Andamanese tribes, languages die by Priscilla Jebaraj
Two unique languages disappear with death of last speakers When Boro died on Strait Island last November, Boa lost a…
Read MoreRehabilitation is nowhere near completion by Prafulla Das
KANDHAMAL: The administration, the Sal trees in the hills, vast stretches of barren fields and nondescript hamlets of this Orissa…
Read MoreAzad defends rural doctors’ scheme by Aarti Dhar
Defending the alternative model for undergraduate medical education to create a separate cadre of “rural doctors,” Union Health and Family…
Read MoreTeenage marriage of girls continues: study by KPM Basheer
CSES says almost all of them in northern districts Marriage below the age of 15 not reported Data show teenage…
Read MoreWith Boa die tribe & tongue by Tapas Chakraborty
Boa Senior had been lonely the last few years of her life. When she died last week, she was no…
Read MoreA methodology deeply flawed by Madhura Swaminathan
The poverty line that the Tendulkar Committee proposes depends on reduced calorie consumption, and fails to provide for reasonable household…
Read MoreBt brinjal in a pickle
The controversy generated by Bt brinjal, the first genetically modified (GM) food crop, has thrown up several important issues concerning…
Read MoreLabour law muddle by MJ Antony
When Gadchiroli Collector Atul Patne and his predecessor Niranjankumar Sudhanshu accept a special medal from Prime Minister Manmohan Singh tomorrow…
Read More‘Error on glacier damaged IPCC credibility’ by Hasan Suroor
R.K. Pachauri says he was not personally responsible for the mistake Insists it was an “isolated” mistake, “totally out of…
Read MoreWorkshop to discuss rural doctors’ cadre today by Aarti Dhar
Four-year course, including internship, proposed; it would be “institutional” in character The annual proposed intake for the course is 25…
Read MoreADB to fund climate change study in Northeast Asia
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is to carry out a comprehensive study on the economics of climate change in Northeast…
Read MoreGandhigiri: zero-rupee payments for zero corruption by Anupama Chandrasekaran
At the second-floor office of 5th Pillar, a three-year-old Chennai-based non-governmental organization (NGO), 40-year-old Vijay Anand vociferously evangelizes to a…
Read MoreGovt also erred on glacier claims by Jacob P Koshy
The State of Environment Report 2009, a report put out by the Union government that is meant to be an…
Read More2.5cr Scam Unearthed In JREDA
Ranchi: Another scam involving around Rs.2.5cr in Jharkhand Renewable Energy Department (JREDA) has been unearthed. The alleged scam amount has…
Read MoreWill Free Compulsory Education Possible In A Maoist Conflict Area? by Jyoti Sonia Dhan
The Child Right to Education Bill 2009 which was passed by Parliament in last August 2009, which speaks about the…
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