Our broken system of environmental clearance
Environmental impact assessment has become a convoluted exercise, designed for futility
Four priorities for Zambia after the 2021 elections
Regaining credibility with international financiers; fighting corruption; ending the reign of terror by political party vigilantes are among the …
Catchment restoration remains the mantra
Water security requires healthy rivers. Healthy rivers need perennial or prolonged flows . They require well vegetated and protected catchments. …
Anna vindicated
The anti-corruption department raids the houses of a former Maharashtra minister, who put social activist Anna Hazare behind bars for accusing …
Inflation is rising in Kenya: Here’s why, and how to fix it
Politicians eyeing Kenya’s 9 August polls have been offering solutions in exchange for votes
Chakwera has his work cut out restoring democratic rule that delivers for Malawians
Chakwera will need to build consensus to ensure that the new electoral laws don’t worsen tensions in the country
Taken for a medical ride
Book>> The doctor is cheating you: A devastating expose of unethical malpractices in the medical field • by N C Asthana • …
Trim that FLAB
The bureaucrat is a generalist and gets to head departments that should be managed by specialists
Gifted writers
The life of a journalist on the motoring beat is replete with foreign trips, cash and expensive gifts, all in exchange of a slippery pen
Pak NGOs under fire
While right-wing religious groups in Pakistan indulge in a hate campaign against voluntary organisations, the military regime looks the other way
Public opinion on corruption worsening in South Asia: survey
Global Corruption Barometer 2013 report by Transparency International shows people in South Asia feel governments have failed to check corruption &…
Spectrum allocation in India: journey so far
The Centre has set the stage for the largest spectrum auction ever. Let’s look back at the developments leading to government’s …
In support of Hazare
Politicians, social activists and non-governmental organisations rally behind Anna Hazare
Bhopal revisited
The government department to provide relief to the victims of the Bhopal gas tragedy may be closed down
Save our democracy
The death of an activist in Gujarat following his arrest and the recent arrest of social workers in Uttar Pradesh gives rise to a number of questions
Why India's poor laugh at anti-corruption campaigns
Indian anti-corruption drives don't factor in the poor, the worst victims of the scourge
Cementing Ties
Wherever there is construction, there is corruption. The foundation of most projects rests on commissions, bribes and kickbacks
Divide And Rule
Policies that alienate the people from control over their habitat can cost the country dearly in terms of green cover and air and water quality
The Root Of All Evil
Laws meant to protect the forests are doing exactly the opposite. Funds for afforestation programmes are pocketed by the corrupt and land remains …
Takeaways from President Pranab Mukherjee's opening speech during budget session
In his speech, the President gave emphasis on financial inclusion, development schemes and women power
CITES adopts resolution to end corruption in wildlife trade
This historic resolution aims at eliminating corruption at every stage of wildlife trade from poaching to selling of wildlife products
Medical draft Bill will commercialise education, say doctors
NITI Aayog is championing privatisation and commercialisation of medical education in India, says the Alliance of Doctors for Ethical Healthcare
Indian lessons for Dilma Rousseff
Brazil's handling of its social programmes amidst a political crisis will have immense ramifications
Skin-deep Hinduism
Desperate Hindu extremists are making a mockery of the real problems that the river Ganga faces
Corporate takeover of the US
The Bush administration's agenda aims to savage the United Nations, destroy the foundations of an emerging global community and ignore …