Discourtesy to parliament
By Inder Jit
(Released on 28 Feb 1984)
Parliament is still not getting from Mrs Gandhi and the ruling Congress-I the respect and courtesy that is...
Govt fiasco, heed advice
2nd Wave Crisis
By Dr, Oishee Mukherjee
The ongoing second wave of Covid-19 in the country, best described as a catastrophe, has brought into sharp focus...
No scope for religious primacy
Understanding Nationalism
By Dhurjati Mukherjee
Nationalist feelings are crucial for every country. Mahatma Gandhi talked of nationalism to win the independence struggle in a non-violent way...
Can fm help stimulate it?
Economic Slowdown
By Dhurjati Mukherjee
In a bid to counter the recessionary trend, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman last week announced a few measures, including scrapping surcharge...
End the uncertainty
Defection Definition
By Dr. S. Saraswathi
(Former Director, ICSSR, New Delhi)
Raj Bhavans, the official residence of Governors, became the venues for protests by members of the...
Rs 27,500 cr lost in May!
Long Poll Hits Stocks
By Shivaji Sarkar
Global uncertainties over rising interest rates, jittery noises of Lok Sabha elections surpass the Reserve Bank of India’s Rs...
I-T reduction critical
Rising Personal Debts
By Shivaji Sarkar
There is more to Covid-19 morbidity than meets the eye. It has led to a dreadful rise of Rs 66...
No, perpetual poll snydrome
One Nation, One Poll
By Poonam I Kaushish
Are early elections round the corner? And is the Modi Sarkar plumming on having simultaneous polls to the...
ISRO spends less than nasa!
Frugal India & Giant Leap
By Shivaji Sarkar
The Chandrayaan-3 has made India proud and a noteworthy insight, rather a testimony,that most government departments can effectively...
A variety entertainment
Post-Poll Coalitions
By Dr S Saraswathi
(Former Director, ICSSR, New Delhi)
The unity between disparate groups of political parties united by common opposition to the BJP was...
Disasters add to woes
Rising Inequality
By Dhurjati Mukherjee
Globally disaster losses are estimated at $520 billion per annum, pushing more than 26 million people into poverty every year. As...
Quality & conservation critical
Emerging Water Crisis
By Dhurjati Mukherjee
The demand for water in India is growing at a rather fast pace at around 2.8% compounded annual growth rate...
Situating ‘operation sindoor’
Democracy & Disruption
By Prof (Dr) DK Giri
(Professor of Practice, NIIS Group of Institutions)
The last week has been eventful in global geopolitics in terms of...
Boost to trade, business
Indo-ASEAN Summit
By Shivaji Sarkar
It is a leap forward. The Indo-ASEAN Commemorative Summit is projected to pave way for an Asian prominence and double the...
Politics goes off track
Balasore Train Tragedy
By Insaf
Politics over human tragedy is sadly a given. The devastating train accident in Balasore, Odisha turns out to be yet another...
Of rising jobs & quality
Holistic Growth
By Shivaji Sarkar
At last the jobs are growing, says the labour bureau employment latest survey. This by 29 per cent in April-June quarter....
Entangled in politics?
Covid-19 Review
By Insaf
Is politics being played over Covid-19, is the question doing the rounds. While on the one hand Prime Minister Narendra Modi at...
Where is society heading?
Violent Sense Vs Moral Sensibility
By Poonam I Kaushish
Violence is the rhetoric of the times. Pick any newspaper. Any day. Splashes of social schism gore...
India heads for epochal ruin
Stop Building Roads
By Shivaji Sarkar
If we want to save the country from Himalayan disaster, prevent desertification of the Ganga valley and progress, then the...
India loses Rs 11 trillion!
Junk Cars, Plastic Policy
By Shivaji Sarkar
India needs pragmatic policies to strengthen the individual to revive the sagging economy and save its wealth. Policies such...