Enquiry into Salwa Judum

Mauritius is the latest nation to decriminalise same-sex relations in a divided continent

Mauritius Supreme Court has declared unconstitutional a law that criminalises consensual same-sex acts between adult men

In court

A fluid right

Campaign to make water and sanitation a right gathers momentum

Vaccine woes continue

Pakistan president suspends chief justice

Tribal ministry panels draft fresh guidelines for community forest, habitat rights

Gram Sabhas may get more power in managing community forest, habitat

The World Bank used to cause untold harm — but 30 years ago it started reforming. What went right

The bank supported some projects that were environmentally and socially damaging

A mother's challenge

No dropping anchor

Mired in misery, Chilika's fisherfolk continue to doggedly fight for their rights

Fishworkers' union calls off stir after meeting PM

News Snippets

WHO proposes reforms following criticism over handling Ebola

WHO was too slow to react, admits WHO director-general

Two leaves and a bud

WTO: a mock battle

Binayak Sen gets life term

Family says will appeal against the verdict

In short

Ears have been picked, where is the info?

Starved of substance

No headway made at World Food Summit in accelerating efforts to eliminate hunger

Promises and lies

Supreme Court stays government's sham deal of promising land to tribals

Update

‘Vedanta violated laws, tribal rights’

MoEF panel indicts mining giant

The West is holier than thou on China

Salwa Judum

The face of state government’s counter-insurgency strategy

NHRC raps states for denying silicosis deaths

Issues show-cause notices to Jharkhand and Delhi for payment of monetary relief