote reports.
Aug 01 2003
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Seek and hide
Another ongoing story on the pressure being created by citizens using the Right to Information Act in Delhi, this time on the Public Distribution System's (PDS) ration shops.
Aug 01 2003
Unmapped, yet visited
: Unmapped, yet visited
Varupi Jain sums up the threats to and opportunites for the development of Delhi's Pahar Ganj.
Aug 01 2003
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Man and cow - a new equality of species
The concerns of Third World citizens have been routinely overlooked - until now, i.e., as technologies developed for animals are conveniently passed off as adequate for the world's poor as well, says Devinder Sharma.
Aug 01 2003
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Mineral sand coast under threat
A recent Kerala government proposal for sand mining in Kerala's Alappuzha district has come under scrutiny from several quarters. Sreedevi Jacob reports.
Aug 01 2003
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Warning: Monopoly Media
With the news increasingly slanted towards the rich, public health takes a back-seat while the concerns of the few are overblown. SARS is the first of many signs in the media of this disparity, says P Sainath.
Aug 01 2003
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Micro media, minimal impact
Do district level and local media play a critical role in development journalism? In a two-part series The Hoot.org takes a closer look at Mirzapur's media.
Aug 01 2003
CENSORSHIP
The guarded tongue
CENSORSHIP : The guarded tongue

A workshop to explore the struggles of women writers brings to light the similar threads of censorship that run through many languages.

Aug 01 2003
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Must remain 'unfinished’
Firdaus Ahmed provides insights from the subcontinent's brush with 'war' last year -- Operation Parakram.
Aug 01 2003
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The matter of relief

Without the right kind of thinking, relief for victims of disasters may actually hurt more than help says Dilip D'Souza.

Aug 01 2003
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SC checking food crisis
Focussed monitoring of the implementation of the Supreme Court's May 2003 directives on the Right-to-food litigation is beginning to pay off, say the campaigners.