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Saradha Scam & After
SOCIO-ECONOMIC FALLOUT
By Dhurjati Mukherjee
New Delhi, May 17 : The Saradha crisis, which has engulfed not only West Bengal but also the neighbouring States of Bihar, Assam, Odisha and Jharkhand has raised many questions...
Gujarat Vs MP
FRESH START FOR ASIATIC LIONS
By Proloy Bagchi
New Delhi, May 10 : Gujaratis are fuming over the recent decision of the Supreme Court to relocate a few Asiatic lions from Gir to the Kuno-Palpur Wildlife Sanctuary in Madhya Pradesh. The...
Urban Explosion
VITAL TO UPGRADE SLUMS
By Dhurjati Mukherjee
New Delhi, April 26 : The urban explosion in India and most Third World countries has become a major problem. Due to lack of adequate facilities in towns and cities, which are expanding at a...
Backward States
REMARKABLE FAST RECOVERY
By Dhurjati Mukherjee
New Delhi, April 12 : Backward States have shown remarkable recovery, according to provisional data released recently by the Central Statistical Organization (CSO) for the year 2012-13. Madhya...
Public Opinion On SL Tamils
FOREIGN POLICY IMPACTED
By Dr.S.Saraswathi
(Former Director, ICSSR, New Delhi)
New Delhi, March 29 : It is indeed shocking to hear the horrible news of a 30-year-old man setting himself on fire while attending a meeting on...
UPSC Controversy
NATIONAL INTEREST CRITICAL
By Syed Ali Mujtaba
New Delhi, March 22 : Notwithstanding the Government putting on hold the March 5th controversial notification of the Union Public Service Commission under all-round pressure within Parliament,...
Search for PM Material
ONGOING POLL YEAR TAMASHA
By Dr S Saraswathi
(Former Director, ICSSR, New Delhi)
New Delhi, March 15 : A growing demand on the two major national parties – the Congress and the BJP — to announce their prime ministerial...
‘Growth’ Story
FARMERS GAIN, HEALTH SUFFERS
By Dhurjati Mukherjee
New Delhi, March 08 : The Union Budget continues to be analysed by economists and political leaders. While Finance Minister P Chidambaram has received both kudos and brickbats from...
Waste Management
CAN’T DUMP THE ISSUE
By Dr S Saraswathi
(Former Director, ICSSR, New Delhi)
New Delhi, March 07 : One proposal in the Union Budget which craves attention sadly went unnoticed. On Environment, Finance Minister P Chidambaram noted: “India...
Higher Education: SHIFT FOCUS FROM IITs, IIMs…Events & Issues
Higher Education
SHIFT FOCUS FROM IITs, IIMs
By Dhurjati Mukherjee
New Delhi, Feb 22 : The Planning Commission has rightly pushed for more reforms in higher education to tackle what...
Cauvery Water Dispute
STRONG CASE FOR REFORMS
By Dr S.Saraswathi
(Former Director, ICSSR, New Delhi)
New Delhi, Feb 15 : The recent order of the Supreme Court directing Karnataka to release water to Tamil Nadu to save its crops may well be seen like a...
Budget Projection
SHOULD RICH BE TAXED HIGHER?
By Dhurjati Mukherjee
New Delhi, Feb 01 : Has Finance Minister P Chidambaram set the cat among pigeons? Many ‘super rich’ may think in the affirmative with his recent statement overseas. After assuring...
Juvenile Justice System
RESPOND BUT CAUTIOUSLY
By Dr S Saraswathi
(Former, Director, ICSSR, New Delhi)
New Delhi, Jan 25 : The profound involvement of a teenaged boy in the recent gruesome incident of gang-rape in Delhi has raised a number of questions...
Rape Cases in India
NO MORE CRUDE LAWS
By Dr S Saraswathi
(Former Director, ICSSR, New Delhi)
New Delhi, Jan 04 : The young medical student whose ghastly gang-rape saga in the country’s capital, Delhi evoked a spontaneous protest across the nation...
Gujarat Verdict
GOOD GOVERNANCE THE KEY
By Col (Dr) PK Vasudeva (Retd)
New Delhi, Dec 28 : Gujarat election results demonstrate that the voter is indeed changing. Today, growth matters to the people far more than politics based on caste, creed and communities....
Walmart Lobbying
FDI DEBATE FAR FROM OVER
By Dhurjati Mukherjee
New Delhi, Dec 21 : India’s tryst with FDI in multi-brand retail may well have been sealed, but the debate is far from over. With reports of Walmart having spent $25 million (Rs 125 crores)...
Direct Cash Transfer
HONEST EXECUTION CRUCIAL
By Col (Dr) PK Vasudeva (Retd)
New Delhi, Dec 14 : The Election Commission has done well in questioning the timing of the Government’s grand announcement of direct cash transfer and asking it to defer...
Smart Cities
VIABLE IN URBAN CHAOS?
Dr S Saraswathi
(Former Director, ICSSR, New Delhi)
New Delhi, Dec 07 : The Government’s plan to develop ‘smart cities’, is indeed, ambitious. For urban residents living with innumerable urban-based life problems...
Aam Admi Party
DEATH OF IAC MOVEMENT?
By Proloy Bagchi
New Delhi, Nov 30 : Arvind Kejriwal has made quite a splash since going political. The energetic activist has finally launched his party, naming it the ‘Aam Admi Party’. He promises that it...
Asian Roadmap
GOODBYE WEST, HELLO EAST
By Sabina Inderjit
New Delhi, Nov 23 : In these times of great change and challenge, the Asian Cooperation Dialogue has given a fresh impetus to its ambitious initiative of Looking East. Though sadly gone unnoticed,...
