Patents act

BANGLADESH

ENVIRONMENTAL STRATEGIES

In reverse gear

Controversial Canal

Illegally yours

Increasing incidence of lawlessness shows hand of corruption

How to respond to strikes

Responsive to responsibility

Fishing solutions

Pakistan's fisherfolk launch movement against Rangers

In strict confidence

A Sri Lankan company profits by recycling confidential paper

Sapped

National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan

Retrograde

Projected future: more clearance, less environment

Robbing Hood?

Failure isn't a keyword

At a tangent

Authorities misdiagnose Gurgaon's water problems

What's the motive?

'Label nutrition value of all food products'

Health ministry body proposes

NGOs welcome draft policy on voluntary sector

At long last a positive note has been struck to end the Union government's ambiguity towards non-governmental organisations (NGOs). The Planning …

Deepening local democracy: Tola sabhas in Jharkhand provide easy access, more accountabilty

These hamlet-level governance units are a replica of Gram Sabha but can be a more effective in many ways, especially for far-off villages.

Collapse of Adivasi self-governance system in Jharkhand: Need to implement PESA in letter and spirit

The PESA Act is considered to be the backbone of tribal legislation in India; proper implementation can rejuvenate self-governance system in …

Inquiry into bogus Gram Sabha NoC in Bailadila delayed by a week

The NoC was given by the Gram Sabha of Hiroli village to NMDC for mining in Bailadila in 2015

Blame it on the foreign hand

Centre's motive behind the unseen "foreign hand" theory is to polarise the development discourse

Environment: A People's Perspective

Justice is a central component of the conceptual transition from human development to sustainable human development and a similar concern for …

Second disempowerment

Tribals have lost their decision-making power twice; first to the state then to the Maoists

Trim that FLAB

The bureaucrat is a generalist and gets to head departments that should be managed by specialists