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The criminal liability of doctors Medical immunity and prerogatives are the hallmark of a feudal society and have no place in a democratic society. Doctors should be as liable as others under criminal, civil and consumer law for their acts of negligence More... Shoot, share and create: Looking beyond copyright makes sense in filmWhy documentary and alternative filmmakers in India should start licensing their works under an 'open content' license More... "Poverty and patriarchy -- not religion -- determine the status of women"To get away from the Muslim stereotype, and the common belief that the status of Muslim women is determined by their religion and personal law, Ritu Menon and Zoya Hasan embarked on a path-breaking survey of 10,000 women. Their study, Unequal Citizens: A Study of Muslim Women in India, looks at Muslim women within the framework of poverty, gender and social disability More... Is the exit of private investors from the water sector bad news for the poor?Activists have long lobbied to get both big water firms and the World Bank out of the water sector in the developing world. They may just have succeeded, with the three biggest global players announcing their decision to withdraw. Isn't it time civil society proposed a viable alternative to the Bank and the private sector? More... "The two-child norm only leads to female foeticide"Commenting on the serious decline in the 0-6 sex ratio in India, leading demographer Ashish Bose states that the government's policies are all wrong. The two-child policy has got mixed up with female foeticide. Government slogans like 'Beti ya beta, dono ek hain' make little sense. And financial sops for couples having a girl-child can make no dent in the traditional preference for sons in India More... McKinsey's MumbaiWhat happens when top honchos of companies and international consulting firms decide how cities should be managed? You get thousands of crores in public funds spent to meet the needs of 125,000 of Mumbai's motorised elite More... Banning the majority from votingA recent petition in the Bombay High Court seeks to ban slumdwellers from voting. The argument would be that squatters don't occupy land legally and don't pay taxes and therefore deserve to be disenfranchised. The argument doesn't wash, says Darryl D’Monte. Surely citizenship and voting rights are not defined by the dwellings and structures one occupies? More... The Patents (Amendment) Ordinance, 2004The full text of the ordinance promulgated by the Indian government on December 26, 2004 More... Understanding and experiencing ecologyIn the coming decades the survival of humanity will depend on our ability to understand the basic principles of ecology and to live accordingly, writes Fritjof Capra. Teaching this ecological knowledge, which is also ancient wisdom, will be the most important role of education in the 21st century More... Why is the government systematically undermining the environment?Shouldn't the government be safeguarding the country's environment instead of helping industries and 'developers' bypass environmental regulations, ask some of India's leading civil society organisations in this Open Letter to the Ministry of Environment and Forests, issued on September 3, 2004. To read the complete text and endorse the letter, click here More... Pitting communities against conservationThe inclusion of two new categories of protected areas in the Wildlife Protection Act, in 2002, raised hopes that more areas would be drawn into the protected areas network, with the full participation of local communities. But concerns are being raised that the new categories could actually undermine community initiatives, creating serious conflicts on the ground More... Opening the Planning Commission to the people: Sayeeda HameedSayeeda Hameed, member of the Planning Commission, talks about a system to invite people's participation in the planning process More... Living and dead monumentsMumbai's Victoria Terminus has been declared a World Heritage Site, joining the ranks of the Taj Mahal and Ajanta/Ellora. But VT as a monument has over 3 million commuters passing through it every day. That is a great danger, for unless people are aware of the heritage in their midst, it is hard to preserve it More... Two-child norm puts panchayats under pressureThe mandatory two-child norm for panchayat members, that exists in many Indian states, is proving to be more divisive than productive, with many women being forced to step down from their posts despite having little say in the number of children they have More... |
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