The forgotten class

Middle class-driven anti-corruption campaign does not acknowledge the poor

For the record

Focus not on graft

Corruption is not just the kind that has found recent media attention

BBC will speak only English

BBC>> Languages • The UK

Wings to soar high

A counselling initiative in Madhya Pradesh identifies interests of tribal students and facilitates their admission to institutes of higher education

Boss, the real beehive!

Rahul Gandhi’s idea of governance needs fresh focus. How about more autonomy to nearly 240,000 panchayats?

Thumb press

Chhattisgarh’s community news service on mobile phone helps tribal people find voice

The power game

Non-governmental organisations (NGOs) have become increasingly influential in the past 50 years. Awareness of human rights and social and …

Rhyme and reason

RAP>> Politics • Uganda

Feeble Rights

Rights-based governance has not been accompanied by effective delivery mechanism

The official bully

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Reveal or go to jail

New Collection of Statistics Act comes into force. Makes furnishing information mandatory

Children's swaraj

Karnataka turns governance into child's play with kids' assemblies

Back to print

Magazine>> Revival • USA

An app beats court

APP>> Gay Rights • Russia/USA

Panchayats, European style

Punjab’s panchayat flip-flop

State considers reverting to direct polls, court raps it for taking away right to recall sarpanch

Taking the lead

India's chief ministers are beginning to take note of environmental problems. But just about. The Centre for Science and Environment conducted a …

Ways to budge Karzai

Advertisement>> National Policy • Afghanistan/US

Does civil society activism fit in with electoral politics?

Many activists took part in the recent elections. Has their participation in electoral politics exposed civil society activism to state repression?

‘Our subscribers don’t miss newspapers’

Journalist-turned-media entrepreneur Niraj NaiK runs Breaking News on Mobile in Goa. It is a unique state-level paid SMS news service and is …

Closed systems, open minds

The Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) has been doing research on health and environment in the public interest. But most government …

The house that Digvijay built

Governments and the masses have very rarely worked together successfully in modern India. In Madhya Pradesh, chief minister Digvijay Singh has …

CAPART up for overhaul

Funding agency for rural NGOs may be on its last legs

Walmart and the other America

Exposing the rhetoric behind campaign for consumer rights