From dust to dust
Land sharks are out to gobble up an ancient city of Odisha known for its unparalleled urban planning and fortification.
Prasanna Mohanty
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Sheila's regular plot for irregular colonies
A month ahead of the November 2008 elections in Delhi, which saw Sheila Dikshit winning a third consecutive term as the chief minister, her government signed away certificates granting "provisionally regularised"
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How to kill a river
IIT-Roorkee's study is a recipe for disaster. Instead of assessing the danger to Ganga's tributaries from existing hydro-power projects it bats for more.
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Mystery of the missing tribals
<p>More than 40,000 Jhodias, the 'principal tribe' of Orissa's Kashipur, find themselves disenfranchised for reason's nobody's willing to admit or accept. </p>
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Mystery of the missing tribals
More than 40,000 Jhodias, the principal tribe of Orissa's Kashipur, find themselves disenfranchised for reason's nobody's willing to admit or accept.
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Making sense of vanishing projects
If big-ticked development projects are getting scrapped by the day, blame it on the flawed policy.
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Tribals as partners in development
A bill proposes 26 percent shareholding for tribals in companies getting mining leases in their area.
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I need food, not Right to Food
The Indian government is adopting a rights-based approach and converting the Directive Principles into Fundamental Rights, which are enforceable in the court of law. That is why we have seen a plethora of rights-based laws recently-right to education, right to employment, right to forest, right to information and now, right to food.
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Tribals put faith in Gandhi's humbug
Maoist aplogist Arundhati Roy might debunk non-violent assertion of rights but the Kondhs are saving Niyamgiri without firing a shot.