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Patralekha Chatterjee focuses on development issues in India and emerging economies. She can be reached at patralekha.chatterjee@gmail.com

Hadiya arrives at the Sivaraj Homeopathy College in Salem on Tuesday. (Photo: DC)

Dev 360: To empower women, hear what they want

In the Hadiya case, sections of society have labelled the matter a case of love jihad .

29 Nov 2017 9:02 PM

Though the Garden City has not reached Delhi levels in air pollution, experts believe that it is better to take precautionary measures now.

Delhi's foul air: Alarm bells for India's health

Other cities like Beijing, grappling with poisonous air, have put in place time-bound measures to improve the situation.

15 Nov 2017 7:04 PM

Three minors were arrested for a brutal attack on Swiss Couple.

What kind of culture' needs such violence?

Killing someone or hitting someone in the name of defending Indian culture' damages it the most.

1 Nov 2017 7:04 PM

In the last three years, malnutrition has claimed the lives of about 1,600 children in Palghar. (Photo: AP/Representational)

Dev 360: Hungry India Are we angry enough?

Populous states like UP, Bihar and MP have made some progress in the battle against child malnutrition but the situation...

20 Oct 2017 10:35 PM

District child protection officers, who double up as child marriage prevention officers, have been ordered to initiate strict penal proceedings against parents pushing girls below 18 years into marriage. (Representational image)

Dev 360: End child marriages to build a real new India'

Now the Supreme Court has rightly taken away the fig leaf of tradition to conceal a barbaric practice.

13 Oct 2017 6:57 PM

Prime Minister Narendra Modi doing shramdan for the construction of a twin pit toilet, at Village Shahanshahpur, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh on Saturday. (Photo: PTI)

More toilet talk vital for a cleaner India

Meeting sanitation targets is important but targets alone won't mean much unless the people buy into the messages behind...

4 Oct 2017 7:16 PM

Students arrive at Gurugrams Ryan International School which re-opened on Monday after 10 days closure following the murder of an eight-year-old boy inside a toilet of the school. (Photo: PTI)

Why not rate schools on how safe they are?

Bengaluru hit the headlines when a series of child abuse incidents were reported.

20 Sept 2017 7:44 PM

Dont normalise preventable catastrophes and disasters

Don't normalise' preventable catastrophes and disasters

Preventable deaths, preventable building collapses, preventable devastation and train derailments are the new normal.

6 Sept 2017 8:49 PM

Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh was on Monday sentenced to 10 years imprisonment in a rape case. (Photo: AFP)

Dev 360: Predator-godmen rise due to State's failure

Would a phenomenon like Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh and his dera have materialised had the State done its job?

30 Aug 2017 1:04 PM

Varnika Kundu accused Vikas Barala, son of Haryana BJP chief Subhash Barala, and his friend Ashish Kumar of stalking her through the streets of Chandigarh. (Photo: Screengrab | Twitter)

Educated betis have to show India way ahead

It's time to turn the spotlight on some critical questions that remain unanswered.

9 Aug 2017 7:25 PM

Dr N. Venkataiah, head of the Jyothisha and Vastu department at Telugu University stated that while majority join Astrology courses out of curiosity and to get knowledge about the subject, some others pursue it to make a living out of it. (Representational image)

Should Centre promote astrology at all?

Many argue that since most Indians, including quite a few scientists, believe in astrology, there is nothing wrong in...

26 July 2017 7:16 PM

Dev 360: Lets take lead to tackle crisis over global health

Dev 360: Let's take lead to tackle crisis over global health

Many countries already look to India for low-cost life-saving medicines and frugal innovations.

12 July 2017 8:34 PM