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A compromised consensus
Issue Date: May 15, 2013
AFTER 19 months of intense negotiations between the ruling United Progressive Alliance government and opposition parties, the Land Acquisition (Rehabilitation and Resettlement) Bill of 2011 is close to being passed by Parliament. On April 18, the government claimed that all major political parties have reached a “broad consensus” on the Bill.
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Letters - February 15, 2013
Issue Date: Feb 15, 2013
Cheer, Don’t jeer
It is disheartening to see people like Sunil Dhingra criticise the great service Husk Power Systems (HPS) is providing (‘Powered by husk’, November 16-30, 2012). Small off-grid biomass power plants have lesser transmission and distribution losses and are much more successful than big grid-connected plants that are failing across the country.
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A deal for votes
Posted on: 15 Jan, 2013
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2013-14 might see expansion or monetisation of development schemes in run-up to election
2013-14 might see expansion or monetisation of development schemes in run-up to election
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Getting the voice across
Issue Date: Jul 15, 2012
As Malaysia prepares for a fiercely competitive election this year, Kunasekaran Krishnan, member of the opposition Socialist Party of Malaysia (PSM), hopes his newly released CD of 10 revolutionary songs will help convince voters to back the Pakatan Rakyat (People’s Alliance).
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INEVITABLE TRAGEDY
Issue Date: Jul 15, 2004
Newspaper reports show that from January 1, 2004 to May 16, 2004, about 29 farmers in Andhra Pradesh (AP) committed suicide. From May 17, the suicides suddenly increased: the AP Rytu Sangham, the farmers' wing of the Communist Party of India (Marxist), has compiled reports of 279 suicides by farmers in the state in one month.
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Poll posturing
Issue Date: Nov 15, 2003
The stage is set for the December 1 assembly elections in Delhi, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh. Coming after a healthy monsoon that was preceded by a severe dry spell, the polls offer parties the perfect platform for articulating their stand on matters concerning development. A Down To Earth (dte) team fanned out to the four states to assess first-hand whether there was indeed a shift in political mindset in this direction.
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Congratulations, it is an eye opener to other states that are thinking of such schemes.
In Hyderabad, the government...
Thanks. You have raised a very pertinent issue. My family is a great lover of Makhana and we use it in different ways. Slowly...