Democracy – I Weep For Thee
byThis is Indian democracy and one wonders why we are proud of the same
Opinions
Opinions
Budget 2019 – High On Intent, But Where Are The Numbers?
byHaving won the mandate by raising heightened national security concerns; paradoxically, the Government has proposed Rs. 4.3 trillion for defence purposes, a mere 2.04 percent of GDP estimates, which is even lesser than last years 2.14 % allocation.
Shimlaites Must Own Responsibility For The Mess They Are In
byShimla is being asphyxiated by the sheer volume of traffic on its roads which can neither be expanded nor widened because of the topography
The Pangs Of Fatehpur
byThe internet, competitive consumerism and the breakdown of familial relationships drive us to constantly seek “new experiences” and new vistas
Muzaffarpur Deaths: How To Outsource One’s Conscience
byThe first major test of Ayushman Bharat, a program of assured health care for millions of India’s poor, was in Muzaffarpur – and it failed miserably.
The Curse of Encephalitis – and the Apathetic Nation
byNews of scores of children dying from Encephalitis has gripped the media. As this article goes to print, 140 deaths have been already reported…
Why It Is Important To Count India’s Chickens (and Cows)
byIt was in 1919 that the importance of a livestock census was first recognised, a good 47 years after human counting was started in 1872.
A Silent Revolution
byThe size of fisheries and aquaculture in India is humungous. We have 3.5 million marine fisher population and 10.5 million persons engaged in inland fishery and fish farming.
OROP – reinventing the subterfuge?
byNewly appointed Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has constituted a Committee headed by Comptroller General of Defence Accounts (CGDA) to examine the equalization of pensions…
Dirty Linen And Clean Chits
byWashing machine has been improved upon and today the clean chits come out smelling of roses, the dirt flushed into the holy Ganga and recycled under the Swachh Bharat programme.