Category: Commentary

Punjab drug addiction: 16% or – as dy CM says – 0.06%?

By Charu Bahri “Out of the 2.77 crore population of the state, only 0.06 per cent was found abusing drugs,…

8 years ago

Time for Congress to do some out-of-the-box thinking

By Amulya Ganguli The rapid entry and exit of Kamal Nath as the Congress observer in Punjab has once again…

8 years ago

Benign origins of ISIS until it rose to catastrophic heights

By Saeed Naqvi Every Joint Secretary’s room in the Ministry of External affairs had a neatly folded copy of the…

8 years ago

On average, 98 deaths in police custody every year

By Jai Vipra A staggering 1,275 people died in police custody in India between 2001 and 2013 but less than…

8 years ago

Government incentives for girls appear to work – somewhat

By Tanay Sukumar When the then Women and Child Development Minister Renuka Chowdhury launched the Dhanalakshmi scheme in 2008, she…

8 years ago

Cabinet gives nod to raising retirement age of doctors

New Delhi, June 15 (IANS) The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved raising of the retirement age of central government doctors…

8 years ago

Are Indian consumers ready for foldable smartphones?

By Nishant Arora New Delhi, June 15 (IANS) "Technology is anything that wasn't around when you were born," said Alan…

8 years ago

Rural jobs collapse in 2016 fuels migration: Yashodabai’s story

BY Abhishek Waghmare Farmhand Yashodabai Rathod, 38, migrated to Mumbai for the second time in last three years, with her…

8 years ago

Short of land, water, education; not aspiration: Babban’s story

By Abhishek Waghmare Clad in denim, white tee shirt and possessed of the self-confidence of a Mumbai collegian, Babban Chavan,…

8 years ago

Reducing compliance burden key to India’s growth

By Amit Kapoor The economic cost of compliance with laws in developing countries can be humongous. A competitive economy reduces…

8 years ago

In Mumbai, Marathwada migrants rise above poverty line

By Abhishek Waghmare A migrant from Maharashtra’s drought-stricken Marathwada region triples her income - if temporarily - after moving to…

8 years ago

Once called ‘orphan crops’, pulses and millets are new stars

By Kevin Tiessen Once relegated to the status of "orphan crops", pulses and millets are currently a subject of tremendous…

8 years ago

‘Crop damage by wild animals declined 33%’

By Shreya Mittal As two senior Indian ministers tussle over the declaration of some wild animals as "vermin", the damage…

8 years ago

Censoring films can hurt government as much as press consorship

By Amulya Ganguli The "Udta Punjab" controversy shows some of the worst manifestations of governance in the country. First, it…

8 years ago

Iran: No Cold War with China but Win, Win for all

By Saeed Naqvi I don't exactly gasp but am puzzled by the indifference with which the media has treated two…

8 years ago

Rising heat could cut 3.6% of India’s daylight work hours

By Devanik Saha India is set to lose 3.6 per cent of annual daylight work hours by 2025 due to…

8 years ago

Russian envoy condoles Katyal’s death

New Delhi, June 9 (IANS) Russian Ambassador to India Alexander M. Kadakin on Thursday condoled the death of veteran journalist…

8 years ago

5,616 Indians turned slaves every day over 2 years

By Shreya Mittal & Sukanya Bhattacharyya As many as 18.3 million Indians live in conditions listed as "modern slavery" in…

8 years ago

As India aged, 32% of elderly got 71% of government money

By Nishtha Bharti Five states with no more than 32 per cent of India’s population of senior citizens (above 60)…

8 years ago

Are Indian cities ready for the coming migration wave?

By Amit Kapoor According to the World Urbanization Prospects of the UN Population Division, the percentage of people residing in…

8 years ago



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