Controversy The curious battle for Parasnath hill in JharkhandAshutosh SharmaIt is difficult to decipher why the Adivasis and Jains lock horns over the hill. Is it about faith, custom, business, or politics?
Musharraf under siegeAs a combination of overlapping pressures threatens to immobilise General Pervez Musharraf, the long-term prospects in Pakistan appear grim.
Pulicat in perilASHA KRISHNAKUMAR in PulicatThe biodiversity-rich Pulicat lagoon system, which sustains more than one lakh people, faces a serious threat from development projects, including a t
The cause of the poorA new formation spearheads successful initiatives to draw attention to the plight and rights of the slum-dwellers and other under-privileged sections.
Of HIV and hopeAdopting a policy of openness and transparency, Uganda fights a determined battle against the HIV/AIDS pandemic.
India's goals and strategiesIn an interview to Nitya Rao, M.K.Kaw, Secretary, Union Ministry of Human Resource Development, who led the Indian delegation to Dakar, outlined the s
Old promises, new commitmentsThe World Education Forum recognises education as a fundamental right and calls for renewed action to ensure that every individual receives education
Still searching for the truthA year after the start of the Kargil war, proceedings against Brigadier Surinder Singh with regard to revelations made about the mishandling of the si
Adding to the burdenT.K. RAJALAKSHMI in New DelhiHigher education in the country could become dearer from the coming academic year.
The message from PathradV. VENKATESAN in PathradBy organising a dharna and a public hearing against the construction of the Maheshwar dam, the women of the village and the NBA demonstrate that they
Cancer care and cureThe Tata Memorial Hospital in Mumbai, which offers world standards in the treatment of cancer, is implementing a programme of further modernisation.
Is a reversal of bank nationalisation on the cards? Calls for privatisation have grown louder just as public sector banks clean up their balance sheets.
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.
