Closure of budget private schools looms large
With apathy, low Government allocation and high-handedness, school education is becoming nobody’s baby India’s unaided private school education is collapsing as thousands of institutions have closed down and many others are struggling to survive. This may cost the nation over Rs 1.75 lakh crore a year, as the Coronavirus-induced lockdown has...
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An exaggerated Clampdown
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Dangerous delay
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The pandemic of violence against women rages on
23 October 2020 | Archana Datta -
An ancient, crumbling city
23 October 2020 | Kota Sriraj -
A timely innovation
23 October 2020 | Swapna Majumdar -
New strategies for the new normal
22 October 2020 | Swapnil Soni | Kosha Joshi -
A sad epoch in human history
22 October 2020 | Raghvendra Singh
The lines are blurred
The judgment in the Rhea Chakraborty case has virtually laid down a new norm with regard to police jurisdictions, one which may be misused by complainants One issue which has captured the imagination of India and occupied most of the space in the country’s electronic and print news media in recent...
What is our happiness quotient?
The Govt must now consider indicators that are laggards, especially those that can help contribute to greater levels of well-being Organisations and individuals are inherently goal-driven and are consciously or unconsciously optimising towards these targets. At an institutional level, companies work towards particular targets such as revenue, customer acquisition or other...
Win the trust of Kashmiris back
Some experts say that unless we go back to the 1996 model, the problem in J&K will continue It was unusual for the arch-rivals and former chief ministers Farooq Abdullah and Omar Abdullah of the National Conference (NC) and Mehbooba Mufti of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to pose together for...
Time for Military 4.5
Military technology takes time to pass reliability tests but this gestation period can be shortened by thinking ahead. Chief among these innovations are the IoMT and IoBT From a technological standpoint, we are living in a glorious age, the time of the Fourth Industrial Revolution, one marked by the transformative power...
Powering towards global energy goals
India has made major progress in delivering energy efficiency. It has done better than China, the US, Russia and many European nations The United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 7.1 aims to ensure universal access to affordable, reliable and modern energy services by 2030. India’s journey so far has been remarkable...
Innovate for better results
The Govt must take proactive steps to reform Indian agriculture to help production cross 500 million MT in the next two to three years These days farmers across the country are agitating against the three farm Acts passed by the Government recently. If we analyse the status of agriculture today, we...
Stay within limits
If the FD range gets embedded in the FRBM Act, it will give sanction to slippages. It will defeat the purpose of fixing a target, which is to obligate the Govt to keep expenses in check The Finance Ministry is building pressure on the 15th Finance Commission (15th FC) to allow...
