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A rosy picture still
On the face of it, the revised estimates of national accounts for 2007-08, released by the Central Statistical Organisation on Friday, give room for optimism. The economy grew by 9 per cent, which is higher than the earlier estimates including ...

Welcome initiative
The decision taken recently by the editors of 11 Indian biomedical journals to publish only the results of human clinical trials that have been registered is laudable, considering that India has become one of the most favoured countries for ...

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Election, a democratic festival?
By N. Gopalaswami

Has the Election Commission of India robbed the democratic exercise of its ‘spice and colour’ and invested it with the silence of the graveyard? Or does the problem lie elsewhere?

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BJP’s caste politics and the Gujjars
By Neena Vyas

It is only elections that political parties have in mind. If anarchy spreads, how does it matter?

Corrections and clarifications
In an article “Frozen judicial salaries: a crisis” (Editorial page, May 29, 2008), the third paragraph was “Compare these with the salaries in the higher courts. The Chief Justice of India gets a salary of Rs. 33,000 and ...

NREGA hits buses to Mumbai
By P. Sainath

The programme is “life-saving.” This time round, the poor have slightly more money than they did earlier. But all prices are up.

Energy imperatives and the untapped potential
By V.R. Krishna Iyer

The neglect of India’s energy resources and the failure to adopt a scientific approach to maximise their use are unforgivable, and the simultaneous pursuit of exotic treaties is unfortunate.

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