Statistically Speaking

Growth of the domestic and international aviation sector since 2014

08 Mar 2023 01:20 AM IST

During 2014-15 and 2019-20, India witnessed a double-digit Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of 14.5 per cent in terms of domestic passenger traffic. Connectivity across states and regions in India has increased substantially due to the commencement of the Ude Desh ka Aam Naagrik (UDAN) scheme, under which around 469

good revival of India’s Aviation Sector

08 Mar 2023 01:19 AM IST

The aviation industry has been growing rapidly since the election of the Narendra Modi-led government in India, reaching a peak in 2019, when the domestic air passenger traffic was 14.41 crores. However, shortly afterwards the airline industry and aviation sector suffered a huge setback amid the global shutdown due to

Mind the mind to improve your health

04 Mar 2023 08:00 AM IST

All of us are familiar with mental stress, which we might have experienced at some point in our life. But why is it that stress affects different people in different ways? Even the physiological impact of prolonged stress varies from person to person – some people develop diabetes, some get

Civic bodies should focus on citizens, not politics

01 Mar 2023 01:22 AM IST

The saga of the Delhi mayoral elections has focused on the ongoing tussle between the BJP and the AAP as both parties have taken the election as an issue of political prestige. Even after the elections, two councillors of the BJP moved the Delhi High Court against mayor Shelly Oberoi’s

What is the Delhi Municipal Corporation (Amendment) Act?

01 Mar 2023 01:22 AM IST

The Municipal Corporation of Delhi was established in 1958 as per the Municipal Corporation Act, 1957, with 80 councillors and was expanded over time to accommodate the growing population. In 2012, the MCD was split into three bodies to help manage the growing population of the city. However, in March

Why were the Delhi mayoral elections delayed?

01 Mar 2023 01:21 AM IST

As per the Delhi Municipal Corporation Act, the Municipal House must meet within a month of the conclusion of the civic polls and elect a mayor. The Delhi municipal elections were held on 4th December 2022 and the results were declared on 7th December. However, since then, there were three

Decoding the Delhi Mayoral polls Saga

01 Mar 2023 01:20 AM IST

Last week, Aam Aadmi Party’s (AAP) Shelly Oberoi was elected as the new mayor of Delhi securing 150 votes out of 266, after a slew of failed attempts to elect the mayor of the city, which conducted its municipal elections in December 2022. As per governing laws, the mayor of

Where is the Uddhav Sena Headed?

24 Feb 2023 01:17 AM IST

The 17th February decision of the ECI in effect recognised the Eknath Shinde Sena as the original party founded by Balasaheb Thackerey, thereby depriving Uddhav Thackeray of his father’s legacy. The Uddhav Shiv Sena filed a petition in the Supreme Court challenging the ECI’s decision to grant the Shinde faction

Battle for Bhavan, Funds, and Shakhas

24 Feb 2023 01:17 AM IST

For now, while the decision on the party symbol and name stands clear, the next big question for Uddhav Thackery is reviving the morale of the Sainiks on the ground and taking hold of the party’s offices and shakhas. While Chief Minister Eknath Shinde has stated that the party will

Battle in the Supreme Court and ECI

24 Feb 2023 01:16 AM IST

Uddhav Thackeray Sena has challenged the ECI decision to allot party symbol and name to the Shinde-led Shiv Sena in the Supreme Court. The former chief minister went so far as to call for the dissolution of the ECI on grounds of acting in a biased and unfair manner, failing

Losing Prominence, in Assembly and on Ground

24 Feb 2023 01:15 AM IST

With 164 MLAs voting in its favour, the new Eknath Shinde-led government sailed through the trust vote in the state assembly and has been stable ever since. However, the damage Eknath Shinde has done to Uddhav Thackeray and the Thackeray family’s hold over the Shiv Sena is not limited to

After ECI Blow to Uddhav Sena, politics in Maharashtra in a churn

24 Feb 2023 01:14 AM IST

Maharashtra politics has been in a churn ever since the 2019 Assembly elections. From the breakup of the decades-old Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-Shiv Sena alliance to the ideologically awkward Shiv Sena-Congress-Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) alliance, the state witnessed a slew of changes in the last few years. Interestingly, the state