The many problems of India’s missing middle
By Arun Maira While the missing middle in India’s economic institutions is cramping enterprises struggling to scale up, the dwindling middle in political institutions is creating […]
Month: September 2018
Maruti, IOC join hands for biofuel blend, engine efficiency
By RONENDRA SINGH & RICHA MISHRA With consumers demanding cost-effective and fuel-efficient vehicles, and the government pushing for cleaner fuel as well as reducing import dependence, […]
Govt drones to verify farmland cropping
By Sanjeev Kumar Verma Patna: Plans are afoot to use drones for collecting authentic data about cropped areas in Bihar to help farmers in case they fail […]
Emerson’s Emancipation and Changing Status of US Women
By BIBHUTI PATI In 1965 over five million young Americans were attending colleges or universities. Similarly, the period between 1890’s and 1900’s brought in great […]
Will the face of the 2019 Lok Sabha be young—No!
By Bibhuti Pati It’s a notion about Indian General Elections that the youth here elect their much older representatives. One can dismiss it as privilege […]
India’s most polluted: 30% have no clean up plan
By Jacob Koshy Ahmedabad, Bengaluru and Nagpur are among the cities yet to submit their pollution control proposal A good number of India’s most polluted cities […]
India’s foodgrain output to touch new record of 284.83 mn tonnes in 2017-18: Agriculture ministry
New Delhi: India’s foodgrain production is estimated to grow to an all-time high of 284.83 million tonnes in the 2017-18 crop year ending June, driven by […]
Digital disruption in Indian agriculture
By Girija Shankar While digital forces are reshaping industries ranging from retail to telecom to entertainment, the value chain in agriculture has remained rather untouched. Over […]
Centre banks on post offices to reach rural masses
By S.M. Shahbaz Mayor Sita Sahu first account-holder at India post Payments bank’s city branch Patna: Mayor Sita Sahu on Saturday became the first account-holder at India […]
India plans to implement Charter of Patient Rights
The charter lists right to information, informed consent, second opinion and right to choose alternate treatment options among 17 specified rights After having stopped short […]