OPINION
Saturday, May 26, 2012
Owner's nightmare, realtor's fantasy
A. Srivathsan | May 26, 2012
It has taken more than 110 years for the government to draft a new Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Bill. But despite mounting evidence of widespread misuse of government authority... »
The power of one
Neha Sinha | May 26, 2012
A slew of conservation agreements that India has signed with other countries puts the individual animal at the heart of efforts to protect locally endangered speciesIn 2010, a Memorandum of... »
This White Paper on black money is blank
Arun Kumar | May 26, 2012
A White Paper on a subject is issued by the government presumably to give a definitive view on it and inform the public of an important issue. The White Paper on black money does nothing of the sor... »
Letters to the editor
| May 26, 2012
Politics and petrol
The editorial “Poor petropolitics” (May 25) was a good review of the total mismanagement of the oil economy by the UPA government. Of course, it has been...
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Good Act, bad provision
| May 26, 2012
The obvious, first. The Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012, recently passed by both Houses of Parliament, must be wholeheartedly welcomed for filling a glaring lacuna in the law.... »
Netanyahu gets it all
| May 26, 2012
Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu's deal whereby the centrist opposition Kadima Party has joined his Likud-led coalition government may be one of the most adept pieces of realpolitik by any... »
Brazil's loggers lobby may prove destructive
Fernando Meirelles | May 26, 2012
The Brazilian congress just passed a forest code that puts the Amazon and other forests in jeopardy and President Dilma Rousseff's imminent decision on whether to pass or veto the bill will have hu... »
Egos and immorality
| May 26, 2012
In the wake of a devastating financial crisis, President Barack Obama has enacted some modest and obviously needed regulation; he has proposed closing a few outrageous tax loopholes; and he has sug... »
Corrections and clarifications
| May 26, 2012
>>The picture accompanying the article, “A treat like never before” (Friday Review, May 25, 2012, some editions), was that of Vazhuvur Ramaiah Pillai and not K.N. Dhandayuthapani Pillai as mentione... »
Letters to the editor
| May 26, 2012
