Warned yet unprepared, why?
India's Urban Nightmares
By Poonam I Kaushish
Kolkata is craving rain to escape from oppressive heat, Mangaluru is braving floods and Mumbai is drowning under unprecedented...
India’s Rulers and the Republic
By Inder Jit
(Released on 26 January 1988)
Several sharp questions are being asked at home and abroad as India celebrates its 38th Republic Day with...
Industry-Agriculture clash
Fight for Space
By Dr S.Saraswathi
(Former Director, ICSSR, New Delhi)
The Tamil Nadu Government has cancelled the notification issued on constituting a Petroleum, Chemical and Petro-Chemical...
States clamour grows
Caste-Based Census
Round The States
By Insaf
The ensuing Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections have stirred a hornet’s nest. Regional parties are digging in their heels to pushfor...
Safety a critical issue
Jr Doctors' Strike
By Dr. Oishee Mukherjee
The junior doctors’ strike in West Bengal has drawn sharp focus on safety of doctors while discharging their duties....
Jobs can spur churning
Big Figures, Fragile Upturn
By Shivaji Sarkar
Indian politics and economy are queering the pitch. Politically feeble attempts are there with Telangana Chief Minister K Chandshekaar...
Towards a rapprochement?
Jaishankar In Pakistan
By Prof. (Dr.) D.K. Giri
(Secy Gen, Assn for Democratic Socialism)
External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar was in Pakistan early this week. Observers both...
Big fillip by new policy
Green Hydrogen Fuel
By Dhurjati Mukherjee
With the first part of the National Hydrogen Policy notified, the government is targeting production of 5 million tonnes of...
What about minority languages?
Hindi Vs Others
By Sagarneel Sinha
India is a diverse country where many languages and dialects are spoken. According to a report of the 2011 census,...
Tax system’s big illusion
Record Returns, Shrinking Revenue
By Shivaji Sarkar
It has been a week of pure hungama in Parliament. Rarely has the Lok Sabha appeared so charged, so...
Growing economic bond
India & Israel
By Shivaji Sarkar
India and Israel, two nations with hostile neighbourhood, came together for boosting economic ties during the recent visit of Israeli...
Worse by climate change
Food Insecurity
By Dhurjati Mukherjee
Food security has emerged a subject of much discussion due to an impending global crisis, more so due to the Russia-Ukraine...
Tackle rural-urban divide
India's Job Crisis
By Dhurjati Mukherjee
The debate on 'jobless growth' has greatly embarrassed the government. That there is an employment crisis cannot be doubted and...
A sorry state of affairs!
Municipal Financing
By Dhurjati Mukherjee
The Reserve Bank of India’s recent release of the annual ‘Report on Municipal Finance’ is undoubtedly a good yardstick to assess...
Poll has thrown up basic issues
By Inder Jit
(Released on 5 March 1985)
Several issues of basic importance to the future of our polity have come up in the course of...
Appeasement of Hindu majority
Religion in Elections
By Dr S. Saraswathi
(Former Director, ICSSR, New Delhi)
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, bitterly fighting for re-election of her government, has claimed...
Hungry, jobless India
Super Inflation
By Shivaji Sarkar
Multiple taxes, unemployment, high 10.49 per cent wholesale price index (WPI) rise and severe income losses are thawing the nation amid...
With or without bridge courses
Rural Medical Care
By Dr S Saraswathi
(Former Director, ICSSR, New Delhi)
A short-term Bridge Course for practitioners of Ayurveda and other traditional medicine proposed in the...
Govt attention inadequate
Ailing Health Sector
By Dhurjati Mukherjee
India’s large population—about 30–35% of whom live at or near the poverty line—needs strong healthcare prioritisation. However, governments have long...
Who will emerge chanakya?
Political Diary
By Poonam I Kaushish
Lonely lies the head that wears the crown. And nobody knows this better than Chief Minister Nitish Kumar who...