Heinous Crimes by Juveniles Neglect of adolescent care
On the last working day, after wasting several days, the Rajya Sabha passed the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Bill obviously in...
Mixed bag for Arunachal
We can not deny the fact that the year 2015 ends on a bad note for Arunachal Pradesh. Allegations of financial mismanagement leveled against...
HR abuse in Bangladesh
It is not only the Bangladeshi security forces who commit abuses. Acute poverty and unemployment prompts millions of Bangladeshis to cross the border into...
Death of yet another whistleblower
India was shocked at the brutal murder of Yeshwant Sonawane, an additional district collector in Maharashtra. It is a shameful reminder of the impunity...
An Act waiting for implementation
A committee report has stated that the Forest Rights Act, one of the flagship programmes of the UPA government and crucial to tribal rights...
UN and climate change
The report by the International Union of Forest Research Organisations (IUFRO) suggested that the current UN-led efforts to protect forests had too narrow a...
Importance of culture and tourism
India is a land of varied culture, religions and people and the social structure of the country and religious beliefs of the people attract...
Gaping holes
The Forest Rights Act (FRA) recognizes the rights of forest-dwellers over land they have been cultivating or residing on prior to December 2005, as...
A clarification from LRSO
This is in response to the letter issued by one Tana Taha Tara of Hoj where he had alleged that Land Revenue and Settlement...
Stapled Visa Issue China again pokes India By Monish Tourangbam
China, yet again, did what it does best: Keep India guessing. Reports of the Chinese Embassy issuing stapled visas to two Indians domiciled in...