What can be done for farmers?
Bad news is good news; media revel in news of crisis and catastrophe. No news is bad news; some space has to be filled with news if anyone is going to look at accompanying views and ads. But if there is
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Farmers' own agony aunt
Rajkumari Devi is no astrologer. But with self-acquired expertise in agriculture she has become proficient in assessing the quality of the soil in her area and ensuring successful harvests. Through the
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Delhi makes welfare mission possible
When the Delhi government sought to reach out to the intended beneficiaries, it found it needed a 'mission convergence' to ensure better delivery of services. The gender resource centres (GRCs) brought
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Debit card for conservation
With 1.6 crore people, insufficient rainfall and a river that is barely there, Delhi seems destined for water starvation. Yet, even a city like Delhi can stave off the looming crisis if it switches from
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More power to the people
The Anna agitation is as much about the redistribution of power as the demand of the civil society activists for an effective Lokpal.
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Lives dumped
Privatisation of garbage collection leaves the waste pickers, already on the fringes of society, vulnerable to exploitation.
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How to kill a river
IIT-Roorkee's study is a recipe for disaster. Instead of assessing the danger to Ganga's tributaries from existing hydro-power projects it bats for more.
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Somebody, save us from our benefactor
In 1964, the Madhya Pradesh government nationalised the tendu leaf used in bidi-making to stop exploitation of the tendu gathering tribals by private traders. Nearly five decades later, the tribals now
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Planning as if people mattered
Planning Commission has reached out to citizens through civil society groups and a Facebook page for their inputs while framing the 12th plan. An insider explains the intricate process which has been like
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Profaning the sacred Ganga
Pollution is passe. Millions of Kumbh pilgrims bathing in the Ganga did not know they were taking a plunge right in the filth of untreated sewage. A CAG report reveals the shocking saga of the Uttarakhand
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The great Indian strangulation mark
In a stratagem that would make Sun Tzu proud, the government first velvet-gloved an iron fist and then clamped down hard on digital freedom and enterprise.