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

Politics menus environment

Environmental concern has never been a political issue in India. Is it appropriate to expect a change in the mindset of leaders in the …

Skin-deep Hinduism

Desperate Hindu extremists are making a mockery of the real problems that the river Ganga faces

Deaths foretold

The loss of life in the super cyclone that hit the Orissa coast last year was not an 'act of God'. Had the emergency plans been in place, the …

THE GREEN CRUSADE

Over a year has passed since Germany's Green party came to power in 1998 by joining hands with their allies, the Social Democrats. Looking back, …

Defining moment

Even as the government goes about sealing industrial units in Delhi, confusion reigns over what's polluting

Puppet power

Gyani Baba (wise saint, literarily), a seven feet-tall puppet with handle moustache, is up for a big task in Rajasthan's Ajmer district. He is …

Threat of mega quake looms large in Bangladesh

With the southeastern parts of Bangladesh experiencing a number of mild-to-moderate tremors since July 27, it is feared that a major earthquake …

"A fragile experiment is under way"

Bertrand de la Chapelle is the Special Envoy for the Information Society, French Foreign and European Affairs Ministry. A recent meeting of the …

The power game

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

Simply Put: Of textbooks and reality

Take a look at the last Warli village standing in Maharashtra

Walvanda is home to the indigenous Warli tribe, who still hold on to their beliefs, customs and language, despite the pressures of urbanisation. …

Simply Put: Truck drivers’ protest

Simply Put: Labour rights

Uttarakhand tunnel collapse caused by a lapse in judgement

Wrong support system for the terrain, absence of instrumentation for real-time monitoring likely behind the Uttarkashi tunnel collapse

India witnesses highest migration to OECD countries: International Migration Outlook 2023

Nearly half a million Indians have migrated to OECD countries in 2021

Human settlement in the world’s riskiest flood zones increased 122% since 1985

Richer countries like the US and parts of Europe are seeing more growth in safer areas as compared to flood prone ones

Simply Put: Unemployed graduates

Simply Put: All work & no pay

Simply Put: Woman on the moon

Simply Put: Two attendance registers

Simply Put: 75 years of Indian independence

Simply Put: Inflation? What is that?