Opinion

Amritpal finally arrested under NSA and sent to Assam

24 Apr 2023 00:23 AM IST

Amritpal Singh, accused of being a Khalistani sympathizer, and who was on the run for over one month, was finally arrested under the NSA from the Rode village in Moga district of Punjab on Sunday morning, soon after he had offered prayers at a local Gurdwara. The fugitive who had

Powering the future: 7 reasons why India’s electric Mobility Market matters

24 Apr 2023 00:22 AM IST

In recent years, the Electric Vehicle (EV) market in India has expanded significantly due to a combination of government policies, technological advances, and shifting consumer preferences. The Indian government has set a goal of 30 percent EV penetration by 2030, which has helped foster the growth of the electric vehicle

An ‘Apple’ a day could take India’s manufacturing woes away

24 Apr 2023 00:19 AM IST

Electronic goods exports lead the way India’s total merchandise exports grew by 6% YoY in FY23 (USD 447.5bn), but it is notable that the top commodity groups saw divergent growth trends. Petroleum products (12% YoY) was the only one of the top five commodity groups which delivered higher growth than

Fresh challenges emerge as India becomes most populous

22 Apr 2023 00:11 AM IST

Earlier this week, India was declared as the most populous country in the world, ahead of China, which occupied this position for decades. This development which was not unexpected, but waiting to happen for so many years, is something both to be alarmed about as well as assessed by policy

Raising GER in higher education to 50 per cent

22 Apr 2023 00:06 AM IST

A specific and time-bound target of the new National Education Policy (NEP 2020) has been to raise the Gross Enrolment Ratio (GER) in higher education to 50 per cent by 2035. GER in higher education was around 24.94 per cent when the policy was pronounced in 2020. GER in higher

De-dollarization and India’s economic superpower status

22 Apr 2023 00:03 AM IST

For decades, the US dollar has been the dominating currency for international transactions and investments. However, several nations have begun looking forward to alternatives to the US dollar in an effort to become less reliant on the US economy. Nations are shifting from using the US dollar to utilising their

India set to talk tough on terror in Bilawal’s presence at SCO meet

20 Apr 2023 22:24 PM IST

Pakistan Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari will attend the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Foreign Ministers’ meeting in Goa on May 4 and 5. This was announced by Pakistan Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mumtaz Baloch on Thursday. While the announcement has triggered speculations on the possibility of a bilateral meeting between External

Agitation for rights: A discourse on tribal discrimination

20 Apr 2023 22:21 PM IST

India is a country where caste, class, religion and tribes are always treated as an instrument for the game of thrones. In socio-cultural settings, they play a very sensitive role whereas, in political issues, they are merely treated as anything apart from a vote bank. Two days back when the

How will SC judgment in Eknath Shinde case impact future of politics?

20 Apr 2023 22:19 PM IST

Political environment in Maharashtra has become something to watch for in anticipation of Supreme Court’s Constitutional Bench’s judgment in Subhash Desai v/s Government of Maharashtra and others case that will be delivered on 21 April, 2023. This case is between Uddhav Thackarey and Eknath Shinde on disqualification of latter and

Rajnath Singh sends strong signal to China

20 Apr 2023 00:28 AM IST

With the border row between India and China in eastern Ladakh set to enter its fourth year in early May, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh made three significant remarks at the Army Commanders’ Conference in New Delhi. One, the Defence Minister asked the Army to maintain strong vigil along the Line

Maximize scope of skill-based education

20 Apr 2023 00:27 AM IST

Indian education system has to create new trends by looking at how the finest systems of education have evolved over a period of time in various countries across the world. Education empowers each of us with a vision to actualize a new mission by dismantling the ancient stigmas of social

ChatGPT: Disruptor or facilitator in universities

20 Apr 2023 00:24 AM IST

The entire world of education is almost going haywire. There is something called ChatGPT. So you have a conversational open artificial intelligence chatbot which can answer every question that you ask. It can give an answer to a question that would normally come in an examination. Even at times, it