Poverty in India: The political chessboard

Jul 1, 2010

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

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Doomed to the killing fields

Jun 21, 2010

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

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CSR trends in the year of two zeros

Jun 10, 2010

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

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Shipping the rubbish

Jun 4, 2010

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

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