On June 16, Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee’s exhortation to “implement the river conservation programme with a greater sense of urgency and commitment” was an allusive reference to the states’ tardiness and cursoriness in executing sanctioned projec

The fundamental right to water intends to alleviate suffering. It fails miserably to meet its intention. Feel the lives of those who suffer and see it with the way law in this area operates. Then bear the pain. You will see that it will hurt more

The paanwallah doubling up as a condom vendor ad has been taken off the air. Instead, Doordarshan will show a village council member warning women about aids and exhorting them to be faithful. The shift in focus heralds a drastic change in India s

That s what Antarctica is called

India woke up to a phone call

So much for scope and research scale

By another name?

India s decentralisation process receives yet another blow

What has India got to show after 20 years on the Antarctica research bandwagon? Lack of focus

Nagesh Kumar , director general of Research and Information Systems on Non Aligned and Developing Countries, a development research organisation, talks to Clifford Polycarp about investment issues in

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