Poverty in India: The political chessboard
Two days ago, a CauseBecause contributor from Toronto flashed a news story saying: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, in a bilateral meeting, told US President Barack Obama that New Delhi is working towards getting rid of chronic poverty, ignorance and disease, which still afflict
Doomed to the killing fields
The Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act (AFSPA or the Act) has now been in force for five decades in states in India’s northeast. It was enacted on August 18, 1958, as a short-term measure to allow deployment of the army to counter an
CSR trends in the year of two zeros
Corporate social responsibility as an affirmation of a company’s good intention and goodwill is largely accepted by now. CSR is not just a ‘can do’ option; it is a strategic imperative now, and will become an even stronger imperative as the days pass
Shipping the rubbish
The dark dumping spaces in India are expanding at a far greater pace than the hole in the Ozone, and their negative repercussions are more immediate as compared to the latter. The problem is large and the issue intense. The country’s image, presented