Dependence on pvt sector!
Economic Survey
By Dhurjati Mukherjee
Most Economic Surveys and the recent one too presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has lot of optimism, but questions remain...
Overstated, curb profits
Petro Price Bogey
By Shivaji Sarkar
Fuel is not only scarce, but expensive. More the pricey it is, higher is the profits of the oil companies....
Free, fair and without fear
By Inder Jit
(Released on 21 July 1981)
Wild stories about the Garhwal poll and the repoll order continue to go the rounds. I heard many...
Wanted: Opposition that works
By Inder Jit
(Released on 23 June 1981)
The Opposition has none but itself to blame for coming to grief once again. It seems to have...
Common man yearns attention
India's Billionaires Flourish
By Dhurjati Mukherjee
Amid growing concern over the New Year somewhat being difficult with inflation affecting the common man, subdued investment and disturbing...
Punjab wriggles out of it
Office of Profit
By Insaf
The idiom 'better safe than sorry' makes good sense to the Punjab Government. Aware of growing frustration amongst his flock of...
Pvt hires mere 2.5%
Job Quota A Poll Myth!
By Shivaji Sarkar
In this dance of democracy, scarce resources are seemingly rambling up the election tempo. Religious slant on employment...
Liquor shops under lockdown
Long for Freedom
By Dr S Saraswathi
(Former Director, ICSSR, New Delhi)
The Madras High Court on 8 May directed the State Government to close all 3,850...
Faith in ayurveda, naturopathy
Gandhi & Health
By Dr. Oishee Mukherjee
India hit headlines as the world's largest public health insurance scheme Ayushman Bharat - Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojna,...
Will it bridge govt-opp divide?
Parliament:New Beginning
By Poonam I Kaushish
There are institutions and moments which rise above politics and touches what lies beneath. Parliament is one such, the temple...
Company donations not enough
By Inder Jit
(Released on 26 March 1985)
Opinion on the latest Union Budget continues to be sharply divided, as reflected in some refreshingly candid comments...
Cash must for small business
Govt in Rs 155 Tr Debt
By Shivaji Sarkar
The government must come out of the perils of cycle of debts to ensure growth amid high...
2022:New hopes & promises
Covid Spoils Party Again
By Poonam I Kaushish
How does one begin an epitaph of the year gone by? Uncork the champagne and roll out the...
Strategy adaption critical
Environmental Decay
By Dhurjati Mukherjee
A recent study published in ‘The Lancet Planetary Health’ journalfound that nearly 74,000 excess deaths in India annually can be attributed...
Ganga plains in Eco crisis
Himalayas Face Snow Famine
By Shivaji Satkar
An alarm bell is tolling. A “snow famine”, or more accurately, recurrent and intensifying snow droughts, is occurring in the...
Is it Secular or Communal?
State Control of Temples
By S. Saraswathi
(Former Director, ICSSR, New Delhi)
A landmark judgement of the Supreme Court restoring the ceremonial rights of the ex-royals of...
India must respond politically!
Deadly Coronavirus
By Dr. D.K. Giri
(Prof. International Politics, JMI)
The outbreak of Coronavirus amounting to a global epidemic seems to have serious repercussion on politics and...
Scrap jazzy projects, psu sale
Economy Corrections
By Shivaji Sarkar
Various packages announced cannot cope up with the losses and slowdown as a result of lockdown. The economic situation as repeatedly...
Control, better usage vital
Food Waste
By Dr.Oishee Mukherjee
With reports of an impending El Nino effect impacting agricultural production and resultant higher food prices would obviously affect populous countries...
Catchphrase or realistic?
Corporate Social Responsibility
By Dhurjati Mukherjee
Recently, Adani Group Chairman, Gautam Adani hit the headlines after he committed Rs 60,000 crore ($7.7 billion) to social causes...