The naxalite movement derived its name from a peasant uprising that began in the village of Naxalbari in May 1967. Today— along with West Bengal, Orissa, Chhattisgarh, Andhra Pradesh, Jharkhand, Maharashtra—several states are dealing with Maoist insurgencies

The chances of a deal being struck this year, at the climate summit in Cancun, Mexico, are “very, very low” because of the persisting differences between the west and the developing countries.

Following Jairam Ramesh’s moratorium on Bt Brinjal, the draconian Bill, proposed by the Ministry of Science and Technology, offers fresh hope for genetically modified (GM) crops, with reportedly 50 in the Indian pipeline, including almost every food that you eat!