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

CURRENT AFFAIRS

RIGHTS FOR UNWED MOTHERS Are we celebrating too much too soon? Can a ruling from the Supreme Court change the socio-cultural and psychological ramifications of unwed motherhood in India? Shoma A Chatterji probes deeper to find out the social and sociological impact of the ruling on the family.

DNA BILL The DNA Bill is a recipe for disaster The Centre for Internet & Society (CIS) registers its dissent over the new Human DNA Profiling Bill draft. Sunil Abraham, Executive Director of CIS, explains how the Bill does not address the privacy concerns despite a seemingly powerful language.

EDUCATION

SCHOOL EDUCATION When schools and parents clash Lack of open communication between parents and school authorities is diminishing trust and respect between them. This in turn has caused many unfortunate incidents that could have been avoided, reports Puja Awasthi.

POWER AND ENERGY

ELECTRICITY CONUNDRUM Idle generators in the midst of power deficit

The Southern region of India is expected to face high energy deficit this year while the Western and Eastern region will have a surplus of energy generation. Kannan Kasturi explains why such regional skew in energy generation and energy consumption exists and what it will take to resolve it.

PEOPLE

MUMBAI KOLIWADAS The catch regarding Mumbai’s fishing villages Fishing villages in Mumbai are probably more threatened than those in other cities, due to the dizzy densification of the country’s commercial capital, writes Darryl D’Monte.

OP-ED

CIVIL MILITARY RELATIONS Look who’s doing yoga now! The Indian military has so far maintained a dignified distance from the civilian and government affairs. But now there appears to be an increasing proximity between the military and the government. This does not bode well for India, writes Firdaus Ahmed.

TRIBAL LIVES

MAGIC OF WADI Wadi: A model for sustainable tribal livelihood Amongst the various models for sustainable livelihoods being tried and tested in the tribal areas of India, the Wadi model has shown a lot of promise. Abhijeet Mohanty, Kieran Robson and Rosie Clarkson, find out why and how the Wadi model is doing in the tribal areas of Koraput district of Odisha.

MATRILINEAL TRIBES Lessons from tribals on surviving and thriving An ancient matrilineal tribe of northeast India has a thriving culture and an increasing population, while a similarly ancient Dravidian matrilineal tribe is in danger of vanishing. Linda Chhakchhuak reports on what the Dravidian tribe can learn from the northeastern tribe to revive its culture and population.