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Protecting whistleblowers
The Bill to protect whistleblowers, introduced in the Lok Sabha, is a belated but welcome move to shield those who stand up, often at great personal risk, for the sake of truth and the public interest. The Public Interest Disclosures and the ...

Persisting uncertainty
Economic indicators from the United States and other developed countries, since the beginning of August, strongly suggest, at the very least, heightened uncertainty over their near term growth prospects. That the industrial countries, as a ...

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Dilemmas of equality in education
By Philip G. Altbach & Eldho Mathews

Kerala has done well in the field of higher education and holds much promise. But further policy initiatives are needed to sustain the momentum and prepare for future challenges.

News Analysis

The problem with EVMs
By Subramanian Swamy

There is worldwide acceptance of the need for a paper trail in conjunction with the use of EVMs. Why is the Election Commission of India refusing to adopt it?

Securing lifelines during a disaster
By Vinod Thomas and Ronald S. Parker

Facilities vital to crisis response are linked to networks that will not fail them.

Inside the salmonella scare farms
By Ed Pilkington

There are calls for main U.S. egg producers to be better regulated after revelations of a breach in basic hygiene.

Corrections and Clarifications
In the news report, “Enact law to hand over land in Ayodhya: VHP” (August 28, 2010), there was a reference to a three-judge Bench of the Allahabad High Court in Lucknow.” It should have been three-judge special bench of ...

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