Articles
Jun 01 2003
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Save the vultures
Rahul Bedi says declining vulture numbers have triggered serious public health problems.
Jun 01 2003
The bus to Mumbai
: The bus to Mumbai

P Sainath joins migrants fleeing the desperate conditions in Mahbubnagar, seeking a meagre living in faraway places.
Jun 01 2003
Rs.180 crores to bury a river
: Rs.180 crores to bury a river
Leo Saldanha and Subramanya Sastry on the threats to the Kali River from pollution and sand mining and more recently a proposal to build the seventh dam across the river's last stretch.
Jun 01 2003
Strengthening communities - A biz model
: Strengthening communities - A biz model
The nults and bolts of local democracy lie in a community-government partnership. Ramesh Ramanathan proposes a business model.
Jun 01 2003
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The river linkages payoff
The lure of gigantism today is the prospect of large and easy kickbacks, says Prashant Bhushan.
Jun 01 2003
The wrong route out?
: The wrong route out?

The complex contractor-maistry system, the devastation of agriculture, an ineffective food-for-work programme, debt and debilitating mass migrions - these are an explosive mix. P Sainath continues his journey with the migrant exodus from Mahbubnagar.

Jun 01 2003
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From Pomato to Protato
Technology-only approaches to addressing the problems of 'hidden hunger' are missing the point completely, says Devinder Sharma.
Jun 01 2003
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Mountain Vox
Lalitha Sridhar reviews Voices from the Mountain, Oral Testimonies from Uttaranchal and Himachal Pradesh.
Jun 01 2003
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The Indian state : Founded on activism
Beginning a series of articles on Civil society and governance, Jayaprakash Narayan connects the dots that brought activism into the Indian state in 1947, the results of which we are feeling even today.
Jun 01 2003
A gruel-ing season
: A gruel-ing season
P Sainath reports on the serious problem of rural hunger in Andhra Pradesh, and the politics of free lunches.
Part II : Hi-tech, low nutrition
Jun 01 2003
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Eliminating hunger or the hungry?
While 'good' science has been given a quiet burial, the party for the biotechnology industry has just begun, writes Devinder Sharma.
Jun 01 2003
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Hyperactive state, governance crisis
Second a series of articles on civil society and governance, Jayaprakash Narayan describes the prevailing situation.
Jun 01 2003
Hitting dowry for a six
: Hitting dowry for a six

Kalpana Sharma looks at the implications of the Nisha Sharma episode for our society.

Jun 01 2003
Home truths on market fundamentalism
: Home truths on market fundamentalism
Venu Govindu reviews Globalization and its Discontents, by Joseph Stiglitz, the winner of the 2001 Nobel prize for economics.
Jun 01 2003
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No bill, no will
The difference between a nation that increases women's representation and one that doesn't is partly a difference of intent and determination, says Kalpana Sharma.
Jun 01 2003
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Understanding 'encroachment'
Videh Upadhyay urges the SC to take a comprehensive approach, protecting forests and those whose livelihood and culture are tied to nature.
Jun 01 2003
PROOF : The Citizen-Government bridge
: PROOF : The Citizen-Government bridge
Bangalore Municipality's fourth quarter results round up and other updates from the city' Public Records of Operations and Finance (PROOF) campaign.
Jun 01 2003
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Connecting for ability
Rasika Dhavse profiles the Disability Network
Jun 01 2003
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Contemptible, but true
The government proposes to permit truth as a valid defense in contempt-of-court cases, but prefers to leave it to judges to decide when it should be allowed.
Jun 01 2003
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Press Release: AID 5th Annual Conference
Volunteers for development find mutual encouragement, as well as learning, during the three-day event in Pittsburgh.