Millionaire mukhiyas

Money pumped in development schemes in Bihar is giving rise to a new breed of village heads, flush with money and flexing muscles

Dam of defiance

The Chikkapaclasolagi barrage, on the River Krishna in Karnataka, is said to be the country's first "people's dam". But having built …

A great panic

Overextended banks crashing, leading to recession. 1873 revisited

A little green thought

The World After

Budget 2005-2006: the missing audit

Stupid growth

The newer deal for a newer world

For a place in the sun

Good scheme in bad health

A little known community monitoring scheme could prove handy for the new government, which is readying to revamp the country's healthcare system

The true cost of water

Budget can't bring change

The finance minister pleased the growth brigade with three letters "PPP" but failed to bring change where it was most needed. Down …

Manipulating research

What about privatisation, then?

Sinha's trick

Of forests and wealth

Deal won, stakes lost

Cancun deal shifts burden on developing countries not developed

Public private prank

On wrong wavelength

Twenty years after the Supreme Court asserted that people have a right over radio waves, community radio continues to struggle. Instead of …

Revival plan for whom?

Karnataka's ambitious plan to restore the ecology of illegal mining-hit Ballari has no representation from affected communities and environmentalists

Power of concentration

India has every reason to push for concentrated solar power projects. But the technology has failed to pick up because of poor planning

Salvage science

Scientific Advisory Council to Prime Minister seeks more funds and education reforms in science sector

Job half done

25 per cent funds allocated to national rural employment scheme remain unspent

Heading towards a cliff

As India elects new government, the 12th Five Year Plan may no longer be pro-poor

Crores to gamble

National fund for research in clean energy ill-utilised