China’s new population policy a long shot
China’s current demographic structure is bringing a new reality to the forefront. The seventh National Census conducted by the National Bureau of Statistics of China (NBSC) in 2020 records the slowest population growth in decades since 1950s. As per the census, China’s population stands at 1.41 billion. It’s an increase...
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Suspense
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Stumbling block
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India and Af: The Taliban conundrum
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Twitter as a propaganda tool
12 June 2021 | Shweta Singh -
‘SEVA BHAAV' our GUIDING credo
12 June 2021 | Vijender Gupta -
For India, lives and livelihood are same
12 June 2021 | Gourav Vallabh -
Taming the dragon
11 June 2021 | Pioneer
Last resort
With nothing seemingly going his way in the Congress, Jitin Prasada has taken a leap of faith The election season is upon Uttar Pradesh. Even though the State Assembly, last constituted in 2017, has breathing time till March 2022, politics has already warmed up with one of the prominent UP Congress...
Vector, virulence and velocity
All segments of our population, percolating down from the politicians, have done grave injustice to our great nation. Even the citizenry has! As a nation, COVID-19 has put us all to a severe stress test and extracted a heavy toll. However, our collective conduct and response to it was unsatisfactory. This...
UFOs: The silly season comes early this time
Then there are all the suggestions that the UFOs are optical illusions, meteorological phenomena or electromagnetic events The Silly Season has come early this year. Normally it happens in August, when wicked people all over the northern hemisphere temporarily stop doing evil things to take their children to the beach and...
G7 OPPORTUNITY FOR INDIA
This summit could be the beginning of a new world order based on cooperation & alliances Rich economies known as G7 meet in person this week in the UK during one of the most volatile times in human history. Experts may term it a political meeting witha new president in the...
COVID-19 impact on Indian economy
Besides informal sectors, the lower strata of society and daily wage workers faced the greatest impact due to social distancing as well as reduced household income The second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic has taken a vicious toll on India's health, but the economic toll has also been heavy, though nothing...
Environment is forever, not Diamonds
Permission to mine for diamonds in a 364-hectare area in MP will lead to felling of 225,000 trees besides permanently damaging rare plant species and adversely impacting ground water table Even as India celebrated the World Environment Day recently, the environment itself had little to cheer for. The fact that the...
When doctors become patients
It’s an Indian medical conundrum: How long will the doctors tolerate violence against themselves? Seneca, the great Roman philosopher and statesman once said on the importance of doctors: "People pay the doctor for their troubles, but for his kindness, they still remain in his debt. " We are fighting against an...
