For a new India, we need radical alternatives
By Mark Tully Beating communalism, caste, corruption, poverty, dirt and terrorism by 2022 will require some radical thinking The government is planning how to implement its […]
Poverty
Budget 2018: Investments in agri the best weapons against poverty, hunger
By Ranen Banerjee Among other things, private players should be incentivised to deploy modern technologies in weather/climate-related predictions and forecasts The year 2018 marks the arrival […]
Water Crisis, Food Security Amidst Climate Change In India
By Nasiruddin Nasir The continuous rise in the temperature poses a significant impact on water resources. Therefore harnesses the potential for devastating effects on agriculture and […]
India At 70 Is A Battle Half-Won
By Saurabh Parmar India began its journey on 15 August 1947 into an era of independent times through the instrument of democracy. From the centuries of colonial […]
Rs 10,000 in a/c to be measure of poverty: Government must abandon rhetoric
By MADHURI DANTHALA Poverty elimination has been the prime endeavour of every government in independent India. As India attained her independence, Dr Rajendra Prasad, the […]
How India’s battle with climate change could determine all of our fates
India’s population and emissions are rising fast, and its ability to tackle poverty without massive fossil fuel use will decide the fate of the planet […]
Lessons from hunger death in Jharkhand
By Bhartendu Kumar Singh Even within the realm of internal security, our entire focus is on law and order. The notion of ‘development’ as another aspect […]
Goa, Kerala top Gender Vulnerability; Bihar, UP at bottom
New Delhi: Bihar and Uttar Pradesh are at the bottom in a new Gender Vulnerability Index (GVI) prepared by Plan India, while Goa, Kerala and Mizoram occupy the top three positions. Delhi was […]
Agreement inked for making AP districts drought-proof
New Delhi: An agreement was signed on September 8, between the Centre, the Andhra Pradesh government and a UN body to help five of the driest […]
Poverty: Politicians’ best friend and boon for political parties
By Prof Mithilesh Kumar Sinha Poverty benefits only the enemies of democracy to keep the masses of our people in a perpetual cycle of poverty, while […]