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...
New political order
Dawn In Kashmir
By Poonam I Kaushish
Eighty six days after the Modi Sarkar in a ‘shock and awe’ move revoked Jammu & Kashmir’s special status...
Democracy is not a harlot
By Inder Jit
(Released on 18 September 1979)
Much of our medieval and modern history is beginning to make sense at long last. The treachery of...
Police & state answerable
Encounter Killings
By Dhurjati Mukherjee
The practice of encounter killings continues in India and according to available data of the government, a total of 655 such...
India harking back to past
Putin's Visit
By Dr. D.K. Giri
(Prof. International Politics, JMI)
Russian President Vladimir Putin made New Delhi revisit its days of non-alignment, on his visit last week....
To cut inequity, help growth
First Rate Hike
By Shivaji Sarkar
The rate hike was a long-awaited decision. It was needed to check the rising prices, pep up the fledgling rupee,...
Can Govt mitigate them?
Economic Challenges Ahead
By Dhurjati Mukherjee
The economy is in a bad shape and experts believe it is in a worse shape than five years ago....
Can India protect farmers?
Global Food Plenty, Prices Fall
By Shivaji Sarkar
India’s food economy in 2026 looks comfortable. Granaries are overflowing, vegetable prices are slipping, sugar is in surplus,...
Are we heading for second wave?
Vaccination Push, YeT…
By Poonam I Kaushish
The Covid 19 pandemic is the most tumultuous, most catastrophic and the most defining epoch of our lifetime which...
Bengal, tn raise demand
Recall of Governors
By Insaf
The Raj Bhavans in West Bengal and Tamil Nadu are embroiled in a battle with the elected governments. The open fracas...
Education & awareness key
Spectre of Elections
By Dhurjati Mukherjee
Elections are a continuing phase in Indian politics and are held as a process of legitimization of the political power...
Fundamental values eroded
Perils of Democracy
By Dhurjati Mukherjee
Washington-based watchdog Freedom House recently concluded that “liberal democracy is under severe threat, even peril, all over the globe,” as...
Opp needs new language
BJP masterstroke
By Poonam I Kaushish
The caste genie unleashed by our polity nearly three decades ago is back in the heart of political discourse as...
Desi remedy, more funds vital
Grappling Farm Sector
By Shivaji Sarkar
The agricultural sector anticipates a significant shift towards a ‘desi farm economy’ and increased budget allocations in the upcoming fiscal...
Make or break year
Republic At 61
By Poonam I Kaushish
How does one feel on Republic day week? Rather how is one supposed to feel? Patriotic? Puffed up in...
Conference sans results
Speakers' Speak
By Dr S. Saraswathi
(Former Director, ICSSR, New Delhi)
As the winter session of Parliament is fast approaching, a dominant thinking in our mind is...
Gdp up, core in a tizzy
India's 'Khush Hua' Moment,
By Shivaji Sarkar
Sudden boost to India’s GDP in the fourth quarter of the financial year made it momentously different at 6.1...
Privatisation no answer
Banking Crisis
By Moin Qazi
Famous investment leader Warren Buffett said, "It's only when the tide goes out that you realise who has been swimming naked"....
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...
Speed not haste needed
Fast-Track Legislations
By Dr S. Saraswathi
(Former Director, ICSSR, New Delhi)
A fresh controversy over legislative procedure has erupted spoiling the joy over a very productive parliamentary...