A lake full of woes

The Orissa state government and the high court assume different postures even as the local fisherfolk continue to suffer

Wood for scandal

While the Union government has finally permitted Tamil Nadu to export sandalwood, State monopoly of the trade is yet to be abolished

A brigand called government

Whatever the outcome of the hostages crisis in Karnataka, stupid sandalwood protection laws will keep creating smugglers out of India's exploited …

Democracy or dependance

Will the New Partnership for African Development (NEPAD) be able to deliver on its promises?

Website review: http://www.tarahaat.com

If you are a Net-savvy villager in north India, Tarahaat.com could easily become your favourite haunt on the Web. For starters, the website …

Initial forays

Book>> Unlocking E-government Potential Concepts, Cases and Practical Insights by Subhash Bhatnagar Sage 2009

Private militias

Book>> Community Warriors, State Peasants and Caste Armies in Bihar by Ashwani Kumar Anthem Press Delhi 2008 Price Rs 450

The monsoon always catches the government unawares

First there was the mounting suspense. All of India awaited with bated breath the arrival of the south west monsoon. Would it arrive? Miraculously,…

"We need to think about all of us as being citizens of the same world"

Joseph E Stiglitz helped create a new branch of economics - the Economics of Information. This earned him the Nobel Prize for economics in 2001. …

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