-The Times of India NEW DELHI: The prolonged heatwave in Delhi since May 18 not only saw extremely high temperatures ranging between 44 and 46 degrees but also led to the development of a dangerous pollutant that has become an annual feature in the capital lately. In the last week of May, levels of ozone saw a massive increase with a similar rise in levels of particulate matter making it worse. Institute...
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Jagdish N Bhagwati, professor of economics and law at Columbia University interviewed by The Economic Times
-The Economic Times The World Trade Organisation (WTO) has honoured renowned economist and globalisation buff Jagdish N Bhagwati by inducting him into its Hall of Fame. The professor of economics and law at Columbia University, Bhagwati is the author of books as seminal as 'In Defence of Globalisation' and 'The Wind of the Hundred Days: How Washington Mismanaged Globalisation'. He spoke to ET about his decades-long campaign for trade liberalisation, his...
More »Saluting the fiery spirit of Vinadi-Joan Mencher
-The Times of India Vina Mazumdar, academic, activist and one of the pioneers of women's studies in India, passed away on May 30. Renowned anthropologist Joan Mencher pays her a tribute. Vina Mazumdar (1927-2013)-"Vinadi" to colleagues and friends-a veteran fighter for Indian women's rights and pioneer of feminist studies, passed away in Delhi on May 30, 2013. She had been ailing since March of this year. I first met her in the...
More »Cong hungers for Food Bill-Annapurna Jha
-The Pioneer The Congress Core Committee on Saturday went into a huddle for over 3 hours and decided to hold the UPA coordination committee meeting on Monday - a demand made by its ally NCP too recently - to finalise its strategy on Food Security Bill, which remains stuck in Parliament. The Core Group also deliberated on the vexed Telangana issue which is threatening to take a heavy toll on the party...
More »Urban boom altering TN demographic
-The Hindu Channai: The population grew by 97.4 lakh persons, including 47.4 lakh males and over 50 lakh females, between 2001 and 2011. A rapidly urbanising Tamil Nadu faces significant social and economic challenges, going by indicators in the 2011 census abstract report released here on Friday. The ratio of rural to urban population has nearly reached parity and stands, in percentage terms, at 51.6 in villages and 48.4 in cities. Tamil Nadu's...
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