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COVER STORY
21-02-2014
Licence to plunder
Environment
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Briefing
Astronomy
Hydrogen river seen in space
Science & Technology
Climate change
New clean energy targets for Europe
Science & Technology
Physics
Advances on X-rays
Science & Technology
Material science
New ways to control waves
Science & Technology
What about aam aurat?
Jayati Ghosh
Black and grey
C.P. Chandrasekhar
Maharashtra
Targeting toll booths
India
Communalism
Polarising Pratapgarh
Social Issues
Jairam Ramesh
‘I don’t subscribe to the mad scramble to clear projects’
Lead Story
Interview with Jairam Ramesh, Union Minister for Rural Development.
Egypt
Siege within
World Affairs
On the third anniversary of the January 25 revolution, a newly minted Constitution which seeks to keep the Islamists permanently out of politics and f
West Bengal
Buddhadeb in the clear
India
Ritwick Dutta, environmental lawyer
‘Quality of EIA reports a major concern’
Lead Story
ANR
A Telugu icon
Obituary
The story of Akkineni Nageswara Rao (1923-2014), the icon of cultural authenticity who found the perfect fit between good cinema and commercial profit
Kerala
A murder case verdict
India
Gujarat
Sudden generosity
India
Maharashtra
Power point
India
Syria
Sharing the burden
World Affairs
The Geneva II conference may not bring an early end to the fighting in Syria, but at a conference hosted by Kuwait there is serious talk of establishi
Pakistan
Taking on Taliban
World Affairs
Pakistan: With the repeated targeting of the Army in North Waziristan and the recent terror attacks elsewhere in the country, the government seems to
Forest Rights Act
Rules and reality
Lead Story
While Forest Department officials deny forest dwellers their right to land and to collect minor produce, about two lakh hectares of forest land has be
Natural resources
Vanishing commons
Lead Story
Across the country, the common wealth of the people, like land and water, is being sold off to big capital, leading to environmental degradation and l
Environmental clearances
Mining concerns
Lead Story
The decision to allow the expansion of coal mines without environmental clearances and a public hearing illustrates the MoEF’s role as a facilitator f
Kashmir
To craft a Kashmir policy
Politics
The best course is to move along a promising avenue for a settlement on the basis of Pervez Musharraf’s four-point formula, to which Manmohan Singh ma
Land acquisition
Bypassing a law
Lead Story
The promise to fast-track environmental clearances raises concerns about whether such decisions will be made ignoring the very purpose of the LARR Act
History of a struggle
Social Issues
Tamil Nadu
Battle of brothers
India
Death Penalty
Life-giving verdict
India
The Supreme Court defends the right to life and liberty of death-row convicts until the hanging and commutes the death sentences of 15 convicts to li
Martelli’s sigh of relief
Social Issues
The verdict commuting the death sentence of four people convicted in the Palar bomb blast case brings cheer to a little village on the Tamil Nadu-Karn
Birth of a city
Books
The book, supported by rich documentary material, tells the story behind the shifting of the imperial capital from Calcutta to Delhi.
Politics
AAP’s day out
Politics
The negative publicity the AAP is getting after Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s “anarchist” protest in Delhi and his vigilante Minister’s racial slur
Ajanta
Wonders of Ajanta
Heritage
Cover Story
Licence to plunder
Lead Story
In a bid to make the UPA government appear investor-friendly, M. Veerappa Moily gives green clearance to 73 projects, including the controversial Posc
Crime
Rape as retribution
India
A case of gang rape of a tribal girl on the orders of a village kangaroo court sends shock waves across the nation, but the villagers rally around the
Race and realty
Properties of prejudice
Politics
Politics
Ambedkar & the BJP
Politics
The BJP has begun extolling the virtues of Dr B.R. Ambedkar. But one can tell from both what he said and wrote that he was viscerally opposed to the H
Gerald Berreman
Pioneer of caste studies
Obituary
Gerald Berreman (1930-2013) was a proponent of socially responsible anthropology who spent 40 years studying the caste system in India.
Data Card
How India lives
Data Stories
The improvement in key indicators of living conditions such as housing, drinking water, sanitation and hygiene has not encompassed the entire populati
Post-Spring Arab world
Books
An account of Islamism in the Arab world, which says “hard Islam” has little future.
Inhabiting two worlds
Books
The book on Sahir Ludhianvi, the Urdu poet and Bollywood lyricist, is a case of hero-worship albeit a sincere one.
Through my window
Inside, outside
K.Satchidanandan
Other Issues
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Feb 10, 2023
Hills of Hassan district plagued by perennial human-animal conflict
Tiger man, burning bright
Supreme Court stay on Haldwani evictions draws attention to need to codify housing laws
P. Sainath: ‘I wrote this book for the people in it’
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Jan 13, 2023
Sri Lankan Tamil Hindus seek India’s support as Sinhala government targets temples
Aggressive Koreas leave peninsula tense
Sex, lies, and chicken curry
A chat over tikki
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Jan 27, 2023
The Great Land Grab in Jammu and Kashmir
Great Nicobar development projects disregard risk in earthquake-prone area
How the Serendipity Arts Festival celebrated the spirit of community
Pele (1940-2022): At his feet, football transformed into poetry
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