Opinion

Making education system approachable to all

18 Mar 2023 00:49 AM IST

The demand-supply mismatches do not necessarily get reflected by the pressure on prices alone. Depending on the type and form of the market, they get manifested in various kinds of aberrations and distortions. Take the case of the higher education market. It is characterised by numerous players with a large

Compact City: Solution to holistic urban development

18 Mar 2023 00:48 AM IST

Life in the city paints a complex picture. Just as often as we think of urban areas as being plagued with inadequate amenities, low standards of living, and inequitable distribution of resources, we also associate them with efficient transport networks, unmatched housing schemes, advanced and technologically-backed management systems, and so

NO MOVEMENT TOWARDS A THAW IN INDIA-PAKISTAN RELATIONS

17 Mar 2023 00:41 AM IST

The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) in its annual report for 2022 has amply signalled that there is no movement in sight towards a thaw in relations between India and Pakistan. The report, on the basis of convincing evidence and instances, blames Islamabad for not creating a conducive environment that

India’s ‘One Earth, One Health’ policy is good news for Africa

17 Mar 2023 00:40 AM IST

Last year, at the G20 Summit, Prime Minister Narendra Modi put forward the vision of “One Earth, One Health” to the world. During the summit in Italy’s Rome, PM Modi highlighted India’s fight against Covid-19 pandemic and said that India is preparing to produce more than five billion Covid-19 vaccine

Human, logistics costs of LAC deployments

17 Mar 2023 00:37 AM IST

Even as the Russia-Ukraine conflict garners major global attention, the standoff on the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in Eastern Ladakh does not show any signs of abatement or resolution. Seventeen rounds of Senior Commanders Meetings have taken place between the Indian and Chinese forces at the border. At several

Australia must ban Khalistani groups

16 Mar 2023 00:54 AM IST

A worrying report coming from Australia says that Khalistani radicals forced the shutting down of the Indian consulate in Brisbane, this week. The local police, apart from saying that it was an unauthorized gathering by the Khalistanis, apparently did nothing. This comes in the wake of the several attacks that

Need for a health-conscious lifestyle as consumerism drastically changes our traditional food habits

16 Mar 2023 00:52 AM IST

Consumerism designs our life beyond the conscious choices nourished by our habits and immediate environment. Food habits have drastically changed in the last two decades as the market leaders of consumerism dismantle traditional food items with or without the knowledge of the consumers, who may have opted for something totally

RBI report: A study of state govt finances

16 Mar 2023 00:50 AM IST

According to the RBI’s Report on State Finances (16 January 2023), for 2021-22, state governments have experienced reasonable uplift in their revenue receipts led by own tax and non-tax revenues and grants from the Centre. Nevertheless, unaudited data released by the CAG indicate lower revenue collections than in the revised

INDIA MUST BE EXTRA CAUTIOUS AS CHINA GIVES LOAN TO PAKISTAN

15 Mar 2023 00:40 AM IST

The Industrial and Commercial Bank of China has approved the rollover of a $1.3 billion loan to Pakistan. This is in addition to the $700 million that the bank had previously lent to the cash-starved country. Significantly, Pakistan’s external foreign debt amounts to $126 billion, out of which $30 billion is

Time to acknowledge women’s constructive roles, enact supportive policies

15 Mar 2023 00:40 AM IST

All talk about women’s empowerment revolves around a culture that appears ready to recognize how defenceless and dehumanised women are. This vivid desire to improve women’s well-being quickly becomes the topic of conversation. Every industry is eager and yearns to contribute in some way to alleviate the precarious situation of

Rahul’s ‘democracy’ remark defames India

15 Mar 2023 00:37 AM IST

Rahul Gandhi managed to disrupt parliamentary proceedings two days in a row. His famous speech in Cambridge where he spoke about “democracy under threat” in India has been the subject of a lot of discussion. Fresh from his hugely popular Bharat Jodo Yatra, he went to speak at his alma

Pinarayi Vijayan must curb his enthusiasm for Xi Jinping

14 Mar 2023 00:52 AM IST

One would have thought that being a democratically elected Indian holding a Constitutional post would have made some of our politicians aware of the responsibility that they have towards their country and its people. But that’s always not the case, as apparent from Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan’s tweet congratulating