Archive

2014

241 articles

  1. “We don’t need toilets, give us electricity and water”

    Report · Food Security · Government · 30 December 2014

  2. SC verdict puts the spotlight on Bangla immigrants in Assam

    Report · Government · Human Rights · Assam · 27 December 2014

  3. When tribal India too begins to favour its sons

    Report · Adivasis · Child Health · 24 December 2014

  4. Rest in peace, food self-sufficiency

    Report · Agriculture · Food Security · 24 December 2014

  5. Will banning older vehicles clean the air in Delhi?

    Opinion · Environment · Environmental Hazards · 23 December 2014

  6. Missing the woods and the trees

    Opinion · Environment · Environmental Regulation · 22 December 2014

  7. Where veterans refuse to give up, what does the future hold?

    Opinion · National Security · 19 December 2014

  8. When one man stood up against a 35-storey giant

    Review · Displacement · Economy · 18 December 2014

  9. Why ‘skilling’ India must focus on schooling

    Opinion · Children · Curricula · 17 December 2014

  10. Where dignity is the first and most pressing need

    Report · Gender Law and Policy · Society · 15 December 2014

  11. How to avert the dangers of being an Internet user

    Report · Law and Order · Laws · 15 December 2014

  12. Those brooms may not be enough to clean our waste!

    Report · Cities · Government · 11 December 2014

  13. How much do you know about the air you are breathing?

    Report · Environment · Environmental Hazards · 10 December 2014

  14. The tiny creature that has made the Assam zoo famous!

    Report · Biodiversity · Environment · 9 December 2014

  15. Are too many ‘gramasabhas’ posing a challenge to governance?

    Opinion · Government · Panchayats · Kerala · 8 December 2014

  16. ‘Lighting up’ the lives of the poor

    Report · Energy · Government · Odisha · 5 December 2014

  17. A continuous struggle between ‘power’ and the people

    Report · Energy · Environment · 4 December 2014

  18. Defining, celebrating and protecting our rivers

    Report · Environment · Environmental Hazards · 3 December 2014

  19. Devotion and deception in the land of 'Godmen'

    Opinion · Society · 30 November 2014

  20. Who decides where your city ends?

    Report · Cities · Economy · 29 November 2014

  21. Finding the right reasons for reform

    Opinion · Environment · Environmental Regulation · 29 November 2014

  22. Sterilisation deaths: What’s new, after all?

    Report · Health Laws · Society · 27 November 2014

  23. A time to take up the reins

    Opinion · Climate · Environment · 26 November 2014

  24. Why Raghuram Rajan has lost patience with defaulting promoters

    Report · Economy · Laws · 26 November 2014

  25. Are there smarter ways to run our cities?

    Report · Cities · Economy · 24 November 2014

  26. Why the Chhattisgarh sterilisation tragedy may happen again

    Report · Health · Health Laws · 24 November 2014

  27. Where the fight against extremism is far from over

    Report · Government · Human Rights · Karnataka · 22 November 2014

  28. Is lower inflation here to stay?

    Report · Agriculture · Economy · 20 November 2014

  29. Crying out for clarity

    Report · Economy · Government · 19 November 2014

  30. What’s in a name, really?

    Report · Cities · Government · 18 November 2014

  31. The many battles that Kashmiri female cops fight

    Report · Law and Order · Women · Jammu & Kashmir · 17 November 2014

  32. Is the army court’s verdict on the Machhil killings enough?

    Opinion · Justice System · 17 November 2014

  33. Workers leave agriculture, but where are they headed?

    Report · Agriculture · Economy · 14 November 2014

  34. Hydropower in the land of Gross National Happiness

    Report · Energy · Environment · 13 November 2014

  35. Who will lead the anti-corruption agenda in the health sector?

    Report · Education · Government · 12 November 2014

  36. Kerala: A murky ‘state’ of affairs

    Report · Economy · Government · Kerala · 10 November 2014

  37. A lot needs to be done to realise Modi’s dreams for Khadi

    Report · Economy · Government · 10 November 2014

  38. Would you dare to ‘make in India’?

    Opinion · Economy · 8 November 2014

  39. Can a court order end passive violence?

    Report · Human Rights · Laws · 7 November 2014

  40. When kitchen smoke can kill

    Report · Energy · Environmental Hazards · 6 November 2014

  41. Food security, courtesy Odisha's tribal women

    Report · Agriculture · Environment · Odisha · 4 November 2014

  42. If the Ganga is so hot, can the Yamuna be far behind?

    Opinion · Environment · Government · 3 November 2014

  43. Muslim women fight patriarchal Sharia laws

    Report · Gender Law and Policy · Justice System · 1 November 2014

  44. Visualising the many layers of a brutal world for women

    Report · Gender Violence · Law and Order · 31 October 2014

  45. Can PM Modi pull it off?

    Report · Government · National Security · 31 October 2014

  46. When a finance minister lectured auditors

    Report · Government · Public Funds · 30 October 2014

  47. Where the boats ferry in good health

    Report · Health · Poverty · Assam · 30 October 2014

  48. The wandering minstrel who turned down Peter Brook’s Mahabharat

    Review · Art · People · 29 October 2014

  49. In search of the elusive female traveller

    Report · Tourism · Women · 28 October 2014

  50. The fate of Sikkim's sacred river hangs in balance

    Report · Culture · Environment · 28 October 2014

  51. A new course for iron ore mining in Odisha

    Report · Environment · Environmental Regulation · Odisha · 27 October 2014

  52. Why minimising ‘mobile’ conversations is a ‘no-brainer’

    Report · Health · 24 October 2014

  53. Voices from a wounded land

    Report · Gender Violence · Human Rights · Manipur · 22 October 2014

  54. A better life through literacy

    Report · Adivasis · Education · Odisha · 21 October 2014

  55. The vision for our villages

    Report · Government · Public Funds · 18 October 2014

  56. When expecting mothers fight graft to secure prenatal care

    Report · Public Funds · Women · 17 October 2014

  57. Will the government heed calls to save rural jobs?

    Report · Government · Laws · 15 October 2014

  58. An old policy Modi must hold on to

    Opinion · Government · Health · 14 October 2014

  59. What will it take to make our cities really smart?

    Report · Cities · Economy · 13 October 2014

  60. Building the lives of those who build our houses

    Opinion · Human Rights · Labour Issues · 10 October 2014

  61. Preparing the framework for a new Ganga vision

    Report · Environment · Government · 9 October 2014

  62. A trend highlighted in the Jadavpur University moment

    Report · Gender Violence · Human Rights · 6 October 2014

  63. The laws we forgot we had

    Report · Government · Laws · 30 September 2014

  64. What it means to be old and alone in the city

    Report · Society · Women · 30 September 2014

  65. Petitioning God!

    Report · Society · 29 September 2014

  66. Why the market fails to lure Mali Parbat’s militant environmentalists

    Report · Adivasis · Displacement · 29 September 2014

  67. Can Mumbai become a global city?

    Report · Cities · Government · 27 September 2014

  68. A season of change

    Report · Energy · Environment · 26 September 2014

  69. The CAG memoirs: A committed crusader’s log

    Review · Government · Public Funds · 24 September 2014

  70. No liquor, no drinking?

    Report · Government · Health · 23 September 2014

  71. Sunburn warning for India’s day in the sun

    Opinion · Government · 22 September 2014

  72. Good food from dry land

    Report · Agriculture · Food Security · 19 September 2014

  73. In search of Binodini and her peers

    Review · Art · Creative Media · 18 September 2014

  74. The value system of the ruling elite is a threat to India: Xerxes Desai

    Opinion · People · 16 September 2014

  75. Chhattisgarh’s food ATMs: Portable benefits minus biometrics

    Report · E-Govt · Food Security · 15 September 2014

  76. PMO, NGOs appeal for funds for flood-hit J&K

    Report · Relief · Jammu & Kashmir · 13 September 2014

  77. Do we really need Gujarat’s Sabarmati model?

    Report · Environment · Public Funds · 11 September 2014

  78. It ain’t so difficult to green your home!

    Report · Consumers · Energy · 10 September 2014

  79. Surrogacy: The real picture

    Review · Health · Society · 9 September 2014

  80. An uncertain future for our fauna

    Opinion · Environment · Environmental Regulation · 9 September 2014

  81. Will selective plans for the Ganga work?

    Report · Biodiversity · Climate · 9 September 2014

  82. Why an abused employee feels let down by the judiciary

    Report · Gender Law and Policy · Women · 8 September 2014

  83. Urbanisation challenge: What will drive the funds?

    Report · Cities · Economy · 7 September 2014

  84. Who will broaden their horizons?

    Report · Education · Government · 5 September 2014

  85. There are more things in heaven and earth than stock markets!

    Opinion · Agriculture · Economy · 4 September 2014

  86. Why a depoliticised police force is a distant dream

    Report · Government · Justice System · 3 September 2014

  87. What good is an auditor without information?

    Report · Government · Laws · 2 September 2014

  88. Should India tone down its moralistic stance in Paris climate talks?

    Report · Climate · Environment · 30 August 2014

  89. Building a library a day

    Profile · Children · Education · 28 August 2014

  90. Tracking fears, hopes and facts in a new state

    Report · Government · Telangana · 26 August 2014

  91. Remembering Ananthamurthy, the critical insider

    Opinion · Caste · People · 25 August 2014

  92. Is the lack of human resources choking your city?

    Report · Cities · Government · 23 August 2014

  93. Sikkim’s 2400-crore hydro-power scam that no one’s talking of!

    Report · Energy · Law and Order · 22 August 2014

  94. Indo-Pak talks: Getting past the eyewash

    Opinion · Government · Peace · 21 August 2014

  95. In conversation with an alleged terrorist

    Interview · Human Rights · Justice System · Kerala · 19 August 2014

  96. How the latest changes to our Constitution will impact the judiciary

    Report · Justice System · Laws · 18 August 2014

  97. Women along the LoC: Battling climate change and landmines

    Report · Climate · Peace · Jammu & Kashmir · 16 August 2014

  98. Should our anti-dowry law shield husbands too?

    Review · Dowry · Gender Law and Policy · 13 August 2014

  99. 35? You’re too old for AIR!

    Report · Livelihoods · Media · 11 August 2014

  100. All set to lose out on the gains?

    Report · Agriculture · Government · 11 August 2014

  101. Reviving the Ganga, at the cost of its ecology!

    Report · Biodiversity · Environment · 9 August 2014

  102. What our cities are crying out for

    Report · Cities · Government · 4 August 2014

  103. Struggling against the double whammy of caste and gender

    Report · Caste · Girls' Education · 4 August 2014

  104. Clearance revoked, but you can still have the forest land!

    Report · Environment · Forests · 29 July 2014

  105. Breaking the myth behind Coastal Thermal Power Plants

    Report · Energy · Environment · Andhra Pradesh · 28 July 2014

  106. If you want food security, why not have food coupons?

    Opinion · Agriculture Policy · Economy · 23 July 2014

  107. Mumbai in the dock

    Report · Cities · Economy · 23 July 2014

  108. What have the reserved constituencies voted for?

    Report · Caste · Elections · 21 July 2014

  109. Two states with healthcare for one

    Report · Government · Health · Andhra Pradesh · 21 July 2014

  110. When companies flout norms and regulators look away

    Report · Consumers · Environment · 18 July 2014

  111. How about smart villages, Mr Modi?

    Report · Agriculture · Agriculture Policy · 16 July 2014

  112. When a tsunami is manufactured

    Report · Displacement · Government · Gujarat · 12 July 2014

  113. 'E' is for efficiency, but what about empathy?

    Report · Environment · Environmental Regulation · 11 July 2014

  114. No big bang in Jaitley’s budget

    Report · Economy · Government · 10 July 2014

  115. What we should score Arun Jaitley on

    Opinion · Economy · Government · 9 July 2014

  116. Why UPA’s folly could be Modi’s too

    Opinion · Economy · Government · 7 July 2014

  117. In search of the missing link

    Report · Gender Violence · Justice System · 5 July 2014

  118. Spewing venom, leaders remain above hate speech laws

    Report · Government · Laws · 5 July 2014

  119. Are we just blind persons feeling an elephant?

    Report · Gender Law and Policy · Gender Violence · 3 July 2014

  120. A law to help women, but who is enforcing it?

    Report · Gender Law and Policy · Gender Violence · 2 July 2014

  121. Should Modi now steer India towards Gujarat?

    Report · Economy · Education · Gujarat · 1 July 2014

  122. The women who choose petrol over perfume

    Report · Society · Women · 1 July 2014

  123. Why Punjab still holds aloft the flag of 'new politics'

    Report · Elections · Government · Punjab · 27 June 2014

  124. Could Aadhaar be the game changer for footloose labour?

    Report · Economy · Government · 26 June 2014

  125. Decoding the red alert on green NGOs

    Opinion · Displacement · Energy · 26 June 2014

  126. Will Modi relook at ‘massive’ retaliation in India’s nuclear doctrine?

    Opinion · National Security · 25 June 2014

  127. There’s always one to clear your mess!

    Report · Caste · Human Rights · 24 June 2014

  128. How Sikkim’s casino dream turned sour

    Report · Government · Society · 23 June 2014

  129. Why the IB report is undemocratic

    Opinion · Economy · Government · 20 June 2014

  130. Removal of Governors: What does the law say?

    Report · Government · Laws · 20 June 2014

  131. What surrogate parenting entails in India

    Report · Health Laws · Laws · 18 June 2014

  132. Why large dams aren't a water solution for the future

    Report · Climate · Environment · 17 June 2014

  133. Facebook arrests: Could you be next in line?

    Report · Justice System · Laws · 14 June 2014

  134. A silent revolution brewing on our farms

    Report · Agriculture · Food Security · 13 June 2014

  135. Mullaperiyar: Is the light in the tunnel itself?

    Report · Laws · Water · Kerala · 12 June 2014

  136. Why I wouldn’t mind Modi’s 'juggernaut'

    Opinion · Society · Gujarat · 11 June 2014

  137. Are Indians accountability-challenged?

    Report · Government · Public Funds · 6 June 2014

  138. “I want to learn the mainstream language of cinema”

    Interview · Art · Culture · 5 June 2014

  139. The many nails in the UPA coffin

    Report · Elections · Government · 3 June 2014

  140. Will passengers bear the burden of Mumbai Metro?

    Report · Cities · Economy · Maharashtra · 2 June 2014

  141. Corruption: Do we really care?

    Report · Elections · Government · 30 May 2014

  142. Ignoring the ‘public’ at a public hearing

    Report · Environment · Environmental Regulation · Chhattisgarh · 28 May 2014

  143. Can farmers look ahead to “acche din” as well?

    Report · Agriculture · Economy · 28 May 2014

  144. Killing the dead all over again

    Report · Caste · Human Rights · Andhra Pradesh · 26 May 2014

  145. What the Modi juggernaut entails

    Opinion · Environment · 23 May 2014

  146. The AAP phenomenon: Too early for an epitaph

    Opinion · Elections · 20 May 2014

  147. A dream come true, but can it seed another?

    Opinion · Education · Elections · 19 May 2014

  148. The message from voters in 2014

    Report · Elections · Government · 14 May 2014

  149. The rich and famous funding elections - why not?

    Opinion · Elections · 13 May 2014

  150. Voices Modi and Kejriwal must listen to, beyond the noise

    Report · Cities · Elections · Uttar Pradesh · 9 May 2014

  151. How an MLA hopeful lost the race even before he could contest

    Report · Elections · Government · 6 May 2014

  152. The economics of a strong democracy

    Review · Economy · Society · 5 May 2014

  153. A battle that hasn’t been won in nine years

    Report · Environment · Environmental Regulation · Odisha · 5 May 2014

  154. Penalties rare for Togadias and Masoods, but mileage aplenty

    Report · Elections · Justice System · 30 April 2014

  155. Will The NYT bat against Washington apples in India?

    Report · Agribusiness · Economy · 28 April 2014

  156. Oxford study validates Indian environmentalist claims

    Report · Economy · Energy · 28 April 2014

  157. Why voters in Telangana are still puzzled

    Report · Elections · Government · Telangana · 26 April 2014

  158. India’s “third gender” enters poll fray with new hope

    Report · Elections · Gender Law and Policy · 24 April 2014

  159. What sways the urban voter?

    Report · Elections · Government · 22 April 2014

  160. Chennai voters wary of disappearing acts

    Report · Elections · Government · Tamil Nadu · 22 April 2014

  161. Can educated MPs do more for education?

    Report · Education Law and Policy · Government · 21 April 2014

  162. A scheme for a better parliament

    Opinion · People · Society · 18 April 2014

  163. Homecoming election for Harvard professor, courtesy Mamata

    Report · Elections · Government · 18 April 2014

  164. On the right track, but miles to go

    Report · Economy · Transport · 17 April 2014

  165. What they say about the things that really matter

    Opinion · Economy · Elections · 16 April 2014

  166. Why I will not fall for the ‘Vote for PM’ trick

    Opinion · Elections · 16 April 2014

  167. Women MPs: At par, but rare still

    Report · Elections · Government · 15 April 2014

  168. Ash everywhere; in your food and water, too?

    Report · Agriculture · Energy · 14 April 2014

  169. How parties are wooing the young voter

    Report · Economy · Education · 14 April 2014

  170. Getting ‘practical’ on No-First-Use

    Opinion · National Security · 10 April 2014

  171. Who will spare a thought for the environment?

    Report · Adivasis · Elections · 9 April 2014

  172. Leading from the capital

    Report · Elections · Government · Delhi · 9 April 2014

  173. Will the Western Ghats decide Kerala’s mandate?

    Report · Elections · Environmental Hazards · Kerala · 9 April 2014

  174. Why Bihar’s child is different from Himachal’s

    Report · Child Health · Children · 8 April 2014

  175. Rampant diversion, tardy reforestation in Himachal

    Report · Environmental Regulation · Forests · Himachal Pradesh · 4 April 2014

  176. Could Modi be a development disaster?

    Report · Elections · Environment · Gujarat · 4 April 2014

  177. Planning for a climate-resilient city

    Report · Cities · Environment · 2 April 2014

  178. Digging deeper into the law

    Report · Gender Law and Policy · Women · 1 April 2014

  179. Thank you, Khushwant-ji

    Review · People · Society · 1 April 2014

  180. “What about our dreams of a free Tibet?”

    Report · Elections · People · 1 April 2014

  181. Rating our MPs: A few ground truths

    Opinion · Elections · Government · 29 March 2014

  182. Tracking Chennai’s faces in Parliament

    Report · Elections · Government · Tamil Nadu · 28 March 2014

  183. Steeling into Rowghat’s future

    Report · Displacement · Environment · 27 March 2014

  184. Not just one party or the other!

    Report · Elections · Government · 25 March 2014

  185. The not-so-glittering stars in Parliament

    Report · Culture · Elections · 24 March 2014

  186. Let the fight go on

    Report · Government · Health · 24 March 2014

  187. Of Hyderabad’s ‘Sansad Ratna’ and his peers

    Report · Elections · Government · Andhra Pradesh · 22 March 2014

  188. NaMo-RaGa brand war drowns out Assam’s cries

    Report · Agriculture · Elections · Assam · 20 March 2014

  189. How well do you know your MPs, Kolkata?

    Report · Elections · Government · 20 March 2014

  190. When a river is reduced to an adjective

    Opinion · Government · Water · Gujarat · 19 March 2014

  191. Our streets are meant for walking: Gil Penalosa

    Report · Cities · Environment · 18 March 2014

  192. One gaffe too many

    Opinion · National Security · 17 March 2014

  193. How can our lower courts work better?

    Report · Justice System · Law and Order · 14 March 2014

  194. Looking beyond the spread on our tables

    Report · Adivasis · Agriculture · 13 March 2014

  195. Bodies for sale, by men too

    Report · Gender Violence · Society · 12 March 2014

  196. Mr. Leader, I have a question...

    Opinion · Children · Food Security · 11 March 2014

  197. What a cell phone could mean for a poor woman

    Report · Economy · Finance · 10 March 2014

  198. Casting couch vs workplace abuse: A thin line

    Review · Gender and Media · Women · 7 March 2014

  199. What bankers don’t tell you about their bad loans

    Report · Economy · Environment · 6 March 2014

  200. Areca nut opens up new horizons for Assamese youth

    Report · Agribusiness · Economy · Assam · 4 March 2014

  201. Can Bangalore’s planners solve its commuter woes?

    Report · Economy · Transport · 3 March 2014

  202. Mass marriages to prevent abuse: 550 and counting!

    Report · Gender Violence · Justice System · Uttar Pradesh · 28 February 2014

  203. From one language to another: What’s at stake?

    Review · Creative Media · Culture · 26 February 2014

  204. Mundra SEZ: Deemed, but not approved

    Report · Economy · Environment · Gujarat · 25 February 2014

  205. CIC: Delaying complaints against delays!

    Report · Laws · Right To Info · 24 February 2014

  206. For whom the tolls rile

    Report · Economy · Public Funds · 24 February 2014

  207. Addressing climate change, the Sikkim way

    Review · Climate · 21 February 2014

  208. Pragmatism over principles is the norm today: Usha Ramanathan

    Report · Government · Human Rights · 20 February 2014

  209. When a Dalit family approaches the police

    Report · Land · Law and Order · 19 February 2014

  210. The women left behind

    Report · Gender Violence · Livelihoods · 18 February 2014

  211. Could being ‘right’ be wrong for AAP?

    Opinion · Government · Public Funds · 15 February 2014

  212. What has your MP done for you?

    Report · Elections · Government · 14 February 2014

  213. Who will cast the first vote for equality?

    Report · Gender and Media · Media · 13 February 2014

  214. New body should have better pay, more autonomy

    Report · Government · Laws · 12 February 2014

  215. Politics, through the eyes of Bihar’s Dalit students

    Report · Caste · Elections · Bihar · 12 February 2014

  216. A few facts for GM-advocate Manmohan Singh

    Opinion · Agriculture Policy · GM Crops · 10 February 2014

  217. Tales of the excluded

    Report · Culture · Gender Violence · 8 February 2014

  218. Left to languish in a foreign country

    Report · Human Rights · Justice System · 7 February 2014

  219. Lessons from the "other" Indo-Pak conflict

    Report · Government · Water · Jammu & Kashmir · 6 February 2014

  220. Can a post box save the Indian whistle blower?

    Report · Justice System · Law and Order · 6 February 2014

  221. Moulding the young as change agents

    Report · Climate · Environment · Maharashtra · 5 February 2014

  222. Losing India's Greta Garbo

    Review · Art · 5 February 2014

  223. Seeds of doubt

    Report · Agriculture · GM Crops · 31 January 2014

  224. The strange case of ICTT Vallarpadam

    Report · Economy · Public Funds · Kerala · 31 January 2014

  225. Lessons from Italy for the Indian farmer

    Report · Agriculture · Agriculture Policy · 30 January 2014

  226. What constrains our social enterprises?

    Report · Economy · Livelihoods · 30 January 2014

  227. Suicides due to poverty: How reliable is our data?

    Investigation · Labour Issues · Right To Info · 30 January 2014

  228. Big hopes from small tea

    Report · Agriculture · Livelihoods · Assam · 27 January 2014

  229. Significant, but hardly enough!

    Report · Poverty · 26 January 2014

  230. What future for the cities within our cities?

    Report · Cities · Poverty · 25 January 2014

  231. Sons and daughters waiting to be rescued

    Review · Child labour · Human Rights · Delhi · 21 January 2014

  232. When will Indian politics wake up to climate change?

    Report · Climate · Environment · 21 January 2014

  233. FDI: Neither necessary, nor sufficient

    Opinion · Agribusiness · 21 January 2014

  234. The real and present threat to our future

    Report · Curricula · Education · 20 January 2014

  235. Old approvals from a new regulator?

    Opinion · Environment · Environmental Regulation · 19 January 2014

  236. A school for me too

    Report · Disability · Education · Karnataka · 15 January 2014

  237. When every Indian has a bank account

    Report · Economy · Poverty · 14 January 2014

  238. The Olympic medals India won and ignored

    Report · Disability · Health · 10 January 2014

  239. Rape laws have changed, but what about the judiciary?

    Report · Gender Law and Policy · Gender Violence · 10 January 2014

  240. Travelling afar for solutions nearby

    Report · Environment · Water · Maharashtra · 5 January 2014

  241. At Kandla, no room for marine ecosystem

    Report · Economy · Environment · Gujarat · 1 January 2014