Plastic leaders

Delhi politicians have always tried to scuttle moves to end the polythene bag menace

Defamation suit

Troubled start

Creation of panchayati raj ministry sparks row

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Art for espionage

Art>> Politics • USA

Why India took 75 years to get its first tribal woman president

In the larger scheme of things, where global capital and politics come into the picture, tribal women’s voices are missing

Alexei Navalny suspected poisoning: Why opposition figure stands out in Russian politics

It’s too early to say with certainty why Navalny fell ill. However, he has been attacked before

Why tyranny could be the inevitable outcome of democracy

The elected political leadership in many countries currently has vindicated Greek philosopher Plato's observation

From South India to Trump’s election: the happy marriage of stardom and politics

The 3 star CMs of South India had poor human rights record, but populist measures, often with more symbolic value than economic

Blame it on the foreign hand

Centre's motive behind the unseen "foreign hand" theory is to polarise the development discourse

Myth of onion

The humble vegetable’s price is not a lethal weapon against politicians but their victim

Red alert in the east

Real estate developers and government agencies are devouring the wetlands in communist-ruled Calcutta

Trim that FLAB

The bureaucrat is a generalist and gets to head departments that should be managed by specialists

Going green helps

The evidence is conclusive. Politicians who take care of the environment end up taking care of the people and their vote bank as well

Right to know

The Rajasthan Assembly recently passed the Right to Information Bill. But will it make state records more accessible to the public?

A new manifesto

Francis Wurtz, president of the Paris-based European United Left party, is certain that ecology is emerging as a political ideology on the left. …

A wake-up call

Britain's worst ever flood in 50 years could be a result of global warming

Sweet hostage

Dutch minister Jan Pronk pays obeisance to the choleric demands of the US Senate

Elite in an ivory tower

First birthday

Although setting up of the EPA did result in policies to control pollution, political interference has blunted its effectiveness

Battling climate change

Technologies exist to arrest global warming. But the political will to implement them is missing

Mocking an autocrat

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Green fascism

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In aid of Africa

How do you fight a company making you an offer you can't accept ?