Archive

2015

214 articles

  1. Turning a full circle

    Report · Displacement · Energy · Madhya Pradesh · 31 December 2015

  2. Where is the forest case headed?

    Report · Environment · Forests · 24 December 2015

  3. The language of diversity

    Opinion · Society · 22 December 2015

  4. Churning our minds on India’s development

    Review · Environment · 21 December 2015

  5. Sex workers turn paralegal volunteers

    Report · Gender Law and Policy · Women · 18 December 2015

  6. Fighting the ISIS: Why India should measure its steps

    Opinion · Society · 17 December 2015

  7. Shifting goalposts as summit winds down | Surviving stigma: HIV care and the aftermath

    Newsletter · Society · 15 December 2015

  8. Shifting goalposts as summit winds down

    Report · Climate · Environment · 12 December 2015

  9. The Paris Climate Accord

    Report · Climate · Environment · 11 December 2015

  10. How sustainable are the SDGs?

    Report · Agriculture · Environment · 9 December 2015

  11. To audit or not to audit

    Report · Energy · Government · 3 December 2015

  12. Will voluntary action to curb GHG emissions achieve anything?

    Report · Climate · Environment · 2 December 2015

  13. Romila Thapar on the importance of speaking out | Upholding the rights of a child

    Newsletter · Society · 1 December 2015

  14. Surviving stigma: HIV care and the aftermath

    Report · AIDS · Health · 1 December 2015

  15. At one with nature while learning about wildlife

    Report · Environment · Wildlife · 30 November 2015

  16. Changing the world with an app

    Report · Creative Media · Media · 27 November 2015

  17. Upholding the rights of a child

    Report · Children · Food Security · 26 November 2015

  18. Romila Thapar on the importance of speaking out

    Report · People · Society · 24 November 2015

  19. Where are the real tweets in India?

    Report · Biodiversity · Environment · 20 November 2015

  20. CRZ: Why coastal communities are troubled by these three letters

    Report · Environment · Fisheries · Karnataka · 17 November 2015

  21. Pakistani “idiocy”: A general gets it half right

    Opinion · National Security · 16 November 2015

  22. Where suicide is a crime, but not murder | No, I will not give back my awards!

    Newsletter · Society · 15 November 2015

  23. Udavum Karangal: A story of love and compassion

    Profile · People · Resources · 13 November 2015

  24. Cash inside pens and gift cards: Challenges before the EC

    Report · Elections · Government · 11 November 2015

  25. Rallying for people’s rights

    Report · Government · People · Jharkhand · 10 November 2015

  26. No, I will not give back my awards!

    Opinion · Society · 8 November 2015

  27. Where suicide is a crime, but not murder

    Report · Human Rights · National Security · Manipur · 5 November 2015

  28. The long arms of trade

    Report · Agribusiness · Economy · 4 November 2015

  29. Addressing Make in Africa, at the India-Africa Summit | On the waterfront in Mumbai | The military musical chairs

    Newsletter · Society · 1 November 2015

  30. The seeds of revolution

    Opinion · Society · Telangana · 30 October 2015

  31. Non-compliance and violations of RTE Act in TN schools

    Report · Education · Education Law and Policy · 29 October 2015

  32. Addressing Make in Africa, at the India-Africa Summit

    Opinion · Economy · 27 October 2015

  33. On the waterfront in Mumbai

    Report · Land · People · Maharashtra · 25 October 2015

  34. The military musical chairs

    Opinion · National Security · 22 October 2015

  35. Can we do something for those we cannot do without?

    Report · Livelihoods · Society · 18 October 2015

  36. The sand mining conundrum

    Report · Environment · Mining · 16 October 2015

  37. How long before we can address mental health issues humanely | A celluloid tribute to Gandhi

    Newsletter · Society · 15 October 2015

  38. Diversion of funds mars tribal welfare plans

    Report · Adivasis · Caste · Odisha · 14 October 2015

  39. How long before we can address mental health issues humanely

    Report · Health · 10 October 2015

  40. In Vapi, can decades of damage be finally turned around?

    Report · Environment · Livelihoods · Gujarat · 8 October 2015

  41. Is Amravati really a 'capital' choice?

    Report · Urban Environment · Andhra Pradesh · 6 October 2015

  42. A celluloid tribute to Gandhi

    Review · History · 2 October 2015

  43. How prepared are we to tackle a human crisis? | Losing our rivers to grand plans | Malnutrition - A national disgrace

    Newsletter · Society · 30 September 2015

  44. The path of Zarathustra

    Review · Art · People · 30 September 2015

  45. Manipuri mothers want an end to the killings

    Report · Gender Violence · Law and Order · Manipur · 27 September 2015

  46. In defence of Pandit Nehru

    Review · History · 24 September 2015

  47. How prepared are we to tackle a human crisis?

    Report · Human Rights · Law and Order · 22 September 2015

  48. Losing our rivers to grand plans

    Opinion · Economy · Water · 21 September 2015

  49. Malnutrition - A national disgrace

    Report · Child Health · Children · 19 September 2015

  50. Ladakh in the throes of change

    Opinion · Society · Jammu & Kashmir · 16 September 2015

  51. Easing building regulations | What is really driving India’s Pakistan strategy? | One year of the Modi government

    Newsletter · Society · 15 September 2015

  52. When the man in the family is branded a terrorist

    Report · Mental Health · Women · 14 September 2015

  53. One year of the Modi government: Between the cup and the lip

    Opinion · Government · 13 September 2015

  54. Arifa shows how business is done

    Report · Business · Women · Jammu & Kashmir · 10 September 2015

  55. Slum dwellers in Assam suffer from poor sanitation and hygiene

    Report · Health · Sanitation · Assam · 8 September 2015

  56. Easing building regulations: Where’s the groundwork?

    Report · Environment · Environmental Regulation · 7 September 2015

  57. What is really driving India’s Pakistan strategy?

    Opinion · National Security · 4 September 2015

  58. Why rural girls need more than just sanitary napkins

    Report · Girls' Education · Health · 2 September 2015

  59. A human gaze

    Review · Society · 1 September 2015

  60. Muzaffarnagar Baaqi Hai | “Settling” forest rights in “campaign mode” | For Pakistani Hindus in India, hopes start to sour

    Newsletter · Society · 31 August 2015

  61. From Hema to Hemiya, the complex world of Indian names

    Report · Society · 30 August 2015

  62. Muzaffarnagar Baaqi Hai : Unique example of solidarity

    Review · Society · Uttar Pradesh · 29 August 2015

  63. Euphemising forest diversion?

    Opinion · Forests · 27 August 2015

  64. Is “settling” forest rights in “campaign mode” a good idea?

    Report · Adivasis · Environment · 25 August 2015

  65. Why do these ghastly stories rarely make news headlines?

    Report · Adivasis · Justice System · 24 August 2015

  66. Nowhere near to being a healthy nation

    Report · Health · Health Laws · 20 August 2015

  67. Pope’s Encyclical: Is this the push the world needed?

    Opinion · Society · 18 August 2015

  68. For Pakistani Hindus in India, hopes start to sour

    Report · Displacement · People · 17 August 2015

  69. Are we celebrating too much too soon? | The DNA Bill is a recipe for disaster | When schools and parents clash

    Newsletter · Society · 14 August 2015

  70. Wadi: A model for sustainable tribal livelihood

    Report · Adivasis · Agriculture · Odisha · 14 August 2015

  71. The DNA Bill is a recipe for disaster

    Report · Justice System · Law and Order · 12 August 2015

  72. Lessons from tribals on surviving and thriving

    Report · Adivasis · Culture · 10 August 2015

  73. When schools and parents clash

    Report · Children · Education · Uttar Pradesh · 6 August 2015

  74. Look who’s doing yoga now!

    Opinion · National Security · 5 August 2015

  75. Idle generators in the midst of power deficit

    Report · Economy · 4 August 2015

  76. Are we celebrating too much too soon?

    Report · Gender Law and Policy · Society · 2 August 2015

  77. The catch regarding Mumbai’s fishing villages

    Report · Fisheries · Land · Maharashtra · 31 July 2015

  78. The Other Side of Dr Kalam

    Report · Children · People · 30 July 2015

  79. Saving forests: Women sentinels of Gunduribadi

    Report · Adivasis · Forests · Odisha · 28 July 2015

  80. In the national capital, no policy for Persons with Disabilities

    Report · Disability · Health · Delhi · 24 July 2015

  81. The case of sustainable poverty in rural India

    Opinion · Livelihoods · Poverty · 22 July 2015

  82. Elder abuse at home

    Report · People · Society · 17 July 2015

  83. India’s sanitation puzzle: Missing the complete picture?

    Report · Health · Sanitation · 13 July 2015

  84. Veteran Voices: Detailing Indian Women’s Struggles

    Report · Gender Law and Policy · Women · 10 July 2015

  85. Making public audits count

    Report · Government · Public Funds · 8 July 2015

  86. All good, but only on paper

    Report · Adivasis · Livelihoods · Madhya Pradesh · 5 July 2015

  87. Coal-based power plants: What is the government missing?

    Report · Environment · Environmental Regulation · 2 July 2015

  88. How ‘smart’ is Ahmedabad?

    Report · Cities · Government · Gujarat · 30 June 2015

  89. ‘Sarso mein IP ka tadka’ leaves local farmers in the dock

    Opinion · Agriculture · GM Crops · 29 June 2015

  90. The sorry plight of a modern-day Yudhisthira

    Opinion · Media · 27 June 2015

  91. Saving the Malabar Hornbill in the hills of Tamil Nadu

    Report · Environment · Forests · Tamil Nadu · 25 June 2015

  92. Where hidden identities wait for justice

    Report · Culture · Gender and Media · 24 June 2015

  93. Are we even ready to talk about superstition?

    Report · Laws · People · 23 June 2015

  94. Is Europe staring at a second Renaissance?

    Opinion · Government · Society · 22 June 2015

  95. The seeds of India’s ‘tough guy’ image

    Opinion · National Security · 18 June 2015

  96. The Indian World Cup bid that you haven’t heard of!

    Report · People · Society · 16 June 2015

  97. The promises of Tadri: Mirage or reality?

    Report · Environment · Government · Karnataka · 15 June 2015

  98. Let’s hear our children first!

    Report · Children · Laws · 12 June 2015

  99. Unleashing Political Renaissance By Rejecting Patriarchy

    Report · Culture · Panchayats · 10 June 2015

  100. Keep our rivers flowing!

    Report · Environment · Livelihoods · 9 June 2015

  101. Is your blood sample flowing down the laboratory sink?

    Report · Health · People · 8 June 2015

  102. Food Safety: The devil could be elsewhere!

    Report · Environment · Health · 6 June 2015

  103. Is environment protection on our agenda at all?

    Report · Economy · Environment · 5 June 2015

  104. The quest for justice continues in Tripura’s dawn of hope

    Report · Human Rights · Law and Order · Tripura · 4 June 2015

  105. Reversing fate through love for land, forests and water

    Report · Adivasis · Agriculture · Odisha · 3 June 2015

  106. What's in that compost you are using: burnt waste?

    Report · Environment · Urban Environment · Karnataka · 2 June 2015

  107. Looking beyond ‘Chindia’s’ common cause on climate

    Report · Climate · Food Security · 31 May 2015

  108. How deep does our prejudice run?

    Opinion · National Security · Society · 29 May 2015

  109. It’s not only books and films that are censored!

    Report · Government · Laws · 27 May 2015

  110. Securing tribal rights means understanding them first

    Report · Adivasis · Forests · 26 May 2015

  111. Kerala pioneer eyes new horizons for jackfruit industry

    Report · Agriculture · Economy · Kerala · 25 May 2015

  112. Workers, not beggars

    Report · Gender Law and Policy · Human Rights · Karnataka · 25 May 2015

  113. The real challenges to sustainable development

    Report · Agriculture · Climate · 22 May 2015

  114. A Man Cannot Tolerate Failure

    Report · Culture · Gender Law and Policy · 19 May 2015

  115. A futile struggle for the right to trade

    Report · Laws · Livelihoods · Delhi · 18 May 2015

  116. A rocky road for Gram Swaraj

    Opinion · Laws · Panchayats · Karnataka · 17 May 2015

  117. Should films have statutory warnings on violence against women?

    Review · Gender and Media · Gender Violence · 15 May 2015

  118. Why the Dongria Kondh rejected development in the Niyamgiri Hills

    Report · Adivasis · Forests · 14 May 2015

  119. Not everyone wants a plastic-free future!

    Report · Economy · Environment · 12 May 2015

  120. Keeping your child safe in the age of the Internet

    Report · Children · Laws · 11 May 2015

  121. MHA: A Ministry for Hounding Activists?

    Opinion · Government · Society · 9 May 2015

  122. Will free trade allow free voices too?

    Report · Economy · Government · 7 May 2015

  123. Making power supply data a tool for progress

    Report · Agriculture · Energy · 6 May 2015

  124. The holes that make our coasts vulnerable

    Report · Environment · Environmental Regulation · 3 May 2015

  125. Skills-building an imperative for rural India too and here’s why!

    Report · Agriculture · Economy · 1 May 2015

  126. Coal-related pollution chokes mining towns in Jharkhand

    Report · Environment · Mining · Jharkhand · 29 April 2015

  127. The story that tells you what our courts are really like

    Review · Society · 28 April 2015

  128. China policy: Will economics trump the military stance?

    Opinion · National Security · 27 April 2015

  129. A doctor who cures without a word!

    Report · Child Health · Children · 27 April 2015

  130. Old or new, cars must make way for buses

    Opinion · Environment · Transport · 24 April 2015

  131. Subramaniam Vincent receives John S Knight fellowship for journalism innovation

    Report · People · 23 April 2015

  132. Womanhood: A synthesis through many forms

    Report · Art · Creative Media · 23 April 2015

  133. Questions over AFSPA continue to echo in ‘disturbed’ northeastern states

    Report · Government · Human Rights · 22 April 2015

  134. When an honest doctor chose to give up medical practice

    Report · Health · Health Laws · 21 April 2015

  135. The alleged sell-out that has left our fishermen fuming

    Report · Fisheries · Government · 18 April 2015

  136. Daily wage-earners in Delhi find little cause to cheer for AAP

    Report · Economy · Labour Issues · Delhi · 16 April 2015

  137. Why you may want to write to TRAI right now

    Report · Government · Laws · 14 April 2015

  138. Why relief packages and loan waivers won’t be enough to stem farm suicides

    Report · Agriculture · 13 April 2015

  139. Ignoring the institutions that can save our coastal regions

    Report · Environment · Environmental Regulation · 13 April 2015

  140. What will it take to make our cities environment-smart?

    Report · Cities · Economy · 11 April 2015

  141. Commercial real estate set to be brought under new law

    Report · Cities · Laws · 9 April 2015

  142. What I brought back from my meeting with practitioners & visionaries

    Opinion · Society · 9 April 2015

  143. Pay up, or give up your IP!

    Report · Agriculture · Agriculture Policy · 8 April 2015

  144. Rethinking food security and hunger

    Opinion · Economy · Food Security · 7 April 2015

  145. Casting out caste crime

    Report · Adivasis · Caste · 6 April 2015

  146. When women unite

    Report · Forests · Land · Odisha · 3 April 2015

  147. Pro-life or pro-women’s rights?

    Report · Gender Law and Policy · Women · 1 April 2015

  148. Time to write an obituary for AAP?

    Opinion · Government · 31 March 2015

  149. Must women play football in sarees?

    Opinion · Society · Women · 30 March 2015

  150. 15 years, and hardly any lessons learnt!

    Report · Government · Public Funds · 28 March 2015

  151. How Karnataka's mega port project is bending the rules

    Report · Environment · Environmental Regulation · Karnataka · 27 March 2015

  152. Can FDI really spur ‘Make in India’?

    Report · Economy · Government · 26 March 2015

  153. Judicial delays: Understanding the system before fixing it

    Report · Justice System · Law and Order · 25 March 2015

  154. What will it mean to have India as a ‘security provider’?

    Opinion · Government · National Security · 24 March 2015

  155. Bringing spring back in the lives of India’s widows

    Report · Human Rights · Society · 23 March 2015

  156. Where leopards await human compassion

    Report · Biodiversity · Environment · Assam · 20 March 2015

  157. Where is teaching headed in the Modi regime?

    Opinion · Education · Government · 18 March 2015

  158. Why Fadnavis mustn't be soft on motorists

    Opinion · Cities · Transport · Maharashtra · 17 March 2015

  159. The slow destruction of NREGA: Evidence from Jharkhand

    Report · Government · Livelihoods · 16 March 2015

  160. Coal energy and pollution: Can communities fight the threat?

    Report · Energy · Environmental Hazards · 16 March 2015

  161. Linking Aadhaar to EPIC for cleaner voter lists

    Report · Elections · Government · 13 March 2015

  162. Mr Prabhu, here’s one thing every traveller on Indian Railways needs

    Report · Government · Health · 12 March 2015

  163. Confluence of hope: Converging for a better world

    Opinion · Economy · Human Rights · 11 March 2015

  164. CAG report on Odisha: Will legislators take note please?

    Report · Displacement · Government · 9 March 2015

  165. The bus that brought in transparency in J&K flood relief

    Report · Government · Right To Info · Jammu & Kashmir · 9 March 2015

  166. What to expect when you watch the most talked-about film today

    Review · Gender Violence · Women · 7 March 2015

  167. A paean to Chhattisgarh from an exiled lover

    Review · Human Rights · Chhattisgarh · 6 March 2015

  168. Give us the strength!

    Opinion · Gender Violence · Human Rights · 6 March 2015

  169. Why the land acquisition law is a threat to several others

    Report · Biodiversity · Food Security · 4 March 2015

  170. Does the government really want to protect whistleblowers?

    Report · Government · Law and Order · 3 March 2015

  171. Budget 2015: Does it have enough to turn vision into reality?

    Report · Economy · Government · 2 March 2015

  172. Highlights from the Union Budget 2015

    Report · Economy · Government · 28 February 2015

  173. Why Jaitley’s budget has failed to bring cheer to our farmers

    Report · Agriculture · Agriculture Policy · 28 February 2015

  174. The strange tale of the 'son' who wasn't!

    Review · Gender and Media · Women · 27 February 2015

  175. A broad vision for a better experience

    Report · Economy · Government · 26 February 2015

  176. Swachh Bharat: What are we missing?

    Report · Government · Human Rights · 25 February 2015

  177. Three villages that show why land acquisition needs a rethink

    Report · Displacement · Land · Odisha · 24 February 2015

  178. Will the Aam Aadmi Party deliver true 'swaraj'?

    Opinion · Government · Women's Representation · 23 February 2015

  179. Who will benefit from the ‘Manhattanisation’ of Mumbai?

    Report · Cities · Government · Maharashtra · 20 February 2015

  180. What’s turning women in labour away from hospitals?

    Report · Government · Health · 18 February 2015

  181. For the love of the seed industry

    Report · Agriculture · Economy · 17 February 2015

  182. Spotlighting tales of people’s resistance

    Review · Human Rights · Society · 16 February 2015

  183. Is this committee overestimating leakages in ration to curb the food security act?

    Report · Food Security · Government · 13 February 2015

  184. The invisible makers of the city

    Report · Displacement · Livelihoods · 12 February 2015

  185. The role of data in judicial reform

    Opinion · Justice System · Laws · 11 February 2015

  186. Challenges of the brass in a political minefield

    Opinion · Government · National Security · 10 February 2015

  187. Why easy land is no guarantee of industrial growth

    Report · Economy · Land · 9 February 2015

  188. When people are merely roadblocks

    Report · Environmental Regulation · Government · 6 February 2015

  189. What are contract workers across the country pressing for?

    Report · Economy · Labour Issues · 4 February 2015

  190. SEZ today, gone tomorrow!

    Report · Displacement · Government · 3 February 2015

  191. 'Krisis': Can Greece inspire India?

    Opinion · Economy · Environment · 2 February 2015

  192. Delhi’s big battle in figures

    Report · Elections · Government · Delhi · 31 January 2015

  193. Kerala’s royal connection: The luxury ‘uru’

    Report · Art · Economy · Kerala · 31 January 2015

  194. A sudden cloud over Maharashtra’s nutritional progress

    Report · Child Health · Economy · 30 January 2015

  195. Predicting rape on television!

    Report · Gender and Media · Media · 29 January 2015

  196. GPOD: Bringing management principles to gram panchayats

    Report · Government · Panchayats · Karnataka · 28 January 2015

  197. Pursuing development: The perils of the beaten track

    Report · Agriculture · Economy · Maharashtra · 27 January 2015

  198. Why good governance may need more than adoption of villages

    Report · E-Govt · Government · 26 January 2015

  199. What’s ‘fashionable’ about protesting human rights violations?

    Opinion · Creative Media · Human Rights · 23 January 2015

  200. Ain't no mountain high enough!

    Report · People · Society · 22 January 2015

  201. Missing: Intellectual Property Rights with a social lens

    Report · Government · Laws · 20 January 2015

  202. A jaundiced view of the Taj

    Report · Environment · Environmental Hazards · Uttar Pradesh · 19 January 2015

  203. What binds every family in this Kerala Panchayat

    Report · Agriculture · Environment · Kerala · 19 January 2015

  204. The trail of a disappearing culture

    Review · Adivasis · Culture · 16 January 2015

  205. Empowering rural women: Moving beyond 50 percent

    Report · Gender and Leadership · Government · 16 January 2015

  206. Blending theatre with nature

    Report · Art · Environment · Assam · 14 January 2015

  207. Barefoot auditors ensure health for tribal mothers

    Report · Adivasis · Child Health · 13 January 2015

  208. Farming for self-reliance in Kalahandi

    Report · Agriculture · Food Security · Odisha · 12 January 2015

  209. The false promise of a demographic dividend

    Report · Economy · Education · 9 January 2015

  210. What the maritime 'non-incident' on New Year’s Eve tells us

    Opinion · Government · National Security · 7 January 2015

  211. What ails Sikkim’s Teesta hydropower project?

    Report · Economy · Energy · Sikkim · 7 January 2015

  212. What the new processes mean for the dispossessed

    Report · Displacement · Government · 6 January 2015

  213. A critical role for India at the helm of a new order

    Opinion · Environment · Government · 5 January 2015

  214. Will 2015 be a year of hope?

    Report · Environment · Government · 5 January 2015