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Malia Politzer

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At least 39 one-horned rhinos have been killed in the Kaziranga National Park in the last 10 months. Photo: Biju Boro/AFP

Wildlife Protection | Nowhere to roam

8 min read . 02 Nov 2012

Duncan Green says Oxfam research shows that families that spend 70-80% of their income on food are cutting consumption, or reducing the the quality of food on finding that their household economies are no longer viable. (Duncan Green says Oxfam research shows that families that spend 70-80% of their income on food are cutting consumption, or reducing the the quality of food on finding that their household economies are no longer viable.)

Active citizens, effective states create development: Green

5 min read . 31 Oct 2012

Protesters outside the Bhopal Memorial Hospital and Research Centre. Photo: Sayeed Farooqui/Mint

The dark underbelly of India’s clinical trials business

9 min read . 11 Oct 2012

Lata Mehra’s experience exposes the gaps in both regulation and enforcement in clinical trials, which, in some instances, have caused deaths, in addition to violating fundamental human rights. Photo: Akhil Hardia/ Mint (Akhil Hardia/ Mint)

Clinical trials: Regulating chaos

9 min read . 11 Oct 2012

One of the key barriers keeping girls out of school included a lack of separate toilets for them. Photo: Hindustan Times (Hindustan Times)

Half of families in slums still don’t know about RTE: report

1 min read . 03 Oct 2012

Foreign minister S.M. Krishna and US secretary of state Hillary Clinton. Photo: AP (AP)

Clinton, Krishna discuss US visa fee hike

2 min read . 03 Oct 2012

Cartoonist Aseem Trivedi garnered widespread publicity after he was arrested on sedition charges for anti-corruption cartoons targeting the government (Cartoonist Aseem Trivedi garnered widespread publicity after he was arrested on sedition charges for anti-corruption cartoons targeting the government)

Video | In conversation with cartoonist Aseem Trivedi

1 min read . 23 Sep 2012

A woman showcases an all-terrain-rural wheelchair designed collaboratively by Bangalore NGO Motivations and UK’s firm Unwin. Photo: Motivations (Motivations)

Funding hurdles block technology to help the disabled, say experts

4 min read . 19 Sep 2012

Back to basics: Singh says incorporating accessibility into building design is as important as including toilets and other amenities. (Singh says incorporating accessibility into building design is as important as including toilets and other amenities. )

Vipul Singh | Most builders are not sensitized towards universal design

3 min read . 16 Sep 2012

Shivani Gupta says inaccessibility was more difficult for her to accept than the mere loss of limbs. Photo: Pradeep Guar/Mint (Pradeep Guar/Mint)

Challenges for the differently abled

10 min read . 16 Sep 2012

Empowerment drive

8 min read . 04 Sep 2012

Shares of Infosys rose the most in 10 months after a US district court dismissed a harassment suit filed by former employee Jack Palmer. Photo: Hemant Mishra/mint

US court dismisses suit against Infosys

3 min read . 04 Sep 2012

Nigel Twose, director of the development impact department of the International Finance Corp. (Nigel Twose, director of the development impact department of the International Finance Corp. )

Firms understand data collection is in their interest

3 min read . 03 Sep 2012

Sanjoy Hazarika, director of the Centre for North East Studies at Jamia Millia Islamia university. Photo: Priyanka Parashar/Mint (Priyanka Parashar/Mint)

‘Illegal migration has no role in the current conflict’

5 min read . 13 Aug 2012

The Orissa government will be creating on-campus residences for children so they can stay enrolled in school while their families migrate. Photo: Abhijit Bhatlekar/Mint

Orissa survey reveals toll of migration on education

3 min read . 03 Aug 2012

By working closely with the owners of brick kilns to improve the recruitment system and working conditions of labourers, state governments hope to break the poverty cycle leading to bonded labour. Photo: Abhijit Bhatlekar/Mint (Abhijit Bhatlekar/Mint )

State govts to work with Centre, ILO to tackle bonded labour

2 min read . 03 Aug 2012

Supreme Court, New Delhi. Few women are seen in senior legal positions. Photo: Pradeep Gaur/Mint

Family responsibilities, rigid hours block women lawyers’ career

2 min read . 02 Aug 2012

Family responsibilities, rigid hours block women lawyers’ career progress

2 min read . 02 Aug 2012

Fighting drug-resistant TB: chinks in India’s armour

7 min read . 13 Jul 2012

US lawmaker seeks investigation into student work programme

1 min read . 03 Jun 2012

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