By Amulya Ganguli The sweeping victories of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Maharashtra’s local elections mean that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has won his demonetisation gamble. Earlier, too, the BJP had come out on…
By Shreya Shah Bahraich and Mirzapur districts (Uttar Pradesh): “Path mera alokit kardo, naval prath ki naval rashmiyon se, mere ur ka tam har do,” Saidun Ahmed, 8, recited a Hindi poem by Dwarika Prasad…
By Gangadhar S. Patil Bengaluru, Feb 24 (IANS) India may have to import milk in four years, if it cannot increase fodder supply for its 299 million cattle, as rising pressure on land reduces pastures…
By Rajneesh Bhasin People in India these days want greater control over the food they consume. There is also increased attention to choosing the ingredients. Preferred are food items with enriching and nourishing features and…
By Nitin Bansal It is estimated that nearly 70 per cent of the buildings that will exist in Indian cities by 2030 are yet to be built. Which means that India is unlikely to lose…
By Charu Bahri Although India spends 85 per cent of its family planning budget on sterilisation and 1.5 per cent on distributing condoms and other non-terminal contraceptives, one Maharashtra districts brief experience with a conditional…
By Amit Kapoor GDP is easily the most controversial measure in the field of economics. It is a measure of economic production that should have lost its relevance in a world disgusted by environmental degradation…
By Saumya Tewari Pihani, Uttar Pradesh: For 16 years, Kailash Rai (not his real name), 49, has been commuting six hours every working day between his home in the state capital Lucknow and the government…
By Amulya Ganguli A major reason the media is being targeted by right-wing establishments in both India and the US is the belief among the “official” ideologues that large sections of the newspapers, magazines and…
By George Albert It is not all bad in Trump land. Yes, we have those pesky Twitter wars, anti-free trade rhetoric, fights with the Australian Prime Minister and the list goes on. It seems that…
Vatsal Srivastava China has long been labelled a currency manipulator, having an unfair advantage in the global export arena. However, these allegations have never stopped Beijing from intervening in the currency markets at will, without…
By Anil K. Rajvanshi I was recently invited to attend a seminar entitled “Gandhi Returns — Back to Basics” at Gujarat Vidyapith, Ahmedabad. Gujarat Vidyapith was founded by Mahatma Gandhi in the 1920s and mostly…
New Delhi, Feb 14 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Tuesday said that corruption was cancerous and a vice of “insatiable avarice for self-aggrandisement” by the unscrupulous, who took unfair advantage of their power and authority…
By Amit Kapoor If the buzz around Hyperloop materialises, a commute between Chennai and Bengaluru can be a matter of 30 minutes. The advent of Artificial Intelligence (AI) can revolutionise homes around the world and…
By Saptak Ghosh The solar revolution in India marches on, with renewed momentum, if the recently concluded reverse bidding auction for a 750 MW Solar Park in Madhya Pradesh is any indication. While the rest…
By Lavanya Garg How much control do Indian women have over different aspects of their lives? Not much, according to the Indian Human Development Survey (IHDS), conducted by the University of Maryland and the National…
By Vikas Datta Valentine’s Day is coming and as love blooms or advances for many young in age or heart, consider its course in difficult situations. Truth is the first casualty in wars, but so…
By Arun Kumar Washington, Feb 11 (IANS) The thrice-married President didn’t get any time for his “political honeymoon”. But Donald Trump is all set for an extended “court-ship” of a different kind. “SEE YOU IN…
By Preeti Harit Development brings better facilities, improved lifestyles and economic growth. It also brings us crowding cities, noise and pollution. Villages turn into towns and towns into cities and cities can’t stop expanding. The…
By Amulya Ganguli The tradition of hero worship has queered the pitch for the succession battle in Tamil Nadu. In normal circumstances, it should have been up to the MLAs to choose the next Chief…