227 villages in three districts of Rajasthan declared Schedule Areas
This new development will benefit the scheduled tribes residing in Banswara, Dungarpur, Pratapgarh
Centre sets up committee to improve management of water resources in Northeast
The high-level committee will identify gaps in the existing mechanism and submit a plan of action by June 2018
Life in limbo: the Rohingya refugees trapped between Myanmar and Bangladesh
Abuses on Rohingyas have reached new height but neither Myanmar nor neighbouring Bangladesh are taking responsibilities to grant basic human …
Budget expectations: quality education needs financial backing
In absence of substantial financial backing, achieving quality education appears to be distant dream
J Jayalalithaa: Tamil Nadu's beloved Amma
The “Iron Lady of Tamil Nadu” has managed to leave a state that is among India’s top five in social and economic indicators
Killings of land rights defenders increased in 2016: report
The number of farmers, indigenous people and advocates of people’s right to land killed this year is three times the average in 2015
Government proposes a ban on commercial surrogacy
The new Surrogacy (Regulation) Bill, 2016, allows surrogacy only in the case of married couples with medically proven infertility
Meet the Baigas
Baigas are a central Indian tribe who recently received habitat rights under the Forest Rights Act
Net profit
Jharkhand taps its dam reservoirs and ponds to boost fish production as well as livelihood
How accurate are exit polls? There's no easy answer
In the world's largest democracy, the science of poll forecasting is still struggling with the basics
The rosogolla row
Indians love getting the Geographical Indication tag for anything, but does it confer any special benefits?
The travails of building a toilet – is this the road to a Swachh Bharat?
For poor and marginalized sections, building a toilet still entails a lot of red tape and costs
Ten years of RTI: what do we know?
Right To Information cannot be the panacea to our problems if we do not re-evaluate our relationship with the state
Vizhinjam port contract goes to Adanis; Chandy calls all-party meet
Move follows Opposition parties levelling corruption charges against Congress-led Kerala government
People's participation in formulating India's annual budget is negligible
"The officials just heard our points; they did not ask any questions," says an activist about a pre-budget meeting held December 6, 2017 to …
The national local elections
Bangladesh loses an opportunity to revive its most important local government—upazilla parishad—as competing national parties turn …
Politics of the Internet
Regulating the Internet to keep it free of pressures from governments and corporate interests is turning tougher for the UN
No way out
Officials are now promoting a new paradigm for flood control. They are pushing for a huge dam in Nepal. Does it provide scope for further …
State of despair
Criminals followed corrupt politicians into grabbing contracts related to earthworks. Today, they fund political parties and virtually run the …
The shifting sands
At first the rivers and the people were both unfettered. Then the politicians came between them
On windy shores
Since the 1950s and 60s, India's efforts to tap wind energy have seen many ups and downs. The mid-1990s saw a boom, with Tamil Nadu taking the …
Scheduled abuse
A Union government proposal to amend the Fifth Schedule of the Indian constitution not only sidesteps an earlier SC order, but also threatens to …
A Ray of Hope
At least 80 per cent of solid waste generated by the Dal Lake dwellers is being disposed off safely due to the efforts of hope
A billion strong or weak?
Recently, India crossed the one-billion population mark. The question on everyone's lips is what does the future hold for babies born this …
Profit at any cost
The US drug companies want to maintain its monopoly over drug pricing -- a move that will delay the production of cheaper drugs
