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Refugees are not illegal migrants Though India plays host to over 300,000 refugees from neighbouring countries, the country has a completely ad hoc system of refugee determination, deportation and protection More... Big dams and nuclear energy make a backdoor entryPiggybacking on the goal of reducing carbon emissions, multilateral banks are aggressively re-orienting their lending priorities. On April 23, the World Bank will discuss a confidential report that advocates big hydro projects and nuclear energy to mitigate the effects of climate change in transition countries like India and China More... Challenges in implementing the ban on sex selectionOn March 28, the very first doctor in India was sentenced to two years in prison for violating the Preconception and Prenatal Diagnostic Techniques Act. In the 11 years since the Act was enacted, why have lawbreakers got away? More... Turning mill land to mall landThe Supreme Court's recent verdict on the sale of mill lands in Mumbai has implications for the future development of all cities in India, and the redevelopment of derelict industrial lands in other cities More... 'We cannot blindly accept international diktats without understanding ground realities'Public health specialist Dr Ritu Priya critiques government policy on bird flu, as well as HIV/AIDS, polio and tuberculosis More... International Women's Day: Cutting through the crapInternational Women's Day began as an occasion to demand women's suffrage, the right to work and the right to strike for bread and peace. Today it's been commercialised and reduced to just another occasion to offer discounts on clothes and cosmetic surgery More... Editing them outA major new study shows how the media have failed to give an equal voice to women More... India on alert: Implications of the avian influenza outbreakThe outbreak of bird flu in Nandurbar district, Maharashtra, is particularly worrisome for a country like India, which has a weak public health system and an annual per capita public health expenditure of just Rs 200 More... Cartoon crisis: Globalisation and alienationEven as it connects the world, globalisation is creating a sense of alienation, injustice and inequality amongst communities. 24X7 media coverage of the controversy over the Danish cartoon of the Prophet Mohammed has reinforced this sense of alienation More... Everybody loves a good floodAlthough the intensity of floods has been increasing, it is not primarily due to deforestation. It is the failure of the so-called modern world to come to terms with this natural phenomenon that is aggravating the situation. As long ago as 1937, the chief engineer of Bihar, Captain G F Hall, said that by building embankments "we are storing disaster for the future" More... The significance of the Lancet study on skewed sex ratiosWhile Census 2001 showed sex ratio distortions that could be correlated with the availability of sex selection technology, the Lancet study reporting 1 crore "missing" girls in India over the last generation actually analyses the reasons behind this phenomenon and quantifies the impact More... We need strong legislation to prevent sexual harassment in the workplaceBecause there is no clear legislation, only a set of guidelines by the Supreme Court, to deal with the issue of sexual harassment in the workplace, allegations of this nature are often not dealt with properly. The recent case, where the head of the political science department at Delhi University was found guilty yet no action was taken against him, is a case in point More... |
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