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Crosscurrents
The unseen invader
Issue Date: Jun 30, 2013
In the past, people feared invasions by neighbouring kingdoms because apart from the threat to life and limb, their culture and way of life could be lost to the invaders. A far cry from the invading armies of yesteryear, today’s invasions are aided by more commonplace means such as world wide commerce and tourism.
Break the resistance
Issue Date: Jun 15, 2013
Most people in India think that tuberculosis (TB) is an old disease with little or no relevance in 2013. But, in fact, India reports over two million TB cases every year. It kills 280,000 men, women and children and is one of the leading causes of death in the country.
Water Footprint: a stumbling block?
@ Issue Date: May 30, 2013
As India starts to debate water use efficiency, various tools are being considered. The clear and present danger is blind adoption of a tool without examining its limitations and suitability to Indian conditions. The Water Footprint (WF) is one such tool under consideration of the government to assess water efficiency.
Wanted: rule of law
Issue Date: May 31, 2013
It is simple, true and bitter. Maharashtra’s irrigation sector is going from bad to worse. First an irrigation scam and now a drought.
Mirage of a river
Issue Date: May 31, 2013
It is claimed to be an exemplary project. It has won two awards for excellence in innovativeness and urban planning; one from the Prime Minister’s Office. Narendra Modi, the Hon’ble Chief Minister of Gujarat, recently hailed it as his big achievement. He pitted the restoration of the river Sabarmati in Ahmedabad against the poor record of the Delhi government in looking after the Yamuna, the capital’s lifeline river. The media has showered praise on the project.
Claims apart, what are the facts on the ground?
India’s power mess
Issue Date: May 15, 2013
Over the past several months, the power situation in the country has reached dire straits. Media reports that blackouts lasting 10 hours a day are forcing small-scale industries to either shut down or operate partially; textile mills in Tamil Nadu and the manufacturing sector in Andhra Pradesh are examples. Operating heavy machineries for long hours on diesel is prohibitively expensive apart from being highly polluting.
Will there be gas at the end of it?
Issue Date: Apr 30, 2013
If the United States has its way, the Iran-Pakistan gas pipeline will never happen. But with Iran claiming that it has completed the construction of 900 kilometres of the 1,150 km pipeline on its territory, the first ever gas flow by pipeline into South Asia looks to be a little more than possible.
Before the last trumpet
Issue Date: Apr 15, 2013
It is that time of the year again when the streets of Kerala echo with clinking of chains. Massive caparisoned tuskers, some carrying idols, rush from one festival to the other.
A violent forest
Issue Date: Apr 15, 2013
After three hours of slow but steady cruise through meandering river channels, the research boat finally reached its first halt for the day. By the time I disembarked, the tide had receded, laying bare the mudflat. I ploughed through the knee-deep muck for about 15 metres before I could reach the relatively hard ground.
