As a country grappling with political and infrastructural problems, there are very few issues that do not evoke extreme, often diametrically opposite, reactions in India. Population control Bills, vaccination policy, farmer income initiatives, river water sharing mechanisms or surrogacy laws—there is no dearth of topics that have triggered controversy, and …
Periyar had initially opposed toddy but later he supported it. In the case of river water integration project, a rethink is necessary CONGRESS leader E V K S Elangovan rejected Chief Minister M Karunanidhi's stand of supporting the river integration project. After garlanding the statue of Periyar at PS Park …
Though Governments in India are elected for a five-year term, the first few months set the tone and provide early hints about the course it plans to take. While it would be unfair to judge a new regime on the basis of its first 100 days in office, there has …
Shillong: 'Can politics save Shillong's environment?' was the theme of the debate organized by the Peoples' Learning Centre (PLC) at the Don Bosco Youth Centre here on Friday. Students drawn from various colleges of the city debated on this controversial topic. Opening the topic for discussion was Professor Abhijit Choudhary, …
The purpose of this document is to help frame discussions at the Summit by providing key information on the core political issues that need to be resolved to catalyze strengthened cooperative action on climate change. The Annex provides important contextual information on climate change and the inter-governmental negotiations. The round …
14 villages in Vidarbha to drown as authorities hurry dam project ahead of elections a decision to close the gates of Gosikhurd dam on the Wainganaga river in Maharashtra
Aug 26: The allocation of gas from the Krishna-Godavari basin is slowly turning out to be an emotive issue for political parties and the people of the state. A Congress leader from Nalgonda district, Mr G. Narayan Reddy, had first raised the demand that the state should be given the …
Saubhadro Chatterji / New Delhi August 26, 2009, 0:21 IST Though the country is facing drought and low agricultural output, political parties seem to be reluctant to take up responsibilities to head the parliamentary panel on Agriculture. According to top sources in the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government, the chairman
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Political short-sightedness could lose several city areas the fruits of the Japan International Co-operation Agency (JICA)-assisted water supply scheme. Around 20 Corporation councillors have told KWA officials that the JICA scheme (formerly JBIC) should bypass their wards. The underlying fear, it is understood, is that the public may hold …
Henceforth Forest department will not be able to take the easy route for tree plantations by planting Akasia saplings. The Opposition during Zero Hour on Monday while questioning the government over its programme for planting saplings, suggested that department should go in for other species of trees which would be …
Aug. 3: Major Opposition parties including the Telugu Desam, the Praja Rajyam and Left parties have decided to oppose the government proposal to introduce cooperative farming. TD sources said that the party president, Mr N. Chandrababu Naidu, has asked district leaders and cadre to fight the government if there were …
Kameshwar Baitha, MP, will now fight to end Naxalism from jail There was a price on his head just a few years ago; Bihar, Jharkhand and Uttar Pradesh had together declared a reward of Rs 5 lakh for anyone helping in his arrest. Today, the head is held high
The last time the prime minister bent too far to keep the coalition going WHEN the United Progressive Alliance (upa) was looking for partners after the 2004 general election, anyone was welcome. But has better judgment prevailed this time around? The coalition could ask itself this as it clears the …
Good Women Do Not Inherit Land, Politics of Land and Gender in India by Nitya Rao, Orient Blackswan, Hyderabad, Rs 795 This book takes us to the lives and anxieties of Santhal women in two villages of Dumka district, Jharkhand. The life histories span different social patterns but all of …
The World Development Report, a flagship report of the World Bank, is a document written by economists who treat politics as an inconvenient reality, though it is a thoroughly political document. The 2009 edition of the WDR, Reshaping Economic Geography, is critically discussed here, first, from a geographical disciplinary perspective. …
The all pervasive importance given to the electoral aspect of formal democracy in India hides the inefficacy of institutions of democracy and governance as they exist today. In some sense, elections are used as tools of legitimation by the ruling classes of policies that are inimical to the interests of …
VENKATESH KESARI With monsoon playing truant, drought could turn out to be a major issue in the coming Maharashtra Assembly elections While the Opposition leaders, including the BJP
SHILLONG: The foundation stone laying ceremony for the augmentation of the Mawpat Water Supply Scheme has become a political platform for the newly inducted Congressman AL Hek. Speakers at the function on Thursday were expected to dwell at length on the details of the project especially the benefits that the …
Australia's landmark carbon trade scheme, being watched around the world in the lead up to global climate talks in December, hit a political roadblock on Thursday when parliament delayed a vote on the plan until August. The decision by the upper house Senate scuttled government hopes of passing its carbon …
