Category: Commentary

Reviving millets could solve India’s malnutrition problem, benefit farmers

By Charu Bahri In the 1960s, the average annual per capita consumption of sorghum and millets was 32.9 kg, roughly…

8 years ago

Prohibition Bihar: Cheers for toddy

By Amulya Ganguli It is sad to see a promising politician stumble and be in danger of falling flat on…

8 years ago

41 military air crashes in 4 years, 65 lives lost

By Chaitanya Mallapur Forty-one military aircraft -- including trainers and helicopters -- have crashed between April 1, 2012 and July…

8 years ago

7 hit-and-run accidents every hour; how witnesses can help

By Rahul Mohan Sharma More than 20,000 people lost their lives in hit-and-run cases nationwide in 2015, according to government…

8 years ago

One nation + one tax = $137 billion For GST

New Delhi, Aug 4 (IANS/IndiaSpend) About 42 per cent of the Rs 22 lakh crore ($328 billion) revenue of the…

8 years ago

BJP’s claim of record coal production correct

By Devanik Saha "#India's #coal story: from scarcity to surplus in 2 years!" tweeted Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) national spokesperson…

8 years ago

Agriculture in 115 Indian districts most at risk from climate change

By Manupriya As floods ravage eastern and northern India, agriculture in 115 districts across 15 states is "highly vulnerable" to…

8 years ago

Move over Apple, two new US phone makers enter India with a bang

By Nishant Arora New Delhi, Aug 3 (IANS) Why Chinese? The screaming headline on hoardings in the capital and beyond…

8 years ago

Resolving NPAs key to banks’ financing double-digit growth

By Amit Kapoor The Indian economy is heading for interesting times. With the government trying to push key legislation like…

8 years ago

87% Of Indian-worker exploitation complaints from Gulf nations

By Chaitanya Mallapur As thousands of laid-off Indian workers in Saudi Arabia were said to be without food, 87 per…

8 years ago

In Colombia, peace means sustainable development

By Monica Lazeetta After more than 50 years, the Colombian government led by President Juan Manuel Santos put an end…

8 years ago

In Kerala, women surge into politics — and fail

By Sreedevi R.S. Over 20 years and five assembly elections -- as women became better educated, led a variety of…

8 years ago

Job creation will drive next phase of reforms

By Abhik Ghosh On the 25th anniversary of India's economic reforms, a general consensus seems to have emerged within the…

8 years ago

Measuring government services against its promises

By Adil Zainulbhai In a remote hamlet of Sikkim, a young man has a new toilet built by his house.…

8 years ago

Tales of the Caribbean – in all genres

By Vikas Datta The Caribbean, for most of us, brings to the mind a once invincible cricket team, holiday cruises,…

8 years ago

Sonia Gandhi: Autumn of the matriarch

By Amulya Ganguli Even as Sonia Gandhi prepares to pass the baton to her children in the run-up to the…

8 years ago

Perfect storm gathering over Smriti Irani’s new ministry

By Abhirup Bhunia As Textiles Minister Smriti Irani settles in to her new job overseeing an industry that is India's…

8 years ago

Sanders may have endorsed Hillary, his supporters may not

By Saeed Naqvi Balloons in blazing colours billow down the ceiling of the Democratic Convention arena in Philadelphia. Then the…

8 years ago

Journalist loses battle to cancer at young age

By Ruwa Shah New Delhi, July 29 (IANS) It takes courage to ask for blood for someone else when you…

8 years ago

On Kashmir highway, an unfinished journey at dead of night

By Sarwar Kashani Srinagar, July 29 (IANS) It was not a secret journey to be made in the dead of…

8 years ago



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