Global gender gap report 2023
The Global Gender Gap Index annually benchmarks the current state and evolution of gender parity across four key dimensions (Economic Participation and Opportunity, Educational Attainment, Health and Survival,
Politics
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In search of a model land legislation: the new Land Acquisition Bill and its challenges
The draft Land Acquisition and Rehabilitation and Resettlement Bill, which was introduced in the Lok Sabha on September 7, 2011 is one of the most important legislations waiting for Parliamentary approval.
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Land reforms in India: unfinished task
As a parliamentarian, you are in a position to muster the political will necessary to overcome the inadequacies of the present legal framework, and ensure land to all. This policy brief has been written
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Visibility as a trap in the Anna Hazare campaign
The rapid escalation of the Anna Hazare campaign, aided by embracing the media as allies, compromised its political character in numerous ways. Political participation as a critique of the status quo has
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Submerged in illegal mining'
Manohar Parrikar: "There is nothing imaginary reported." THE leaked report of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of the Goa Assembly has sought an inquiry into the various aspects of illegal mining
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A future for international climate politics: Durban and beyond
Two years after the Copenhagen summit, the real world is moving away from a safe and equitable climate future faster than ever. Political leaders are busy fighting the global financial crisis. But the
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Food insecurity and violent conflict: Causes, consequences, and addressing the challenges
Rising food prices contribute to food insecurity, which is a clear and serious threat to human security. Interest in food security as a catalyst for political instability and conflict has grown rapidly
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Democracy and health: Evidence from Indian states
This study examines the validity of the democracy advantage thesis with reference to India’s states and shows that the impact of democracy on health, in terms of infant mortality rates, is mixed – good
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Famine in the Horn of Africa: Never again?
East Africa is stalked by famine once more despite scientists' early warnings of disaster. Can the lessons be learned?
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Beyond corruption in mining: A derailed democracy
<p> The revelations of the Karnataka Lokayukta report are symptomatic of a larger story that goes beyond corruption in high places. There has been a neglect of state institutions and decisions by the
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Largesse to private explorers
An audit of production-sharing contracts reveals violations that have hurt the interests of the public. (Editorial)