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Governance
GovernanceThe good earth
Acquiring land, whether for public or private purposes, is not easy. There are conflicts galore and the political climate is hot. Yet, if...
GovernanceHouse of wax?
If the media took hardly any notice of the latter half of Parliament’s Budget session, it was not because nothing of import was...
GovernanceSchool a pipe dream for 6 crore children
The country’s performance regarding implementation of the Right to Education (RTE) in the year since the Bill was passed is not very encouraging....
GovernanceCitizens, be the change that you want to see!
In Hindu mythology, the samudra manthan (churning of the ocean) is one of the central events in the constant struggle between the devas and...
GovernanceJagged skyline, swarming kerbs
A workshop on urban planning warns that the government must resist real estate lucre in the interest of the people Everyone involved tends...
GovernancePoor, poor taxman!
The errors and loopholes in the Direct Taxes Code Bill, 2010, point to a shoddy job of drafting The Direct Taxes Code Bill,...
GovernanceAn Abominable Deficit
The phrase “governance deficit” may lately have become a staple of coffee house conversation but the fact is that the Indian public has...
GovernanceAssam’s work-for-all effort
First-ever State government initiative targets labour market participation The Assam government has released an employment policy aimed at the State’s inclusive, gainful and...
Governance‘You must have the sensitivity’
“WHENI talk about unity and integrity of our country, we have to reckon with the fact that law and order maintenance is a...
GovernanceRise of the kleptolord
India’s institutions are being replaced by individual or dynastic hegemony The 101-medal, Rs 71,000-crore “best-ever Commonwealth Games” have made India a “super-super power”...
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