Not so strategic disinvestment
Unless there is an economic turnaround and the bureaucratic machinery moves with alacrity to make preparations for conducting PSU sales, the Govt will not reach the Rs 2,10,000 crore target Buoyed by the success of disinvestment in Public Sector Undertakings (PSU) during 2017-18 and 2018-19 (when the Centre garnered over Rs...
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Quota wars again
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Enemy of the people
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Strength of an institution
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How should the state deal with PTM?
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Roadmap for better healthcare
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The Parliament’s prerogative
10 February 2020 | Chittarvu Raghu -
Kolkata’s unlikely icon
10 February 2020 | Pioneer
An electric future
The Auto Expo revealed new electric vehicle concepts but we should still be wary of a headlong rush into electrification From Mercedes-Benz’ EQC luxury electric car to the micro-urban electric runabouts shown by Chinese manufacturers, Tata and Mahindra’s latest electric offerings alongside future concepts as well as those from Maruti-Suzuki and...
Hijacking the narrative
Under the aegis of Trump, the Republican movement of classical conservatism has veered sharply towards hard protectionism, isolationism, populism and above all confrontationism Various polls that seek to ascertain the greatest President in the US’ history have almost always ranked Abraham Lincoln as the nation’s most esteemed leader. Lincoln, the quintessential...
CAA vs UCC: Duplicity of expedient secularists
It’s a small incident that was barely covered in the media. But it is a very revealing incident that tells you why identity issues are in the political forefront these days. Last Friday, a day when parliamentary time is kept aside for Private Members Bills, the Rajya Sabha listed a Bill...
Post Brexit: Miles to go before complete divorce
Though Brexit is finally done, Johnson has to stick to the transition period that he has agreed in the withdrawal pact. Precisely speaking, it is too little time for a complete withdrawal from the EU. For all these, the rest of the 27 members of the EU have to come...
Better rider makes a better driver
Shah Rukh Khan has been the brand ambassador of Hyundai for 22 years, noting that he signed on for this role in the same year his son was born. And as usual, he visited the Hyundai stall at the Auto Expo 2020 amid much fanfare to unveil the all-new Hyundai...
Mission to accelerate SDG implementation
Taking advantage of the platform provided by Mission Indradhanush and the Intensified Mission Indradhanush, a local area development approach will promote integration and inclusion of the most vulnerable, as mandated for sustainable development There are several laurels in the basket of public health that India has achieved recently. We eradicated polio...
Harness IQ for sustainability
Education to develop human capital could act as a key catalyst in climate change adaptation Careful and deep thought would definitely enable us to answer why some nations have higher environmental sustainability than others. So far, most of the researches have linked the concept of climatic sustainability with economic growth and...
