Shifting emphasisT.K. RAJALAKSHMI in New DelhiThe UGC's move to rename Women Studies Centres in universities as Women and Family Studies Centres may undermine their autonomy and alter the content
For meaningful governanceT.K. RAJALAKSHMIThe present government has laid special emphasis on aspects of governance such as economic well-being of the weaker sections, transparency of administ
Power for the futureT.K. RAJALAKSHMIWith renewed public sector investment, the trend of perennial power shortage in Rajasthan appears to have been reversed.
Food security with multiple goalsT.K. RAJALAKSHMIIN a State that is prone to seasonal hunger, instability in agricultural production, insufficient rain and a general depletion of natural resources, e
A state of resurgenceT.K. RAJALAKSHMI in JaipurBuilding on its natural strengths, Rajasthan is emerging as an investor-friendly State, notably in infrastructure creation and industry.
Special growth areasT.K. RAJALAKSHMISPECIAL Economic Zones (SEZs) are specifically delineated duty-free enclaves, treated as foreign territory for the purpose of industrial, service and
Commission of contradictionsT.K. RAJALAKSHMIThe Report of the Second National Commission on Labour takes note of the pernicious effects of the globalisation and liberalisation processes on the w
Politics of cow slaughterT.K. RAJALAKSHMIThe Bharatiya Janata Party's allies intervene effectively to halt a politically motivated move to ban cow slaughter nationally, as the nation watches
Skewed prioritiesT.K. RAJALAKSHMI in New DelhiThe draft document on Reproductive Health and Family Planning, prepared by the Department of Family Welfare, focusses only on family planning and igno
Children as disqualificationT.K. RAJALAKSHMI in New DelhiThe Supreme Court's upholding of the Haryana Act enforcing the two-child norm for elected representatives at the grassroots level evokes widespread co
An institute under siegeT.K. RAJALAKSHMIThe manner in which the four-decades-old Gandhian Institute of Studies has been left in financial and administrative limbo for the past four years is
Distorted lessonsT.K. RAJALAKSHMI in New DelhiControversies continue to stalk the NCERT. The latest one is over errors and distortion of facts in its history textbooks for Class XII.
The great Indian family A strict population control policy sounds good on paper, but it ignores sociological correlations.
SlideshowThe hungry river Villages in West Bengal’s Malda and Murshidabad districts live under the constant threat of river erosion that eats up their homes overnight.