Category: Commentary

Paris climate deal: Song of a dying swan?

By Rajendra Shende The singular credit for conceiving and championing the Nuclear Security Summits unarguably goes to US President Barack…

9 years ago

India’s biggest farm reform 91.6 percent behind target

By Abhishek Waghmare India’s biggest reform to transform the life of a crisis-ridden farmer is 91.6 percent behind schedule this…

9 years ago

Bengal polls throw up a leadership crisis

By Amitava Mukherjee Never before in the political history of West Bengal has there been such an acute leadership crisis…

9 years ago

States must be brought on board for visionary e-NAM initiative

By Amit Kapoor Agriculture is a critical sector of the Indian economy. This is because, in spite of its relatively…

9 years ago

Railway cost overruns = $16.4 billion = annual salary bill

By Devanik Saha Delays in completing railway projects resulted in cost overruns of Rs.1.07 lakh crore ($16.4 billion) - equivalent…

9 years ago

John Masters and his ‘Savage’ view of Indian history

By Vikas Datta What do we make of the Raj's storytellers? Should we simply view them through anti-colonialism's uncompromising prism…

9 years ago

Protect your skin, hair during harsh summer

By Shahnaz Husain Cleansing is of great importance for the working woman who leaves home to get to work, battling…

9 years ago

Is Mamata losing in Bengal: Otherwise why stuff ballot boxes?

By Saeed Naqvi A senior BJP leader, campaigning in Kolkata, may well have put his finger on the people's pulse.…

9 years ago

Modi is still the best bet for India

By Amulya Ganguli Even if Narendra Modi hasn't lived up to the expectations which he aroused two years ago, he…

9 years ago

Boosting Delhi’s bus services key to sustaining odd-even system

By Nomesh Bolia As Delhi’s odd-even road-rationing for vehicles restarted on April 15 for 15 days, the positive response of…

9 years ago

Modinomics must address the rural economy

By Vatsal Srivastava For a government that has been voted by a historic majority on the single promise of "ache…

9 years ago

India leads world In environmental conflicts

By Manupriya There are more environmental conflicts in India than any other country, and more clashes are over water (27…

9 years ago

An average of 71 Indians die daily in car, taxi accidents; Delhi deadliest

By Devanik Saha The viral video of a 32-year-old man, Siddharth Sharma, being mowed down by a Mercedes car driven…

9 years ago

Ambedkar, an icon no party can afford to ignore

By Praveen Davar Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar, whose 125th birth anniversary falls on April 14, has emerged as one of India's…

9 years ago

Present economic scenario to persist awhile

By Amit Kapoor The Reserve Bank of India (RBI), on April 5, released its first bi-monthly monetary policy statement and…

9 years ago

Tribal votes a key factor in Assam polls

By Amitava Mukherjee Both the BJP-led alliance and the Congress have left no stone unturned in securing tribal votes which…

9 years ago

Cereal output to fall 41 percent, pulses 11 percent; Maharashtra farm crisis deepens

By Prachi Salve The production of cereals is projected to fall 41 percent and pulses 11 percent, as agricultural growth…

9 years ago

Cat-astrophe: A few ‘purr-fect’ characters from fiction

By Vikas Datta From the Neolithic age to the Internet era, no other animal species has had such a major…

9 years ago

More tolerance required for dealing with students than others

By Amulya Ganguli It hasn't taken long for the ill-effects of the Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) aggressive espousal of the…

9 years ago

Saudi-Tehran tensions: Can New Delhi avoid taking sides?

By Saeed Naqvi Polarized politics is what pundits were expecting from the party and its principal leader with an eye…

9 years ago



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