Category: Opinion

Spectre of corruption continues to haunt Congress, especially its first family

By Amulya Ganguli It was the Bofors howitzer scandal which brought down the Rajiv Gandhi government in 1989. Since then,…

9 years ago

India’’s quiet tide Of childhood obesity

By Kamala Thiagarajan Madurai: When 12-year-old Madhu (not his real name) was diagnosed as obese — he weighed 98 kg…

9 years ago

Islamic State’s shadow on the land of Tagore and Nazrul

By Saeed Naqvi It was like a macabre end to a Chabrol movie. I had returned with images of such…

9 years ago

2015-16 worst year for MGNREGA, 23 percent drop in assets created

By Shobhit Mathur & Nomesh Bolia After spending about Rs.3.5 lakh crore ($51 billion) - almost equal to India’s subsidy…

9 years ago

Swachh Bharat mission fails March 2016 urban-trash targets

By Prachi Salve No more than 17.6 percent of urban solid-waste (garbage) was processed as of March 2016, against a…

9 years ago

Swachh Bharat urban toilet plan 76 percent behind schedule

By Prachi Salve Of a target of 2.5 million household toilets in urban areas by March 2016, 24 percent (0.6…

9 years ago

Is China provoking India to aim at it’s soft belly?

By Vijay Kranti The four-day conference of a host of anti-Beijing international Chinese action groups in Dharamsala from April 28…

9 years ago

India should strengthen IP regime to improve competitiveness

By Amit Kapoor India's intellectual property (IP) regime has witnessed steady progress ever since the country became a signatory to…

9 years ago

Has the Trinamool Congress become a lost ship?

By Amitava Mukherjee There is now a distinct possibility that the Trinamool Congress (TMC) may be engulfed by an internecine…

9 years ago

9 reasons India’s rising credit card debt should worry you

By Govindraj Ethiraj The rise in credit card outstandings in itself is not so much of a worry as much…

9 years ago

New cess funds toilets, farmers as Rs.1.3 lakh crore lies unused

By Abhishek Waghmare The term “SBC” – appearing on restaurant, telephone and club bills nationwide – refers to the Swachh…

9 years ago

Lucknow’s oblivious Urdu shayar?

By Vikas Datta Poets can be divided into two broad categories - those who are sometime, somewhere influenced by the…

9 years ago

Mamata likely to score a pyrrhic victory

By Amulya Ganguli The high level of violence in West Bengal during the election campaign - far more than in…

9 years ago

Excellent relations with Bangladesh demand tolerant societies

By Saeed Naqvi We have grown accustomed to receiving greeting cards at the end of the year. That is why…

9 years ago

7 am: Peak pollution levels In four cities

IndiaSpend Team If you think mornings are the best time for outdoor exercise, you’re wrong. Mornings experience the worst air…

9 years ago

Primed for change, but only 3.2 percent Assamese have Aadhaar card

By Chaitanya Mallapur A 65-year-old citizenship issue, reflecting the strains of migration, has resulted in no more than 3.2 percent…

9 years ago

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



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