The idea behind the MP Local Area Development (MPLAD) Scheme is that since our MPs are people’s representatives and are…

Civil society” is a very loaded term. First of all, it implies that all those that are not part of…

Bhaskar Dutta’s recent article on this page confirms the new trends in educational planning since Kapil Sibal took charge. Action…

The BBC’s Chris Morris travels to the main source of the Ganges river to find out why the glaciers are…

Civil society’s demand to appoint Kiran Bedi as the next Chief Information Commissioner has started an interesting debate. It has…

A known enemy might be better than over-zealous friends. The high-pressure campaign by civil society activists for the candidature of…

There is a growing chorus of views – representing some very influential writers in India and elsewhere – in favour…

The Special Public Distribution System, covering the supply of commodities such as toor dhal, urid dhal and palmolein, is being…

In a clear message to Maoists, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said on Wednesday that no sustained economic activity is possible…

In a dramatic turn in the Ambani brothers’ gas dispute case, Justice R V Raveendran, a senior Supreme Court judge…

That the economies of Asia, in particular China, India and Australia, are responsible for whatever growth is currently taking place…

Privatisation is no panacea when it comes to education. Nor can high-cost intervention at the tertiary stage produce quality talent.…

BARSUR, India — At the edge of the Indravati River, hundreds of miles from the nearest international border, India effectively…

The plight of the hungry in developing countries is needlessly aggravated by farmers losing up to half of their crops…

The family of a kidney patient on Tuesday alleged that he died as their vehicle failed to reach the emergency…