Teach equality in India’s classrooms to end discrimination
Efforts to combat discrimination against India’s lower castes, religious minorities and women must begin in the classroom, with children holding the key to ending deep-rooted […]
Month: May 2016
Indian property market sees light at the end of the tunnel
The worst is over for India’s property sector and home prices are expected to start recovering soon, according to a report by JLL. India’s residential […]
Rlys earmark special provision for environment in all projects
Giving top priority for clean environment, railways has decided to earmark one per cent of estimated cost of any project for environment works. It has […]
High agri prices to put pressure on food inflation
The WPI rise of 0.34 per cent in April was because of two successive years of drought, resulting in lower output of pulses, sugar and […]
Dairy provides livelihood to 60 million farmers in India
Rs. 582.09 crore have been allocated for 35 proposals under the National Gokul Mission Shri Radha Mohan Singh, Union Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Minister has […]
Eliminating poverty in India- Economic impacts of agriculture and poverty
Agriculture, is necessary for economic growth of every country. The agriculture sector provides economic opportunities to farmers and effectively contributes in national income. More than […]
Votes Matter, Voters Do Not
“Democracy” in India continues to be severely impaired. It is mercifully loaned to the citizens only to cast a vote during elections, but at all […]
Internet trolls rear their ugly heads in India
A growing legion of Internet trolls, particularly right-wing Hindu nationalists, is becoming an online nuisance in India. Some have posted death threats and threatened to […]
India and US should not miss this chance
They have met over a cup of tea, strolled at the Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial, and declared Indo-US ties to be stronger than ever […]
India abstains from voting on US press freedom group’s plea
India has abstained from voting, while China and Pakistan voted against a bid by a US advocacy group for press freedom, seeking accreditation as an […]