Women and Democracy in India by Nancy Folbre
Democracy is, everywhere, a work in progress. Like many other countries, India has imposed electoral quotas to improve the political…
Read MoreOpposition: Copenhagen Accord not good for India
The Opposition has slammed the government over the Copenhagen Accord, saying the document betrays developing nations, and has compromised India’s…
Read MoreNo guarantees for work in Melghat by Meena Menon
It was a night out under the stars. These were not city slickers but a group of villagers from Salona.…
Read MoreWord scan on climate deal by GS Mudur
How much ground India conceded at the climate summit will depend on which of two sets of words packed in…
Read MoreFor India and China, a Climate Clash With Their Own Destiny by By Anand Giridharadas
Imagine that the climate summit conference in Copenhagen this weekend was not a gathering of nations. Imagine a gathering of…
Read MoreIndia’s wettest place ‘lacks water’ by Subir Bhaumik
Once the world’s wettest places, Cherrapunji is getting up to 20% less rain every year – and is suffering water…
Read MoreState to have women SHOs soon by G Anand
The police to become more accessible to vulnerable sections of society 4,000 domestic violence cases reported in 2008 PSC to…
Read MoreDecade of debt-fuelled boom and bust by Larry Elliott
Borrowing was both the shaky foundation of global growth and the cause of its collapse. It started with a bust…
Read MoreSocial Banditry by Ramachandra Guha
The novelist and critic, C.S. Lewis, said he had no time for those who thought that since they had read…
Read MoreFor molester police boss, 6 months
Nineteen years after he allegedly molested a 14-year-old tennis player who later committed suicide, former Haryana police chief S.P.S. Rathore…
Read MoreCops’ frame-up formula: Blood group A+B = AB by Smriti Singh
Is AB blood group a result of mixing blood group A with group B? At least some Delhi Police sleuths…
Read MoreRow over World Bank’s Kashmir clause
Finance minister Pranab Mukherjee has assured a delegation of J&K MPs that the government will oppose a disclaimer clause put…
Read More‘Consult’ means review? Govt will face House heat today by Amitabh Sinha
Having stitched together a climate deal at Copenhagen with a select group of countries, the government will have to do…
Read MoreDetailed code of conduct for judges in new Bill by Maneesh Chhibber
While finalising a new law to check corruption and increase accountability in the higher judiciary, the Union Law Ministry has…
Read MoreLearning from successes and failures by Amartya Sen
A report card from Pratichi Trust on the primary schooling scene in West Bengal Pratichi Trust (India) was established a…
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