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New Delhi recently allocated three blocks of coal in Orissa for projects that will produce liquid fuel from coal, in an attempt
to increase oil supply. The decision appears to have overlooked a number of critical considerations, say
Ananth Chikkatur and Sunita Dubey. read more »
to increase oil supply. The decision appears to have overlooked a number of critical considerations, say
Ananth Chikkatur and Sunita Dubey. read more »
Shifting cultivation in the Northeast, called jhum, is under stress because of conflicts and industrialisation.
Sriram Ananthanarayanan examines how the cycle of jhum cultivation is getting adversely affected, causing immense
hardship to the people dependent on it. read more »
Sriram Ananthanarayanan examines how the cycle of jhum cultivation is getting adversely affected, causing immense
hardship to the people dependent on it. read more »
More and more women in Tripura are participating in NREGA works, ensuring success of the scheme. The challenge lies in involving the menfolk too and implementing NREGA in insurgency-hit regions.
Ratna Bharali Talukdar
reports. read more »
Ratna Bharali Talukdar
reports. read more »
The Indian government has a responsibility to understand and respect the people who live on its peripheries; so do the citizens in states more keen to
count themselves as part of India, writes Ramachandra Guha. read more »
count themselves as part of India, writes Ramachandra Guha. read more »
Compared to the death penalty, life imprisonment is considered less harsh. The courts have preferred to leave undefined exactly how long such
punishment should be, and commutation pleas are considered on a case-by-case basis. Ipshita Sengupta reports. read more »
punishment should be, and commutation pleas are considered on a case-by-case basis. Ipshita Sengupta reports. read more »
Jalyatra is a welcome addition to the literature on water systems in India, and one hopes that it once again brings attention to the traditional
systems and the key principles behind them, writes Shripad Dharmadhikary. read more »
systems and the key principles behind them, writes Shripad Dharmadhikary. read more »
With the closure of the dance bars, the sex industry has another arm. Thousands of women without education have lost their livelihood. They have to
cash in on their looks before the passage of time wrinkles it. Excerpts from Rajendar Menen's book. read more »
cash in on their looks before the passage of time wrinkles it. Excerpts from Rajendar Menen's book. read more »
There is a dichotomy between the normative, rational principles enshrined in the law and the actual practice of public morality. We can overcome this
only if we co-locate physically and mentally with fellow citizens, says Rajesh Kasturirangan. read more »
only if we co-locate physically and mentally with fellow citizens, says Rajesh Kasturirangan. read more »
Fertilizer shortages have sparked unrest across large swathes of rural Maharashtra and other States as well. In Washim, every constable and officer is
deployed right within the police compound, distributing fertilizer. P Sainath reports. read more »
deployed right within the police compound, distributing fertilizer. P Sainath reports. read more »
The proposed 1000 MW coal-fired power plant at Chamalapura, Mysore, to be located on agricultural land and within 30 kilometres of the Nagarhole and Bandipur national parks, evoked strong protests last year. Recent announcements indicate that the government is going slow. Nandini Chami has more.
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