Archive

2009

215 articles

  1. India's missteps at Copenhagen

    Report · Climate · Environment · 31 December 2009

  2. Coal waste darkens the Kelo

    Report · Environment · Mining · Chhattisgarh · 31 December 2009

  3. Playing the victim

    Opinion · Society · 31 December 2009

  4. Criticism rising on Karnataka's Gundia project

    Report · Biodiversity · Energy · Karnataka · 25 December 2009

  5. Mass media: masses of money?

    Opinion · Elections · Media · Maharashtra · 25 December 2009

  6. It is shameful to misguide people

    Opinion · Elections · Media · Maharashtra · 25 December 2009

  7. The unkindest cut of all

    Report · Caste · Relief · Karnataka · 24 December 2009

  8. Acts of choice

    Opinion · Elections · 23 December 2009

  9. Social banditry

    Opinion · Society · 22 December 2009

  10. Much hullaballoo, little cause

    Opinion · National Security · 20 December 2009

  11. Equal compensation for equal loss

    Report · Displacement · Human Rights · Madhya Pradesh · 15 December 2009

  12. Delhi HC overturns environmental mockery

    Report · Environment · Environmental Regulation · 12 December 2009

  13. Everybody loves a good flood

    Report · Relief · Karnataka · 12 December 2009

  14. Predictive testing: A Pandora's box

    Opinion · Society · 10 December 2009

  15. Growing without a plan

    Opinion · Cities · Chhattisgarh · 8 December 2009

  16. The "era of Ashok" - a new era for 'news'?

    Opinion · Elections · Media · Maharashtra · 6 December 2009

  17. Our atom state

    Opinion · Energy · 6 December 2009

  18. Devastated by floods, but drowned by corruption

    Report · Public Funds · Relief · Karnataka · 6 December 2009

  19. India's tiger reserves are maternity wards

    Opinion · Environment · Wildlife · 3 December 2009

  20. Starvation deaths continue, as officials demur

    Report · Food Security · Poverty · Odisha · 2 December 2009

  21. The Indian mercantilist empire

    Opinion · Society · 30 November 2009

  22. A delightful celluloid recreation

    Review · History · 29 November 2009

  23. Blundering into a Himalayan mistake

    Report · Climate · Environment · 25 November 2009

  24. Manipur schools closure: boycott enters third month

    Report · Education · Peace · Manipur · 25 November 2009

  25. The futility of hope

    Report · Displacement · Human Rights · Madhya Pradesh · 25 November 2009

  26. Our view, their view, the world-view

    Opinion · National Security · Jammu & Kashmir · 23 November 2009

  27. Kerala mangrove island under threat, cabinet divided

    Report · Biodiversity · Environment · Kerala · 21 November 2009

  28. CIC: Jobs for the boys

    Report · Right To Info · 16 November 2009

  29. The honest leftist

    Opinion · Society · Andhra Pradesh · 15 November 2009

  30. Running wild with the BD Act

    Report · Biodiversity · Environment · 14 November 2009

  31. Where Suvarna Jala fails, schools leap ahead

    Report · Environment · Water · Karnataka · 14 November 2009

  32. The spoofs of Malegaon

    Review · Society · 12 November 2009

  33. Between a village and a town

    Opinion · Cities · Chhattisgarh · 10 November 2009

  34. In Palakkad, ‘rain pond’ to the rescue

    Report · Environment · Water · Kerala · 8 November 2009

  35. Making ends meet

    Report · Displacement · Human Rights · Gujarat · 7 November 2009

  36. Genetic Modification: Where is the science?

    Report · Agriculture · GM Crops · 6 November 2009

  37. Are Indian policy makers listening?

    Opinion · Society · 3 November 2009

  38. Varanasi weavers get GI protection

    Report · Economy · Trade · Uttar Pradesh · 1 November 2009

  39. 1984

    Opinion · Society · 31 October 2009

  40. Living with drought

    Report · Poverty · Madhya Pradesh · 29 October 2009

  41. The medium, message and money

    Opinion · Elections · Media · Maharashtra · 29 October 2009

  42. A Kerala land struggle is 'settled', questions remain

    Report · Caste · Society · Kerala · 28 October 2009

  43. Poor parents pushing children into English schools

    Report · Education · Tamil Nadu · 26 October 2009

  44. A legacy of loss

    Report · Displacement · Human Rights · Gujarat · 26 October 2009

  45. Need to strengthen climate diplomacy

    Report · Climate · Energy · 25 October 2009

  46. Living on the edge

    Report · Displacement · Human Rights · Gujarat · 22 October 2009

  47. A miner's shortcut to green clearance goes awry

    Report · Environment · Forests · Tamil Nadu · 21 October 2009

  48. The 'power' to protect rivers

    Report · Energy · Environment · Kerala · 20 October 2009

  49. A job for an infantryman

    Opinion · National Security · 15 October 2009

  50. Study the impacts first!

    Report · Environment · Environmental Regulation · Maharashtra · 14 October 2009

  51. Waiting, against all odds

    Review · Human Rights · 13 October 2009

  52. The beauty of compromise

    Opinion · Society · 10 October 2009

  53. All fronts and no backs

    Opinion · Elections · Maharashtra · 10 October 2009

  54. The winter of our austerity

    Opinion · Elections · 10 October 2009

  55. A limited 'tribute' to an unlimited legacy

    Opinion · Society · 7 October 2009

  56. Emissions of the rich and famous

    Report · Climate · Environment · 4 October 2009

  57. Saved by the women

    Opinion · Cities · Women · Haryana · 1 October 2009

  58. Indian forests can support 20,000 tigers: experts

    Report · Environment · Wildlife · 30 September 2009

  59. Stories of development

    Opinion · Society · 30 September 2009

  60. Judges under scrutiny

    Report · Right To Info · 25 September 2009

  61. Righting the RTI

    Report · Right To Info · 24 September 2009

  62. The Borlaug I knew

    Opinion · Food Security · History · 23 September 2009

  63. Cheerleading, rather than critiquing

    Review · Media · 22 September 2009

  64. New sparkle in Assam's jewels

    Report · Economy · Assam · 21 September 2009

  65. Many bridges to cross for children in Krishnagiri

    Report · Education · Tamil Nadu · 16 September 2009

  66. Gas clouds over the government

    Report · Energy · Government · 14 September 2009

  67. Superpower fantasies

    Opinion · Society · 13 September 2009

  68. Farmers sour on sugar cane

    Report · Agribusiness · Agriculture · 11 September 2009

  69. e-Governance impact beginning to show

    Report · E-Govt · Government · Bihar · 10 September 2009

  70. The iron is hot

    Review · Environmental Hazards · 9 September 2009

  71. Maharashtra polls, Act II Scene I

    Opinion · Elections · Maharashtra · 7 September 2009

  72. The nuclear numbers game

    Opinion · National Security · 7 September 2009

  73. A public, private database

    Report · Human Rights · Justice System · 6 September 2009

  74. Where history and prejudice collide

    Opinion · Cities · Uttar Pradesh · 1 September 2009

  75. A medium in chains

    Review · Art · 31 August 2009

  76. Exempt, but not exempt

    Report · Environment · Environmental Regulation · Gujarat · 31 August 2009

  77. The Media and the Flu

    Opinion · Health · Media · 30 August 2009

  78. HIV and mental disorders

    Report · AIDS · Health · 30 August 2009

  79. The wrecking sand dunes of upper Assam

    Report · Energy · Environment · Assam · 30 August 2009

  80. In praise of conservatism

    Opinion · Society · 29 August 2009

  81. Red flags over green tribunal

    Report · Environment · Environmental Regulation · 29 August 2009

  82. Environment Report, 2009

    Review · Environment · Water · 25 August 2009

  83. The absent celebrant

    Opinion · History · 16 August 2009

  84. Wanted: A peace movement

    Opinion · National Security · Peace · 16 August 2009

  85. AP coastal crisis leaves fishermen marooned

    Report · Environment · Environmental Regulation · Andhra Pradesh · 15 August 2009

  86. ASEAN FTA - a hasty, unbalanced deal

    Report · Agribusiness · Agriculture · Kerala · 15 August 2009

  87. More migrations, new destinations

    Opinion · Society · Odisha · 15 August 2009

  88. Drought of justice, flood of funds

    Opinion · Public Funds · 15 August 2009

  89. Put your money down, boys

    Opinion · Society · Odisha · 15 August 2009

  90. Abortion law's grey zone: retarded mothers

    Report · Human Rights · Laws · 14 August 2009

  91. Lalgarh: Deprived of a peace of life

    Report · Human Rights · Society · West Bengal · 13 August 2009

  92. The right to water: long road ahead

    Report · Environment · Sanitation · 12 August 2009

  93. Power dressing

    Opinion · Gender and Leadership · 10 August 2009

  94. A little music in a little home

    Review · Art · Children · 9 August 2009

  95. Home, not so sweet home

    Opinion · Society · Odisha · 1 August 2009

  96. Turning Tamil swords into Oriya ploughshares

    Opinion · Society · Odisha · 1 August 2009

  97. Bihar's bridges, way to a new work culture

    Report · Economy · Public Funds · Bihar · 29 July 2009

  98. From awareness campaigns to real change

    Opinion · AIDS · Education · 29 July 2009

  99. In 2009, bonded and bundled out of school

    Report · Education · Tamil Nadu · 28 July 2009

  100. A town full of surprises

    Report · Cities · Government · Rajasthan · 28 July 2009

  101. Making Kargil serve a purpose

    Opinion · National Security · 27 July 2009

  102. Too risky to tolerate

    Report · Agriculture · GM Crops · 24 July 2009

  103. Meet on quality of growth and inclusive development

    Report · Economy · 22 July 2009

  104. Once bitten, twice not shy

    Opinion · Government · Panchayats · Karnataka · 22 July 2009

  105. Drowning Himachalis, pampering Delhi

    Report · Environment · Water · Himachal Pradesh · 22 July 2009

  106. The prickliness of our foreign relations

    Opinion · Society · 20 July 2009

  107. Documenting the flesh trade

    Review · Gender Violence · 19 July 2009

  108. Food for all? Not through the NFSA.

    Opinion · Food Security · 17 July 2009

  109. Civil litigation? No, thanks.

    Report · Government · Justice System · 12 July 2009

  110. Media Policy: A citizens' wishlist for Ambika Soni

    Report · Media · 9 July 2009

  111. Sex meets society, in court

    Editorial · Culture · Justice System · 8 July 2009

  112. Expert panel giving conflicted IPR approvals

    Report · Biodiversity · Environment · 7 July 2009

  113. Your identification, please

    Opinion · E-Govt · 6 July 2009

  114. The spirits of Mumbai's cars

    Report · Cities · Economy · Maharashtra · 5 July 2009

  115. The chancellors' vice

    Opinion · Caste · Education · 4 July 2009

  116. Media Policy: A citizens' wishlist for Ambika Soni

    Report · Media · 1 July 2009

  117. The great Goan land scam

    Report · Government · Goa · 30 June 2009

  118. The Age of the aam crorepati

    Opinion · Elections · 27 June 2009

  119. The importance of Hyderabad

    Report · Elections · Government · 25 June 2009

  120. Privatisation of behaviour

    Opinion · Cities · 23 June 2009

  121. Alarming malnutrition pushing children out of school - I

    Report · Education · Food Security · Tamil Nadu · 21 June 2009

  122. Alarming malnutrition pushing children out of school - II

    Report · Health · Tamil Nadu · 21 June 2009

  123. Looking at China, missing Pakistan

    Opinion · National Security · 20 June 2009

  124. Getting down to the governance business

    Opinion · Society · 18 June 2009

  125. Awarded in haste, withheld

    Report · Environment · Environmental Regulation · 17 June 2009

  126. River basin studies: A half-hearted attempt

    Report · Environment · Environmental Regulation · 16 June 2009

  127. Calcutta HC steps in against corporal punishment

    Report · Children · Education · West Bengal · 14 June 2009

  128. Price of rice, price of power

    Opinion · Elections · Poverty · 14 June 2009

  129. A law with flaws

    Opinion · Gender and Leadership · 14 June 2009

  130. Questions of policy

    Opinion · Government · 12 June 2009

  131. In the cross fire between security and insurgency

    Opinion · Peace · Manipur · 9 June 2009

  132. By the skin of their teeth

    Report · Environment · Wildlife · 4 June 2009

  133. Lion poacher nabbed, awaits trial

    Report · Environment · Law and Order · Gujarat · 4 June 2009

  134. Sehore: Once vibrant, now in disarray

    Report · Cities · Government · Madhya Pradesh · 3 June 2009

  135. The empire flows again

    Report · Environment · Water · Andhra Pradesh · 2 June 2009

  136. Noon meals and schemes not helping TN children

    Report · Health · Tamil Nadu · 1 June 2009

  137. Fishy, with lots of money

    Review · Economy · Fisheries · Assam · 31 May 2009

  138. Elections 2009: A grand success

    Report · Elections · Government · 30 May 2009

  139. Inflation: perception and reality

    Review · Child Health · Creative Media · 27 May 2009

  140. Nagas revere this bureaucrat from the mainland

    Report · Agriculture · Government · 23 May 2009

  141. There was a Queen

    Review · Society · Jammu & Kashmir · 21 May 2009

  142. As healthy as a pig-sty

    Report · Health · Public Health · 18 May 2009

  143. Where are tribal women in Indian politics?

    Report · Adivasis · Elections · 16 May 2009

  144. Mayawati: A Dalit's daughter strides towards Delhi

    Report · Caste · Society · 14 May 2009

  145. Hot ash burns child to death

    Report · Child Health · Creative Media · Chhattisgarh · 12 May 2009

  146. Inward lens for incoming government

    Opinion · Society · 12 May 2009

  147. Its own greatest enemy

    Opinion · History · 10 May 2009

  148. Madhubani: The old and the new

    Opinion · Cities · Bihar · 7 May 2009

  149. The charkha and the naturalist

    Opinion · Society · 6 May 2009

  150. Many more Mayawatis

    Opinion · Gender and Leadership · 3 May 2009

  151. A Sri Lankan refugee provides refuge

    Report · Society · Tamil Nadu · 1 May 2009

  152. Incest and the conspiracy of silence

    Report · Children · Human Rights · 30 April 2009

  153. Stagnant waters: Party manifestos offer little

    Report · Elections · Environment · 28 April 2009

  154. Making sense of the rural rush

    Report · Economy · 28 April 2009

  155. Jumping into the fray themselves

    Report · Elections · Government · Andhra Pradesh · 27 April 2009

  156. Alternative advantage, shackled by regulation

    Report · Curricula · Education · Tamil Nadu · 26 April 2009

  157. Big money seeks common man's blessing

    Opinion · Elections · Government · 25 April 2009

  158. Panipat power plant pollutes with impunity

    Report · Environment · Environmental Hazards · Haryana · 23 April 2009

  159. G20: The 'trillion' dollar magic trick

    Report · Economy · Trade · 19 April 2009

  160. Know-how at whose cost?

    Report · Climate · Energy · 17 April 2009

  161. Kerala crisis prescription: unconvincing, no rigour

    Opinion · Economy · Kerala · 16 April 2009

  162. With a past to honour

    Opinion · History · 12 April 2009

  163. Kokkarni, saviour of paddy

    Report · Agriculture · Environment · Kerala · 12 April 2009

  164. Awakening the somnolent state

    Opinion · National Security · 11 April 2009

  165. Children of the valley

    Report · Children · 9 April 2009

  166. The dull days of White Gold

    Opinion · Agriculture · 8 April 2009

  167. Darwin in India

    Opinion · Society · 4 April 2009

  168. "Only the idiots are committing suicide"

    Report · Agriculture · Chhattisgarh · 31 March 2009

  169. Tiger census: four healthy landscapes possible

    Report · Environment · Wildlife · 31 March 2009

  170. World Water Forums: Time to end them

    Report · Environment · Water · 31 March 2009

  171. Bodo weavers spin money in Bhutan

    Report · Economy · Livelihoods · Assam · 30 March 2009

  172. NBSAP to NBAP: The downward spiral

    Report · Biodiversity · Environment · 30 March 2009

  173. NREGS: A farce at Latehar

    Report · Poverty · Jharkhand · 24 March 2009

  174. Disturbed in Manipur

    Opinion · Human Rights · Manipur · 23 March 2009

  175. Making news in the Northeast

    Report · Media · Manipur · 22 March 2009

  176. No to noise

    Report · Environment · Health · Maharashtra · 20 March 2009

  177. Good food, Indian-style

    Report · Agriculture · Health · 19 March 2009

  178. HDI Oscars: Slumdogs versus millionaires

    Opinion · Economy · 19 March 2009

  179. Zip through class V, drop out at class X

    Report · Education · Tamil Nadu · 17 March 2009

  180. Coal mining threatens tigers in Maharashtra reserve

    Report · Environment · Wildlife · Maharashtra · 15 March 2009

  181. Public risk, private profit

    Report · Energy · Environment · 14 March 2009

  182. Journeying with Mahasweta Devi

    Review · Adivasis · 14 March 2009

  183. Lakshadweep's Muslim women conquer the Earth

    Report · Environment · Fisheries · 10 March 2009

  184. SC keeps door open on negative voting

    Report · Elections · Government · 9 March 2009

  185. Searching for Charlie

    Opinion · History · 7 March 2009

  186. The coming fateful decisions

    Opinion · Society · 7 March 2009

  187. A journey through documentary film-making

    Review · Society · 5 March 2009

  188. New language, old crisis

    Opinion · Agriculture · 3 March 2009

  189. River dolphin numbers rise

    Report · Environment · Wildlife · Assam · 1 March 2009

  190. Revisiting the arrest of Sansar Chand

    Report · Environment · Law and Order · 28 February 2009

  191. High Court pulls up the NEAA

    Report · Environment · Environmental Regulation · 24 February 2009

  192. Parastatals and task forces - the new decision-makers

    Opinion · Government · Karnataka · 22 February 2009

  193. The world, according to Tom Friedman

    Opinion · Climate · 20 February 2009

  194. King of India

    Review · Poverty · 17 February 2009

  195. Whose crisis is it, anyway?

    Opinion · Economy · 15 February 2009

  196. Reckless borrowing, unholy redemption

    Report · Government · Public Funds · Gujarat · 10 February 2009

  197. Towards positive change

    Opinion · Elections · 4 February 2009

  198. World Bank's CAS: The forward march of failure

    Report · Economy · 2 February 2009

  199. High-rise fantasies

    Report · Cities · Government · Maharashtra · 31 January 2009

  200. Corporates look for rural gold

    Opinion · Society · 31 January 2009

  201. Mothers and motherhood

    Opinion · Women's Health · 29 January 2009

  202. Sericulture gets a boost

    Report · Economy · Assam · 27 January 2009

  203. Still can't make salt

    Review · Society · Gujarat · 27 January 2009

  204. From snow ball to coconut lassi

    Report · Consumers · Economy · Kerala · 22 January 2009

  205. 2009: A preview of security issues

    Opinion · Society · 21 January 2009

  206. The unique water tunnel of Sheni

    Report · Environment · Water · Kerala · 18 January 2009

  207. Leopards face sustained threat

    Report · Adivasis · Environment · 16 January 2009

  208. SEZs: engine derailed?

    Report · Displacement · Economy · 15 January 2009

  209. Keep up the pressure, says former IB operator

    Interview · Society · 12 January 2009

  210. Making visible the invisible

    Opinion · Labour Issues · 12 January 2009

  211. Terror coverage raises lots of questions

    Report · Media · The Press · 8 January 2009

  212. Separation and quest

    Review · Society · Gujarat · 7 January 2009

  213. Look inward: the lesson of Mumbai

    Opinion · Government · Law and Order · 6 January 2009

  214. A boost to transparency in environment regulation

    Report · Biodiversity · Environment · 5 January 2009

  215. The sensitive sociologist

    Opinion · Caste · Culture · 3 January 2009