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  1. The imperative of liveable cities

    Report · Cities · Government · 11 March 2025

  2. SC clarifies states' power to tax mining

    Report · Government · Mining · Jharkhand · 24 August 2024

  3. India’s new growth recipe: Larger firms

    Report · Economy · Government · 21 January 2023

  4. How well are securities laws enforced?

    Report · Economy · Government · 14 November 2022

  5. The need to spatialise human rights in urban India

    Report · Cities · Government · 4 July 2022

  6. Shaping our streets for people

    Report · Cities · Climate · Maharashtra · 20 November 2021

  7. Third generation of reforms needed

    Opinion · Economy · Government · 3 October 2021

  8. Less talk would provide more justice

    Report · Government · Justice System · 7 September 2021

  9. The people and their plans for cities

    Report · Cities · Government · 4 September 2021

  10. Higher funding alone doesn't improve urban services

    Report · Cities · Government · 16 August 2021

  11. An 'institutions' model of development is needed

    Opinion · Government · 2 August 2021

  12. Reversing the gaze on democracy

    Opinion · Government · Livelihoods · Chhattisgarh · 18 July 2021

  13. Citizens demand real participation in governance

    Report · Cities · Government · Karnataka · 9 July 2021

  14. Ground-up planning in Ranchi's slums

    Report · Adivasis · Cities · Jharkhand · 27 June 2021

  15. Disaster response must be decentralised, humanised

    Report · Cities · Government · 5 June 2021

  16. India's states need their own development models

    Report · Economy · Government · 21 May 2021

  17. Bird's eye view of city planning is full of blur

    Report · Cities · Government · 19 April 2021

  18. Deciphering low Election Sex Ratios

    Report · Elections · Gender and Leadership · 16 April 2021

  19. EPIC+Aadhaar: Promises and dangers

    Report · E-Govt · Elections · 22 March 2021

  20. RICH food for better cities

    Report · Cities · Food Security · 17 March 2021

  21. Who, exactly, is the public?

    Report · Government · People · 10 March 2021

  22. Can governments let go of fossil-fuel revenues?

    Report · Energy · Government · 5 March 2021

  23. STIP2020: A wish-list, not a policy

    Report · Government · Science and Technology · 20 February 2021

  24. Are India's metros growing or sprawling?

    Report · Cities · Government · 15 December 2020

  25. Following the yuan

    Report · Government · National Security · 13 July 2020

  26. How do Bengaluru's rural courts function?

    Report · Government · Justice System · 12 August 2019

  27. Regulations delayed are regulations denied

    Report · Environment · Environmental Regulation · 1 October 2018

  28. Ahmedabad's TP schemes: Lessons for equity

    Report · Cities · Government · 5 September 2018

  29. Monsoon Session 2018: What to expect

    Report · Government · Laws · 18 July 2018

  30. Thirty-four years of irregularities and failures

    Report · Government · Public Funds · Maharashtra · 10 July 2018

  31. The way we measure hate crimes is simply bogus

    Report · Adivasis · Caste · 3 July 2018

  32. What you can’t measure properly, you can’t manage properly

    Report · Government · Water · 1 July 2018

  33. What is a Smart City?

    Report · Cities · Government · 5 February 2018

  34. Urban poor lack a roof over their head

    Report · Government · Housing · 8 December 2017

  35. Chugging along in the name of sustainability

    Report · Government · Health · 12 November 2017

  36. How successful has been the SC/ST Sub-Plan

    Report · Adivasis · Government · 1 October 2017

  37. Throwing good money after bad

    Report · Environment · Government · 12 August 2017

  38. Financing urban development

    Report · Cities · Government · 5 July 2017

  39. Popularity vs Performance

    Opinion · Government · Human Rights · 19 June 2017

  40. Overview of the legal issues around Aadhaar

    Report · Government · Laws · 11 June 2017

  41. Environment Ministry to bend over backwards to whitelist illicit projects

    Report · Environment · Government · 27 March 2017

  42. A better way of selecting the top brass

    Report · Government · National Security · 23 December 2016

  43. Demonetisation and the Rule of Law

    Report · Economy · Government · 27 November 2016

  44. Travesty of justice

    Report · Government · People · 22 November 2016

  45. Creating National Water Commission

    Report · Environment · Government · 30 September 2016

  46. Our present and terrifying danger

    Report · Government · National Security · 21 September 2016

  47. Have we gained or lost?

    Report · Economy · Government · 17 September 2016

  48. Lessons for rural electrification from a weaving village

    Report · Energy · Government · Maharashtra · 14 July 2016

  49. The right to water for life

    Report · Environment · Government · 11 July 2016

  50. A misplaced emphasis on highways?

    Report · Government · Transport · 29 May 2016

  51. How badly designed and unsafe

    Report · Energy · Environment · 12 May 2016

  52. Tribal seat reservation issue rakes up storm in Sikkim

    Report · Adivasis · Government · Sikkim · 6 April 2016

  53. Jharkhand looks at better planning to aid NREGA outcomes

    Report · Government · Labour Issues · Jharkhand · 4 April 2016

  54. Ishrat Jahan case: Is the political furore skirting the core issue?

    Report · Government · Human Rights · Gujarat · 27 March 2016

  55. No matter who’s ruling, they just won’t brook dissent!

    Report · Government · People · 26 February 2016

  56. Ration to cash, a harsh transition

    Report · Food Security · Government · 1 February 2016

  57. How sustainable are the SDGs?

    Report · Agriculture · Environment · 9 December 2015

  58. To audit or not to audit

    Report · Energy · Government · 3 December 2015

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

    Report · Elections · Government · 11 November 2015

  60. Rallying for people’s rights

    Report · Government · People · Jharkhand · 10 November 2015

  61. Diversion of funds mars tribal welfare plans

    Report · Adivasis · Caste · Odisha · 14 October 2015

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

    Opinion · Government · 13 September 2015

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

    Report · Environment · Environmental Regulation · 7 September 2015

  64. Making public audits count

    Report · Government · Public Funds · 8 July 2015

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

    Report · Environment · Environmental Regulation · 2 July 2015

  66. How ‘smart’ is Ahmedabad?

    Report · Cities · Government · Gujarat · 30 June 2015

  67. Is Europe staring at a second Renaissance?

    Opinion · Government · Society · 22 June 2015

  68. The promises of Tadri: Mirage or reality?

    Report · Environment · Government · Karnataka · 15 June 2015

  69. Is environment protection on our agenda at all?

    Report · Economy · Environment · 5 June 2015

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

    Report · Climate · Food Security · 31 May 2015

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

    Report · Government · Laws · 27 May 2015

  72. The real challenges to sustainable development

    Report · Agriculture · Climate · 22 May 2015

  73. MHA: A Ministry for Hounding Activists?

    Opinion · Government · Society · 9 May 2015

  74. Will free trade allow free voices too?

    Report · Economy · Government · 7 May 2015

  75. Making power supply data a tool for progress

    Report · Agriculture · Energy · 6 May 2015

  76. The holes that make our coasts vulnerable

    Report · Environment · Environmental Regulation · 3 May 2015

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

    Report · Government · Human Rights · 22 April 2015

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

    Report · Fisheries · Government · 18 April 2015

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

    Report · Government · Laws · 14 April 2015

  80. Ignoring the institutions that can save our coastal regions

    Report · Environment · Environmental Regulation · 13 April 2015

  81. Rethinking food security and hunger

    Opinion · Economy · Food Security · 7 April 2015

  82. Time to write an obituary for AAP?

    Opinion · Government · 31 March 2015

  83. 15 years, and hardly any lessons learnt!

    Report · Government · Public Funds · 28 March 2015

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

    Report · Economy · Government · 26 March 2015

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

    Opinion · Government · National Security · 24 March 2015

  86. Where is teaching headed in the Modi regime?

    Opinion · Education · Government · 18 March 2015

  87. The slow destruction of NREGA: Evidence from Jharkhand

    Report · Government · Livelihoods · 16 March 2015

  88. Linking Aadhaar to EPIC for cleaner voter lists

    Report · Elections · Government · 13 March 2015

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

    Report · Government · Health · 12 March 2015

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

    Report · Displacement · Government · 9 March 2015

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

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

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

    Report · Biodiversity · Food Security · 4 March 2015

  93. Does the government really want to protect whistleblowers?

    Report · Government · Law and Order · 3 March 2015

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

    Report · Economy · Government · 2 March 2015

  95. Highlights from the Union Budget 2015

    Report · Economy · Government · 28 February 2015

  96. A broad vision for a better experience

    Report · Economy · Government · 26 February 2015

  97. Swachh Bharat: What are we missing?

    Report · Government · Human Rights · 25 February 2015

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

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

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

    Report · Cities · Government · Maharashtra · 20 February 2015

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

    Report · Government · Health · 18 February 2015

  101. For the love of the seed industry

    Report · Agriculture · Economy · 17 February 2015

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

    Report · Food Security · Government · 13 February 2015

  103. Challenges of the brass in a political minefield

    Opinion · Government · National Security · 10 February 2015

  104. When people are merely roadblocks

    Report · Environmental Regulation · Government · 6 February 2015

  105. SEZ today, gone tomorrow!

    Report · Displacement · Government · 3 February 2015

  106. 'Krisis': Can Greece inspire India?

    Opinion · Economy · Environment · 2 February 2015

  107. Delhi’s big battle in figures

    Report · Elections · Government · Delhi · 31 January 2015

  108. GPOD: Bringing management principles to gram panchayats

    Report · Government · Panchayats · Karnataka · 28 January 2015

  109. Pursuing development: The perils of the beaten track

    Report · Agriculture · Economy · Maharashtra · 27 January 2015

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

    Report · E-Govt · Government · 26 January 2015

  111. Missing: Intellectual Property Rights with a social lens

    Report · Government · Laws · 20 January 2015

  112. Empowering rural women: Moving beyond 50 percent

    Report · Gender and Leadership · Government · 16 January 2015

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

    Opinion · Government · National Security · 7 January 2015

  114. What ails Sikkim’s Teesta hydropower project?

    Report · Economy · Energy · Sikkim · 7 January 2015

  115. What the new processes mean for the dispossessed

    Report · Displacement · Government · 6 January 2015

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

    Opinion · Environment · Government · 5 January 2015

  117. Will 2015 be a year of hope?

    Report · Environment · Government · 5 January 2015

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

    Report · Food Security · Government · 30 December 2014

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

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

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

    Report · Cities · Government · 11 December 2014

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

    Report · Environment · Environmental Hazards · 10 December 2014

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

    Opinion · Government · Panchayats · Kerala · 8 December 2014

  123. ‘Lighting up’ the lives of the poor

    Report · Energy · Government · Odisha · 5 December 2014

  124. Defining, celebrating and protecting our rivers

    Report · Environment · Environmental Hazards · 3 December 2014

  125. Who decides where your city ends?

    Report · Cities · Economy · 29 November 2014

  126. Finding the right reasons for reform

    Opinion · Environment · Environmental Regulation · 29 November 2014

  127. A time to take up the reins

    Opinion · Climate · Environment · 26 November 2014

  128. Are there smarter ways to run our cities?

    Report · Cities · Economy · 24 November 2014

  129. Where the fight against extremism is far from over

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

  130. Is lower inflation here to stay?

    Report · Agriculture · Economy · 20 November 2014

  131. Crying out for clarity

    Report · Economy · Government · 19 November 2014

  132. What’s in a name, really?

    Report · Cities · Government · 18 November 2014

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

    Report · Education · Government · 12 November 2014

  134. Kerala: A murky ‘state’ of affairs

    Report · Economy · Government · Kerala · 10 November 2014

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

    Report · Economy · Government · 10 November 2014

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

    Opinion · Environment · Government · 3 November 2014

  137. Can PM Modi pull it off?

    Report · Government · National Security · 31 October 2014

  138. When a finance minister lectured auditors

    Report · Government · Public Funds · 30 October 2014

  139. A better life through literacy

    Report · Adivasis · Education · Odisha · 21 October 2014

  140. The vision for our villages

    Report · Government · Public Funds · 18 October 2014

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

    Report · Government · Laws · 15 October 2014

  142. An old policy Modi must hold on to

    Opinion · Government · Health · 14 October 2014

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

    Report · Cities · Economy · 13 October 2014

  144. Preparing the framework for a new Ganga vision

    Report · Environment · Government · 9 October 2014

  145. The laws we forgot we had

    Report · Government · Laws · 30 September 2014

  146. Can Mumbai become a global city?

    Report · Cities · Government · 27 September 2014

  147. A season of change

    Report · Energy · Environment · 26 September 2014

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

    Review · Government · Public Funds · 24 September 2014

  149. No liquor, no drinking?

    Report · Government · Health · 23 September 2014

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

    Opinion · Government · 22 September 2014

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

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

  152. An uncertain future for our fauna

    Opinion · Environment · Environmental Regulation · 9 September 2014

  153. Who will broaden their horizons?

    Report · Education · Government · 5 September 2014

  154. Why a depoliticised police force is a distant dream

    Report · Government · Justice System · 3 September 2014

  155. What good is an auditor without information?

    Report · Government · Laws · 2 September 2014

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

    Report · Government · Telangana · 26 August 2014

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

    Report · Cities · Government · 23 August 2014

  158. Indo-Pak talks: Getting past the eyewash

    Opinion · Government · Peace · 21 August 2014

  159. All set to lose out on the gains?

    Report · Agriculture · Government · 11 August 2014

  160. What our cities are crying out for

    Report · Cities · Government · 4 August 2014

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

    Report · Environment · Forests · 29 July 2014

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

    Opinion · Agriculture Policy · Economy · 23 July 2014

  163. What have the reserved constituencies voted for?

    Report · Caste · Elections · 21 July 2014

  164. Two states with healthcare for one

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

  165. When a tsunami is manufactured

    Report · Displacement · Government · Gujarat · 12 July 2014

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

    Report · Environment · Environmental Regulation · 11 July 2014

  167. No big bang in Jaitley’s budget

    Report · Economy · Government · 10 July 2014

  168. What we should score Arun Jaitley on

    Opinion · Economy · Government · 9 July 2014

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

    Opinion · Economy · Government · 7 July 2014

  170. Spewing venom, leaders remain above hate speech laws

    Report · Government · Laws · 5 July 2014

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

    Report · Elections · Government · Punjab · 27 June 2014

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

    Report · Economy · Government · 26 June 2014

  173. How Sikkim’s casino dream turned sour

    Report · Government · Society · 23 June 2014

  174. Why the IB report is undemocratic

    Opinion · Economy · Government · 20 June 2014

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

    Report · Government · Laws · 20 June 2014

  176. Are Indians accountability-challenged?

    Report · Government · Public Funds · 6 June 2014

  177. The many nails in the UPA coffin

    Report · Elections · Government · 3 June 2014

  178. Corruption: Do we really care?

    Report · Elections · Government · 30 May 2014

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

    Report · Agriculture · Economy · 28 May 2014

  180. The message from voters in 2014

    Report · Elections · Government · 14 May 2014

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

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

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

    Report · Elections · Government · 6 May 2014

  183. Why voters in Telangana are still puzzled

    Report · Elections · Government · Telangana · 26 April 2014

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

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

  185. What sways the urban voter?

    Report · Elections · Government · 22 April 2014

  186. Chennai voters wary of disappearing acts

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

  187. Can educated MPs do more for education?

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

  188. Homecoming election for Harvard professor, courtesy Mamata

    Report · Elections · Government · 18 April 2014

  189. What they say about the things that really matter

    Opinion · Economy · Elections · 16 April 2014

  190. Women MPs: At par, but rare still

    Report · Elections · Government · 15 April 2014

  191. How parties are wooing the young voter

    Report · Economy · Education · 14 April 2014

  192. Leading from the capital

    Report · Elections · Government · Delhi · 9 April 2014

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

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

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

    Report · Child Health · Children · 8 April 2014

  195. Rampant diversion, tardy reforestation in Himachal

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

  196. Could Modi be a development disaster?

    Report · Elections · Environment · Gujarat · 4 April 2014

  197. Rating our MPs: A few ground truths

    Opinion · Elections · Government · 29 March 2014

  198. Tracking Chennai’s faces in Parliament

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

  199. Not just one party or the other!

    Report · Elections · Government · 25 March 2014

  200. The not-so-glittering stars in Parliament

    Report · Culture · Elections · 24 March 2014

  201. Let the fight go on

    Report · Government · Health · 24 March 2014

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

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

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

    Report · Agriculture · Elections · Assam · 20 March 2014

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

    Report · Elections · Government · 20 March 2014

  205. When a river is reduced to an adjective

    Opinion · Government · Water · Gujarat · 19 March 2014

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

    Opinion · Children · Food Security · 11 March 2014

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

    Report · Government · Human Rights · 20 February 2014

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

    Opinion · Government · Public Funds · 15 February 2014

  209. What has your MP done for you?

    Report · Elections · Government · 14 February 2014

  210. New body should have better pay, more autonomy

    Report · Government · Laws · 12 February 2014

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

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

  212. UP NREGS: Whither guidelines?

    Report · Government · Public Funds · Uttar Pradesh · 30 December 2013

  213. Spaced out in Mumbai

    Report · Cities · Government · Maharashtra · 28 December 2013

  214. Does the loser take it all?

    Opinion · Elections · Government · Delhi · 15 December 2013

  215. Exploring state-people relations

    Report · Government · 22 November 2013

  216. "Compelling citizens to take an Aadhaar card is unconstitutional"

    Interview · Government · Laws · 18 November 2013

  217. Nothing to audit

    Report · Government · Public Funds · Uttar Pradesh · 4 November 2013

  218. Is CCI a bypass lane for the laws?

    Report · Environment · Environmental Regulation · 30 October 2013

  219. Building towns to save our cities

    Opinion · Cities · Government · 24 October 2013

  220. Competing effectively in MP panchayats

    Report · Gender and Leadership · Government · Madhya Pradesh · 16 October 2013

  221. Fewer takers for NREGS after long wage delays

    Report · Government · Labour Issues · Jharkhand · 3 October 2013

  222. Can accreditation ensure accountability?

    Report · Environment · Environmental Regulation · 25 September 2013

  223. Bharat Nirman: The numbers don't lie

    Report · Government · Public Funds · 23 September 2013

  224. NREGA workers kept waiting for wages

    Report · Government · Labour Issues · Karnataka · 18 September 2013

  225. The Telangana prophecy: Will more states mean more conflict?

    Interview · Government · History · 2 September 2013

  226. Why Assam burns again

    Report · Government · Law and Order · Assam · 30 August 2013

  227. Seeking new homes in Hyderabad

    Report · Displacement · Government · Andhra Pradesh · 12 August 2013

  228. Six months for a job card?

    Report · Government · Labour Issues · 9 August 2013

  229. River basin management: Missing the boat

    Report · Environment · Government · 2 August 2013

  230. Why the Current Account Deficit matters to you and me

    Report · Economy · Government · 1 August 2013

  231. Solar scam heat scorches Kerala

    Report · Energy · Government · Kerala · 30 July 2013

  232. Promises made to be broken

    Report · Government · Poverty · 20 July 2013

  233. NaMo Narmada: Who gains?

    Report · Displacement · Government · Gujarat · 10 July 2013

  234. President Mukherjee must reject the Food Security ordinance

    Opinion · Food Security · Government · 4 July 2013

  235. The State is snooping: Can you escape?

    Report · Government · Human Rights · 26 June 2013

  236. New report on POSCO - who's listening?

    Report · Environment · Environmental Regulation · Odisha · 24 June 2013

  237. Uttarakhand tragedy: How we ignored the writing on the wall

    Report · Environmental Regulation · Government · Uttarakhand · 21 June 2013

  238. MIS = Too many mistakes!

    Report · Government · Livelihoods · 12 June 2013

  239. Modi-Nitish Kumar 'shadow boxing' to continue: Dr. Sandeep Shastri

    Interview · Elections · Government · 7 June 2013

  240. Court battle likely after CIC's RTI ruling

    Report · Government · Laws · 5 June 2013

  241. Big Brother watching you, but who watches him?

    Report · Government · Laws · 4 June 2013

  242. No respite from hunger

    Report · Food Security · Government · 29 May 2013

  243. Old trick, new attack

    Report · Biodiversity · Environment · 25 May 2013

  244. "I am neither an atheist nor a theist"

    Interview · Government · Karnataka · 18 May 2013

  245. Both of India's politics on display in KA

    Opinion · Government · Society · Karnataka · 11 May 2013

  246. Why India needs an alternative model of development

    Opinion · Education · Government · 7 May 2013

  247. Corporate interests rise above all

    Report · Consumers · Economy · Gujarat · 6 May 2013

  248. Bangalore's MLA races may spark change

    Report · Government · 29 March 2013

  249. Winds of change in killing fields

    Report · Government · Kerala · 14 March 2013

  250. The strange case of India's missing dams

    Report · Environment · Environmental Hazards · 8 March 2013

  251. Chidambaram's lip service to his own goal

    Opinion · Government · Public Funds · 5 March 2013

  252. Cauvery: Preferring politics to solutions

    Report · Agriculture · Government · Karnataka · 21 February 2013

  253. Law, justice, and the 'placebo' of compensation

    Opinion · Government · 6 February 2013

  254. Is India at its 'progressive moment'?

    Opinion · Government · Society · 30 January 2013

  255. Should bribe-givers be let off?

    Report · Consumers · Government · 31 December 2012

  256. Police forged complaint to arrest reporter

    Report · Government · Law and Order · Karnataka · 17 November 2012

  257. Tamilnadu's striking progress in welfare

    Report · Education · Government · Tamil Nadu · 10 September 2012

  258. Complaints? Who's listening?

    Report · Government · Law and Order · 23 August 2012

  259. Clearing the view

    Report · Government · Transport · 19 June 2012

  260. Bangalore's graduate MLC race has stark contrasts

    Report · Elections · Government · Karnataka · 31 May 2012

  261. UID and the not-so-civil society

    Report · E-Govt · Government · 4 April 2012

  262. Is Mumbai growing anymore?

    Report · Cities · Government · 22 February 2012

  263. Karnataka Lokayukta report may go in vain, feel some

    Report · Government · Karnataka · 31 October 2011

  264. Static in the 3G signal

    Report · Government · Public Funds · 30 October 2011

  265. Measuring how netas perform

    Report · Government · Karnataka · 4 October 2011

  266. How valid is the criticism?

    Opinion · Government · 30 August 2011

  267. The Lokpal we will finally get

    Report · Government · 22 August 2011

  268. Setting the stage on fire

    Report · Art · Government · West Bengal · 8 August 2011

  269. What Digvijay Singh forgot to tell the PM

    Report · Government · Public Funds · Madhya Pradesh · 6 June 2011

  270. What powers must the Lokpal have?

    Opinion · Government · Laws · 23 May 2011

  271. Who won? Politics.

    Opinion · Government · 10 April 2011

  272. Pie in the planning sky

    Report · Cities · Government · Maharashtra · 15 March 2011

  273. Jharkhand's "government by fiction"

    Interview · Government · Jharkhand · 30 November 2010

  274. More responsibilities, less funds

    Report · Government · Public Funds · 8 September 2010

  275. Planning for Mumbai

    Report · Cities · Government · Maharashtra · 10 August 2010

  276. Is the LDF coalition’s confidence wearing thin?

    Opinion · Government · Kerala · 30 June 2010

  277. Bombay HC sets aside dubious circular

    Report · Government · Law and Order · Maharashtra · 2 June 2010

  278. Narmada authorities allowed to proceed with impunity

    Report · Environmental Regulation · Government · Gujarat · 11 May 2010

  279. Starvation stalks Balangir, government in denial

    Report · Food Security · Government · Odisha · 26 April 2010

  280. Democracy in the deep woods

    Report · Adivasis · Government · Chhattisgarh · 10 April 2010

  281. Embankments that doom the people

    Report · Displacement · Environment · Bihar · 9 April 2010

  282. Gas clouds over the government

    Report · Energy · Government · 14 September 2009

  283. e-Governance impact beginning to show

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

  284. A town full of surprises

    Report · Cities · Government · Rajasthan · 28 July 2009

  285. Once bitten, twice not shy

    Opinion · Government · Panchayats · Karnataka · 22 July 2009

  286. Civil litigation? No, thanks.

    Report · Government · Justice System · 12 July 2009

  287. The great Goan land scam

    Report · Government · Goa · 30 June 2009

  288. The importance of Hyderabad

    Report · Elections · Government · 25 June 2009

  289. Questions of policy

    Opinion · Government · 12 June 2009

  290. Sehore: Once vibrant, now in disarray

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

  291. Elections 2009: A grand success

    Report · Elections · Government · 30 May 2009

  292. Nagas revere this bureaucrat from the mainland

    Report · Agriculture · Government · 23 May 2009

  293. Jumping into the fray themselves

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

  294. Big money seeks common man's blessing

    Opinion · Elections · Government · 25 April 2009

  295. SC keeps door open on negative voting

    Report · Elections · Government · 9 March 2009

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

    Opinion · Government · Karnataka · 22 February 2009

  297. Reckless borrowing, unholy redemption

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

  298. High-rise fantasies

    Report · Cities · Government · Maharashtra · 31 January 2009

  299. Look inward: the lesson of Mumbai

    Opinion · Government · Law and Order · 6 January 2009

  300. A mother's plea: protect our seafarers from pirates

    Report · Government · Law and Order · 28 December 2008

  301. Models of reform

    Opinion · Government · 9 December 2008

  302. CAG conference: Caged tiger, much ado

    Report · Government · Public Funds · 9 November 2008

  303. For the people, by the government?

    Opinion · Government · 30 October 2008

  304. Mumbai's eye in the sky

    Report · Cities · Government · Maharashtra · 19 October 2008

  305. Scamming the law, pretext of inability

    Report · Government · Relief · Madhya Pradesh · 1 October 2008

  306. A run on the Yamuna banks

    Report · Cities · Government · Delhi · 24 September 2008

  307. Kosi breaches repeatedly, governments merely fiddle

    Report · Government · Bihar · 9 September 2008

  308. 'Street' fight in Bangalore

    Report · Cities · Government · Karnataka · 30 August 2008

  309. Old Port Trust lands on the dock

    Report · Cities · Government · Maharashtra · 26 August 2008

  310. Early gains from Forest Rights Act

    Report · Forests · Government · Odisha · 19 August 2008

  311. Unanswered questions, forgotten middle path

    Opinion · Government · 28 July 2008

  312. The law on horse-trading

    Report · Government · 20 July 2008

  313. Still fighting, in a maze of law and usury

    Report · Government · Law and Order · Maharashtra · 15 July 2008

  314. CAG indicts SEZ policy

    Report · Government · Public Funds · 23 June 2008

  315. Modi's secession?

    Opinion · Government · 18 June 2008

  316. Lessons from good telecentres

    Report · E-Govt · Government · 28 May 2008

  317. CAG report slams Vidarbha waiver package

    Report · Government · Public Funds · Maharashtra · 10 May 2008

  318. CAG: Compensatory afforestation a hoax in M.P.

    Report · Forests · Government · Madhya Pradesh · 30 April 2008

  319. Neither law nor justice

    Report · Government · Law and Order · 25 April 2008

  320. Assam's poorest district moves forward

    Report · E-Govt · Government · Assam · 1 April 2008

  321. No future without a past

    Report · Cities · Government · 26 March 2008

  322. Government itself to blame for backlog of cases

    Report · Government · Justice System · 25 March 2008

  323. Living under constant threat of eviction

    Report · Environment · Government · Bihar · 16 March 2008

  324. Getting the roll call wrong

    Report · Cities · Elections · Karnataka · 12 March 2008

  325. Telecentre musings

    Report · E-Govt · Government · 6 March 2008

  326. Managing global cities

    Report · Cities · Government · Maharashtra · 27 December 2007

  327. Privatisation in the Krishna basin is recipe for conflict

    Report · Government · Maharashtra · 17 December 2007

  328. Resettlement policy: promising start, and a let down

    Report · Displacement · Government · 12 November 2007

  329. Rioters against ration dealers

    Report · Food Security · Government · West Bengal · 25 October 2007

  330. NREGA battling cancerous corruption in Orissa

    Report · Government · Law and Order · Odisha · 19 October 2007

  331. SEZs: A history of injustice and abuse

    Report · Displacement · Economy · 1 October 2007

  332. Paying no heed to groundswell of opinion

    Report · Government · Trade · 27 September 2007

  333. State governments unwilling to relinquish control

    Report · Government · 16 September 2007

  334. Playing politics with floods

    Opinion · Government · Bihar · 13 September 2007

  335. Grounded till thirty

    Report · Government · Women · 21 August 2007

  336. Women leaders denounce amendment to panchayat law

    Report · Government · Karnataka · 3 August 2007

  337. Re-engineering the Comptroller and Auditor General

    Report · Government · Public Funds · 1 August 2007

  338. Mumbai sinking

    Report · Cities · Government · Maharashtra · 13 July 2007

  339. In Maharashtra, the government loves calamities

    Report · Government · Public Funds · Maharashtra · 10 July 2007

  340. Privatisation turns murkier in K East ward

    Report · Cities · Government · Maharashtra · 28 June 2007

  341. The willful breaking of Narmada promises

    Opinion · Government · Public Funds · Gujarat · 22 May 2007

  342. A mortal blow to Panchayat Raj

    Opinion · Government · Panchayats · Karnataka · 21 April 2007

  343. A red dawn that set too soon

    Report · Government · Kerala · 20 April 2007

  344. A model for sanitation for the urban poor

    Report · Cities · Government · Maharashtra · 4 April 2007

  345. Hope in the season of hopelessness

    Report · Children · Government · Maharashtra · 12 March 2007

  346. Replying with bullets

    Report · Agriculture · Government · Maharashtra · 6 January 2007

  347. Telangana by-election hits tobacco warning

    Report · Elections · Government · Andhra Pradesh · 2 December 2006

  348. Mumbaikers mobilise for civic polls

    Report · Cities · Elections · Maharashtra · 16 November 2006

  349. TB: gravest danger to India - II

    Report · Government · Health · 9 November 2006

  350. TB: gravest danger to India

    Report · Government · Health · 6 November 2006

  351. India's pro-asbestos position sets back international treaty

    Report · Environment · Environmental Hazards · 1 November 2006

  352. RG/PG - new twist to land grabs

    Report · Cities · Government · Maharashtra · 27 October 2006

  353. Drains that dewater the state exchequer

    Report · Government · Public Funds · Madhya Pradesh · 2 October 2006

  354. Myths about police work

    Report · Government · Law and Order · 20 September 2006

  355. Grinding questions for a grand Authority

    Report · Government · Water · 16 August 2006

  356. Acquiring offices for profits

    Opinion · Government · Laws · 5 August 2006

  357. Mission not accomplish-able

    Report · Cities · Government · 29 July 2006

  358. Our best hope for urban India

    Report · Cities · Government · 29 July 2006

  359. Unreasoned push for large storage projects

    Report · Energy · Government · 21 July 2006

  360. Iodised salt: The lesser known facts

    Report · Government · Health · 12 July 2006

  361. Shunglu committee : familiar fait accompli

    Report · Adivasis · Government · 3 July 2006

  362. Emphasis on mixed use needed

    Report · Cities · Government · 23 June 2006

  363. A forum of diminishing value

    Report · Government · 21 June 2006

  364. Thwarting women in power

    Report · Gender and Leadership · Government · Madhya Pradesh · 16 June 2006

  365. States unhappy with centralised clearances

    Report · Environment · Environmental Regulation · 14 June 2006

  366. Monsoon worries once again

    Report · Cities · Government · Karnataka · 5 June 2006

  367. Farmers' win in court boosts morale

    Report · Consumers · Government · Karnataka · 29 May 2006

  368. How things change in government

    Opinion · Government · 12 May 2006

  369. Crime in the city

    Report · Gender Violence · Government · Uttar Pradesh · 30 April 2006

  370. No need to amend the 'Office of profit' law

    Report · Elections · Government · 21 April 2006

  371. Pune's draft development plan under a cloud

    Report · Cities · Government · Maharashtra · 7 April 2006

  372. Police reforms book a breath of fresh air

    Review · Government · Law and Order · 14 March 2006

  373. Bureaucracy stands in the way of benefits

    Report · Food Security · Government · 18 February 2006

  374. Selling piped water or pipe dreams?

    Report · Cities · Government · Karnataka · 13 February 2006

  375. Police reforms: creative dialogue needed

    Opinion · Government · Law and Order · 1 February 2006

  376. To serve and protect

    Opinion · Government · Law and Order · 10 January 2006

  377. Between sting and scam

    Opinion · Government · Public Funds · 29 December 2005

  378. Between sting and scam

    Opinion · Government · Public Funds · 29 December 2005

  379. CAG audits of PSUs must stay

    Opinion · Government · Media · 19 December 2005

  380. Criminals as leaders -- yet again?

    Report · Elections · Government · Bihar · 19 November 2005

  381. Pradhans under the eyes of Asha Ashram

    Report · Elections · Government · Uttar Pradesh · 7 November 2005

  382. Envisioning a different city

    Report · Cities · Government · Karnataka · 2 November 2005

  383. Bangalore: Whither the future?

    Report · Cities · Government · Karnataka · 27 September 2005

  384. Delhi water project soaked in controversy

    Report · Cities · Government · Delhi · 26 September 2005

  385. For the people, by diktat

    Report · Cities · Government · 5 September 2005

  386. RTI law: the long road ahead

    Report · Government · Right To Info · 30 August 2005

  387. Pass the (iodised) salt, please

    Report · Government · Public Health · 22 August 2005

  388. Good governance, by the book

    Report · Government · 10 August 2005

  389. A city's recipe for watery disaster

    Report · Cities · Government · Gujarat · 27 July 2005

  390. Combating terrorism : lessons from London

    Report · Government · Law and Order · 21 July 2005

  391. Floods in Sutlej, made in China

    Report · Government · 11 July 2005

  392. Breathing new life into ward committees

    Report · Cities · Government · 7 July 2005

  393. Public prosecution - in need of reform

    Report · Government · Law and Order · 5 July 2005

  394. Mixed results for municipal water reforms

    Report · Cities · Government · Maharashtra · 10 June 2005

  395. Defence budget leaves out Rs 26,000 crores

    Report · Government · Peace · 18 May 2005

  396. Cracks in the CAG's scanners

    Report · Government · Public Funds · Karnataka · 17 May 2005

  397. TN's e-Gov experiences spotty, but ongoing

    Report · E-Govt · Government · Tamil Nadu · 23 March 2005

  398. RTI finding : Cities subsidising the rich

    Report · Cities · Government · Maharashtra · 17 March 2005

  399. Making utilities accountable

    Report · Cities · Government · 7 March 2005

  400. Citizens' forum to support whistleblowers

    Report · Government · Law and Order · 3 March 2005

  401. 5-month old Kerala government : wavering

    Report · Government · Kerala · 25 February 2005

  402. Accelerated corruption, a trickle of irrigation

    Report · Government · Public Funds · Odisha · 29 January 2005

  403. Urban services: Too many cooks

    Report · Cities · Government · Karnataka · 17 January 2005

  404. A classroom for leaders

    Report · Cities · Government · Tamil Nadu · 1 December 2004

  405. PC or PC? Who sets the policy?

    Report · Government · Public Funds · 1 December 2004

  406. A ‘shocking’ development

    Report · Government · Law and Order · Kerala · 10 November 2004

  407. Local water: battle of scales

    Report · Cities · Government · 1 November 2004

  408. Leaky rural water supplies

    Report · Government · Public Funds · 1 October 2004

  409. Knowing our legislators

    Report · Government · 1 October 2004

  410. Less populous, more powerful

    Report · Government · Population · 1 October 2004

  411. Taken for a taxing ride?

    Report · Cities · Government · Kerala · 1 September 2004

  412. Revamping municipal delivery systems

    Report · Cities · Government · Delhi · 1 August 2004

  413. More reforms, says Election Commission

    Report · Elections · Government · 1 August 2004

  414. Right-to-information or disclosure?

    Opinion · Government · 1 August 2004

  415. Delivering change

    Report · Cities · Government · 1 July 2004

  416. Everybody loves a good calamity

    Report · Government · Public Funds · Gujarat · 1 July 2004

  417. Second generation reforms: delivery

    Opinion · Government · Poverty · 1 July 2004

  418. The electoral roll farce

    Report · Elections · Government · Karnataka · 1 July 2004

  419. A uniform betrayal

    Report · Government · Law and Order · 1 June 2004

  420. Municipal budgets and poverty

    Report · Cities · Government · 1 June 2004

  421. Environment and the new Government

    Opinion · Environment · Government · 1 June 2004

  422. Andhra's electoral earthquake

    Opinion · Government · 1 May 2004

  423. Janaagraha spreads out

    Report · Government · Karnataka · 1 May 2004

  424. Could these candidates be lawmakers?

    Report · Elections · Government · Karnataka · 1 May 2004

  425. Elections : the Kerala story

    Report · Elections · Government · Kerala · 1 May 2004

  426. Frequencies of expectation

    Report · Government · Media · 1 May 2004

  427. Talk: Decriminalising Indian politics

    Talk · Elections · Government · 1 April 2004

  428. Why this election is different

    Report · Elections · Government · 1 April 2004

  429. A new property map for Karnataka

    Report · Cities · Government · Karnataka · 1 March 2004

  430. Land, law and planning

    Review · Cities · Government · Karnataka · 1 March 2004

  431. Despising politicians is dangerous

    Opinion · Government · 1 March 2004

  432. Voting : Frequently asked questions

    Report · Elections · Government · 1 March 2004

  433. Watching the candidates

    Report · Elections · Government · 1 March 2004

  434. Infotech and creating resources

    Opinion · Government · 1 February 2004

  435. Fighting crime on the tracks

    Report · Government · Law and Order · 1 February 2004

  436. Undermining a fine system?

    Report · Food Security · Government · Kerala · 1 January 2004

  437. Reporting the crime

    Report · Government · 1 January 2004

  438. Government : simpler and cost-effective

    Opinion · Cities · Government · 1 January 2004

  439. Systems for better governance

    Interview · Government · Karnataka · 1 December 2003

  440. A collective enterprise

    Report · Cities · Government · Karnataka · 1 December 2003

  441. Lad-ders of indiscretion

    Report · Government · 1 December 2003

  442. Rescuing the police force

    Opinion · Government · 1 December 2003

  443. New federal roadmaps

    Opinion · Government · 1 December 2003

  444. Seven lakh voter entries corrected

    Report · Elections · Government · Rajasthan · 1 November 2003

  445. Historic, unparalleled and more

    Report · Cities · Government · Andhra Pradesh · 1 October 2003

  446. A progressive law for local planning

    Report · Cities · Government · Karnataka · 1 October 2003

  447. Ending municipal water shortages

    Report · Cities · Government · Karnataka · 1 October 2003

  448. AP's largest signature campaign

    Report · Cities · Government · 1 September 2003

  449. Electronic land

    Report · Agriculture · Government · Karnataka · 1 September 2003

  450. K R Puram's local elections

    Report · Cities · Elections · Karnataka · 1 September 2003

  451. The transformation of Mendha-Lekha

    Report · Cities · Forests · Maharashtra · 1 September 2003

  452. Delhi's citizens acting en-masse

    Report · Cities · Government · Delhi · 1 September 2003

  453. Nothing intractable or immutable

    Report · Government · 1 August 2003

  454. Public verification of electoral rolls

    Report · Cities · Elections · Rajasthan · 1 August 2003

  455. Seek and hide

    Report · Cities · Government · Delhi · 1 August 2003

  456. Curtail autocratic party bosses

    Report · Government · Laws · 1 August 2003

  457. Better accounting paying off

    Report · Cities · Government · Karnataka · 1 July 2003

  458. Civil society and political parties

    Report · Government · 1 July 2003

  459. Liberalization, literacy, governance

    Report · Education · Government · 1 July 2003

  460. Societal flaws, stalled citizenship

    Report · Government · 1 July 2003

  461. Testing your municipality's work

    Report · Cities · Government · Delhi · 1 July 2003

  462. Better, not just different

    Opinion · Government · 1 July 2003

  463. Tomorrow's citizens participate today

    Report · Children · Government · Karnataka · 1 July 2003

  464. Hyperactive state, governance crisis

    Report · Government · 1 June 2003

  465. The Indian state : Founded on activism

    Report · Government · 1 June 2003

  466. PROOF : The Citizen-Government bridge

    Report · Cities · Government · Karnataka · 1 June 2003

  467. Strengthening communities - A biz model

    Opinion · Cities · Government · 1 June 2003

  468. So you want to vote

    Report · Elections · Government · 1 May 2003

  469. Better lived than talked about

    Report · Government · Karnataka · 1 May 2003

  470. Fiscal deficits and decentralization - II

    Report · Cities · Government · 1 April 2003

  471. Interview : Ugly duckling to swan

    Report · Government · Karnataka · 1 April 2003

  472. Govt and Non-Govt Organizations : Partnerships

    Report · Government · Maharashtra · 1 April 2003

  473. Public Services : The final assessment

    Report · Government · 1 April 2003

  474. Productivity of our public services

    Report · Government · 1 April 2003

  475. More stories of Parivartan

    Report · Cities · Government · Delhi · 1 April 2003

  476. Voting and the public good

    Report · Cities · Government · 1 April 2003

  477. PROOF: Q3, Sustaining the partnership

    Report · Government · Karnataka · 1 March 2003

  478. Corruption and public services

    Report · Government · 1 March 2003

  479. What ails our Public Services? -- II

    Report · Government · 1 March 2003

  480. Public services in a weak civil society

    Report · Government · 1 March 2003

  481. Democratising the Panchayats

    Report · Cities · Government · Karnataka · 1 February 2003

  482. What ails our Public Services? -- I

    Report · Government · 1 February 2003

  483. Reinventing Rural Governance

    Report · Cities · Government · Karnataka · 1 January 2003

  484. Improving Accountability in Panchayati Raj

    Report · Cities · Government · Karnataka · 1 January 2003

  485. Original purpose

    Report · Government · 1 January 2003