Man of peace – ‘Mahatma’ Gandhi 70 years after his death
Yesterday marks the 70th anniversary of ‘Mahatma’ Gandhi’s assassination. Chris Bond looks at the legacy of the man they dubbed India’s ‘Father of the Nation’. IT […]
Month: January 2018
‘India needs to become net producer of knowledge’
New Delhi: India needs to gradually move from being a net consumer to a “net producer of knowledge” in order to address some of the country’s […]
Why India should be worried about ‘energy democracy’
By RAAKHEE SURYAPRAKAS Ahead of the Union Budget, it’s a good time to assess the state of the nation and her citizens. In India’s 69th […]
Killing farming through subsidies
By RAJALAKSHMI NIRMAL Price and procurement support has resulted in excess focus on water-intensive crops resulting in depletion of ground water One takeaway from the Survey […]
Economic Survey: India Inc cheers optimism, wants focus on human capital, agriculture
NEW DELHI: India Inc pitched for focus on rapidly improving human capital and agricultural productivity to sustain the economic growth trajectory, while cheering the GDP growth […]
Rs 200 cr for youth to start biz: CM
Khattar launches 16 projects worth Rs 50 cr | Each tehsil to have ‘antyodaya karyalaya’ Kaithal: Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar said that Rs 200 crore […]
Sweets and state secrets: How the world’s largest democracy prepares its budget
By Anwesha Ganguly There’s a sweet, heartwarming side to the arduous task of preparing the government of India’s annual budget. The printing of the budget documents, […]
Women officers and the gender question in Navy
By Ashwaq Masoodi Change is too early for a country like India, which has just begun the conversations around gendering public and workplaces New Delhi: When Sandhya […]
21 million ‘unwanted’ girls, 63 million ‘missing’ women – Economic Survey underlines India’s gender crisis
By Renuka Bisht As India grows richer will Indian women gain equality? A key finding in the Economic Survey 2017-18 is that gender indicators are more […]
Environment Ministry to Seek More Funds for Pollution Control, River Bank Projects
By Aradhna Wal The ambitious National Clean Air Programme (NACP) aims at tackling air pollution issues that plague several prominent cities across the country, including Delhi, […]