Articles
May 01 2003
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Bhopal goes to Dow Chemical
Nityanand Jayaraman reports on the recent engagement of a delegation from Bhopal seeking justice in the United States.
May 01 2003
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Legislature and Judiciary: The balance
Pradeep K Baisakh traces the changes in the balance of power between our courts and lawmakers.
May 01 2003
E-waste crisis : Around the corner
: E-waste crisis : Around the corner
A recent report published by Toxics Link reviews the waste management situation that India has to deal with on the fast-widening information-technology highway.
May 01 2003
100 meters - the height of stealth
: 100 meters - the height of stealth
The Narmada Control Authority permits an increase in the dam's height while the SC is in recess, giving the court no opportunity to verify its directives.
Apr 01 2003
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Voting and the public good
Jayaprakash Narayan clarifies on the critical need for decentralization of political power by pointing out the linkage between voting and the public good.
Apr 01 2003
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Coping with the cruel summer
Careful planning, adequate budgeting and close cooperation of government and NGOs will be needed this summer in Barmer and nearby Thar desert areas of Rajasthan, says Bharat Dogra
Apr 01 2003
The promise of a different life
: The promise of a different life
Without the opportunity to empower themselves, hope for the nation's handicapped will remain just a four-letter word, says Ashwin Mahesh.
Apr 01 2003
The Great Betrayal : Indian Land Reforms
: The Great Betrayal : Indian Land Reforms
Venu Govindu reviews Siddharth Dube's Words Like Freedom : Memoirs of an Impoverished Indian Family 1947-1997
Apr 01 2003
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Wash your spinach, twice
Research finds evidence of heavy metal contamination of vegetables in Delhi.
Apr 01 2003
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No ordinary farm
On G S Gidde Gowda's farm outside Hassan, the theories of conventional farming take a backseat, while he applies a systematic preference for nature's own hand.
Apr 01 2003
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Fiscal deficits and decentralization - II
In the second in a series of two articles, Jayaprakash Narayan discusses on the connection between the fiscal crisis and decentralization of political power.
Apr 01 2003
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The road to starvation
Last year's poor monsoon is only the most proximate reason for the drought-related suffering; failures in many aspects of governance led inevitably to misery, say Manu Mathai and Ashwin Mahesh.
Apr 01 2003
Intelligent information
: Intelligent information
Shelter Associates uses Geographic Information Systems to study slums, and Maharashtra's municipal councils find new opportunities for civic improvement.
Apr 01 2003
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Kashmir after Nadimarg
Firdaus Ahmed on what India can do to avoid a repeat of Nadimarg.
Apr 01 2003
Marriage - A retail outlet
: Marriage - A retail outlet

Indra Chopra looks at the dowry custom cloaked within current-day marriages.

Apr 01 2003
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Interview : Ugly duckling to swan
T R Raghunandan is a hard hitting IAS officer managing Rural Development at the Government of Karnataka. In this interview to India Together, he talks about decentralization reforms and the challenges of winding down prevailing hierarchies in government.
Apr 01 2003
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Productivity of our public services
Fifth in a series of articles adapted from the book Holding the State to Account by Samuel Paul of the Public Affairs Center, Bangalore, the author looks at the low priority given to productivity as a factor for our ailing public services.
Apr 01 2003
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The Railway Women
West Bengal's rail hawkers are women of sheer grit and palpable passion says Sharmistha Choudhury.
Apr 01 2003
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The need for ethical debate
Direct Electro-Convulsive Therapy, banned in the west and some Indian states as a form of medical torture, is finding new advocates. Ethical psychiatrists must strongly disavow the practice, says Bhargavi Davar.
Apr 01 2003
Hunger, malnutrition, and the media
: Hunger, malnutrition, and the media
Lack of media concern for hunger and related issues makes it that much easier for the state to get away with doing nothing. An interview with Prof. Jean Dreze.