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COVER STORY
11-11-2016
Stunted India
A malnourished child
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Briefing
Social Issues
Child rights and faith
India
Yet another Jain practice becomes controversial with the death of a child following a fast lasting 68 days.
Social Issues
Dubious moves
India
The BJP-led government’s attempt to link the demand for the abolition of the practice of triple talaq with the formulation of a uniform civil code has
Policy Issues
Policy disaster
Lead Story
The PDS, the ICDS and the MDM schemes constitute lifelines for a vast majority of the population. Maternity entitlements need to be seen both as a rig
Combating TB
The TB burden
Lead Story
Uniform Civil Code
Code and caution
Social Issues
The impression that a uniform civil code will essentially be a Hindu code and not an amalgamation of the fundamentals of all faiths gains ground, fuel
Interview: M. Salim Engineer
‘Talaq issue politicised’
Social Issues
Interview with M. Salim Engineer, secretary-general of the Jamaat-e-Islami Hind.
Maharashtra
Killing poverty
Lead Story
Malnutrition-related deaths in Palghar in Maharashtra are a pointer to the lack of employment and welfare measures for tribal people to keep the wolf
Media
‘Muckrakers’ united
Other
The GIJN’s Asia conference was a telling reminder of the need for investigative and data-driven journalism to strengthen democracy in the current glob
Medical Education
A cure worse than the disease
India
The NITI Aayog’s draft Bill that proposes the setting up of a National Medical Commission dispenses with regulation of infrastructure and fees and giv
Kerala
Litmus test
Politics
The Left Democratic Front government in Kerala apparently tides over a crisis of credibility with the resignation of E.P. Jayarajan as Industries and
BRICS Summit
Brick by brick
India
Despite the differences among BRICS nations on the approach to be taken on dealing with terrorism, the grouping has remained united on major economic
Gujarat
Piecemeal initiatives
Lead Story
Malnutrition exists on a large scale across the “developed” State of Gujarat.
Interview: Anupriya Patel
‘When it comes to health, ‘acche din’ have started coming’
Lead Story
Interview with Anupriya Patel, Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare.
The chair
Literature
Monuments
A step in time
Heritage
The baolis, or stepwells, of Delhi were built by its early rulers as secular structures that drew water from the ground in the dry season and harveste
Utterly delightful
Literature
Understanding Corbyn
Books
The contribution of this study lies in its ability to situate the Jeremy Corbyn phenomenon within a context that embraces global currents while retain
Letter from America
Hillary’s trump card
World Affairs
Enthusiasm for Hillary Clinton is low. If she faced any other candidate, her victory would not be assumed. But it is Trump’s disgrace that may have sw
Gender
A flawed Bill
Social Issues
The Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Bill faces opposition as it fails to address the concerns of the community adequately.
Colombia
Giving peace a chance
World Affairs
After four years of talks, FARC rebels and the Colombian government reach a historic accord to end 52 years of fighting, but a referendum held a few d
Cover Story
Hunger and hard facts
Lead Story
In the latest Global Hunger Index, India is bracketed in the category of countries where hunger levels are “serious”. But the policy responses on hung
Odisha
Picture of neglect
Lead Story
Death of children from malnutrition and Japanese encephalitis in the backward Malkangiri district puts the Odisha government in the dock.
Yemen
Saudi onslaught
World Affairs
The United States government could be held “responsible for war crimes” involving the targeting of civilians in Yemen by Saudi Arabia-led forces arme
Vedic utopia
Books
An enquiry into the past
Books
A study of the exchange between traditional structures and modernising agents within the Ezhava community in Kerala and of forces that shaped that exc
Nuclear power
Kudankulam ready for more
India
The foundation laying work for reactor units three and four has begun and talks for units five and six are under way.
Public health
A vicious cycle
Lead Story
There seems little hope of India ending hunger and ensuring a disease-free life for its citizens as it continues to put its public health stakes on pr
Nobel Prize in Literature
Bob Dylan: Song and dance man
Literature
With his songs, Bob Dylan, who won the 2016 Nobel Prize in Literature, has served as a reluctant conscience in a world torn by prejudice, strife and g
Has the American Right got it right?
Jayati Ghosh
Essay
Deendayal Upadhyaya: Merchant of hate
India
The BJP’s clear attempts to extend to Deendayal Upadhyaya the kind of iconic status that Mahatma Gandhi enjoys in India are in line with the Jana Sang
Poverty
Pervasive penury
Data Stories
Despite making much progress over the past two decades, India still has a long way to go in its battle to eradicate poverty.
Letters to the Editor
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Feb 10, 2023
P. Sainath: ‘I wrote this book for the people in it’
Editor’s Note
Shah Rukh Khan: The new action hero on the block
Tapovan Vishnugad: NTPC project at the heart of Joshimath crisis
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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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