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Food and oil fuel expectations
There is a sense of deja vu in the government’s reaction to the latest inflation figures announced on Friday. For the week ending with May 17, inflation measured by the WPI index climbed to a 45-month high of 8.1 per cent. During the ...

New coastal management rules
The draft Coastal Management Zone (CMZ) notification published recently by the Ministry of Environment and Forests for public comments will replace the existing Costal Regulation Zone (CRZ) when it is finalised. Attempts to protect the coastal ...

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Global food crisis and Indian response
By M.S. Swaminathan

It is hoped that at the Rome Conference on world food security, Indian representatives will serve as a bright affirming flame in the midst of the sea of despair we see around us.

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Karnataka: the BJP victory in perspective
By Parvathi Menon & V. Sridhar

While the BJP may have won the Karnataka Assembly election, it is by no means the end of the road for the Congress and the JD(S).

Pervez Musharraf assesses his options
By Nirupama Subramanian

The PPP has been trying to make Pervez Musharraf accept a constitutional package in return for indemnity and safe passage.

NREGA: A fine balance
By P. Sainath

The NREGA is having multiple and layered effects. With better wages, the bargaining power of the weakest has gone up a notch.

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Caste politics

Rising inflation

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