Stringent action vital

Air Pollution Hazards By Dhurjati Mukherjee A 10-year assessment of air pollution across major urban centres has found that none of the country’s top cities met...

More taxes to be levied?

Peak Inflation By Shivaji Sarkar The highest wholesale price inflation in decades at 14.23 per cent may result in high deficit leading to levying of more...

Peace distant dream

Indo-China: Deep Distrust By Poonam I Kaushish Neighbour or enemy? Both. Indeed, India-China relations are like playing a poker game. Show no emotions even as one...

Thinking the impossible

India-Ukraine-USA By Dr. D.K. Giri (Prof. NIIS Group of Institutions, Odisha) Donald Trump in his second term is moving and shaking things in international politics. On the...

Transparency critical

Election Funding By Dhurjati Mukherjee The Supreme Court recently directed all political parties to reveal donations they had received in electoral bonds and the identities of...

Dialogue on economy vital

Corona Panic By Shivaji Sarkar The last quarter figures of 2019-20 fiscal may have reasons to cause worry. An uninteresting Central budget, corona virus, plummeting stock...

Cong on cautious path

4-Yr Degree, Silent on PSUs By Shivaji Sarkar The Indian National Congress has come out with a manifesto that looks pompous and well-intentioned but less original...

Bank mergers, cess no solution

Boosting Economic Confidence By Shivaji Sarkar The Indian economy is poised to grow to over 7 per cent in 2019 - a momentum it has established...

Preparedness most critical

Disaster Management By Dhurjati Mukherjee The devastating floods in Kerala have been one of the severest in the past few decades in the country, which by...

Govt must halt unholy nexus

Pvt Coaching Centres By Dhurjati Mukherjee The parliamentary standing committee on education has recently recommended to the government to curb the growing unholy nexus between colleges...

Right men in right places

By Inder Jit (Released on 20 April 1982) Lusty cheers greeted the Supreme Court’s recent decision on the controversial West Bengal poll. This is as it...

Central banks spike prices

Global Gold Rush By Shivaji Sarkar In a striking move to safeguard national wealth, India has repatriated 214 tonnes of gold from the vaults of England,...

Rejuvenation will take longer

Economic Highlights By Shivaji Sarkar India is in dire crisis as economic recovery is slow; youth lose 41 lakh jobs during lockdown, employment uncertain, and...

Whither police reforms?

Cops PlayTom & Jerry By Poonam I Kaushish Remember lovable Tom and Jerry cartoon antics which we enjoyed in our childhood were today sullied by absurd...

Thrust on Nuclear power vital?

Reducing Emission Intensity By Dhurjati Mukherjee The year 2024 was the warmest year in the history of the Earth, the first to exceed 1.50 C pre-industrial...

States say no to centre

AIS Rules Change By Insaf As India celebrates its 73rd Republic Day, Centre States relations take anotherhit. The federal structure is being subverted again, is the...

A wake up call

Tawang Clashes By Dr. D.K. Giri (Prof. International Relations, JIMMC) On 9 December, the Indian and Chinese troops clashed at Yangtse in Tawang sector in Arunachal Pradesh....

The road ahead

India's Kashmir By Poonam I Kaushish The stars of BJP seem to be on an ascend. After winning Assembly elections in the Hindu heartland Rajasthan, Madhya...

Keep The Speaker Above Poll Politics

By Inder Jit (Released on 26 March 1991) The Lok Sabha’s mid-term poll offers the nation a fresh opportunity to set-up a badly-needed convention and, thereby,...

Strategic gains for India!

Jordan & Vietnam Visitors Dr. D.K. Giri Prof. International Politics, JMI Two Heads of State from the Middle East and South Asia came calling last week, providing...