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Disruption to comforts-judge on demonetisation
Mahadeep Singh Jamwal
Much has been spoken and written on demonetisation by various columnists in many news papers with regard to its merits and demerits, about the way of its implementation, highlighting the sufferings faced by the common…
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Disastrous plan
The 2013 rains and mud slides which hit north India was an eye opener as far as disaster management was concerned and both State and Central Governments spoke the need for a dedicated force to handle any contingency, calamity. Today when…
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Washed out
One more session of the Parliament has been washed away with the prevailing logjam over the demonetisation. Earlier it was stalemate over the Goods and Services Tax (GST) Bill. At that time NDA leaders staged a march from Parliament House…
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Urban pollution management
Dr. Banarsi Lal
With a population of over one billion, India supports around 17.84 per cent of world's population on 2.4 per cent of world's land resulting in a paucity of resources that jeopardises growth in the long run.32 per cent of the…
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All India Farmers Fair, Agro-Exhibition
Dr BANARSI DASS
Agriculture is the backbone of India which contributes around 14 per cent of India's Gross Domestic Product (GDP). Government is making tremendous efforts to support farmers through various central schemes, states schemes,…
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Grave implications
P S M Rao
The latest reports from World Bank and other sources should make the government take the danger signals seriously.
Close to 30 per cent of the world's poor live in India as per a World Bank's recent report, 'Poverty and Shared…
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Poll reforms
The recent electoral reforms suggested by the Chief Election Commissioner Nasim Zaidi has not revoked any sort of reaction and there has been a luke warm response from the political parties. The reasons are very simple the demonetisation…
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Biz bonhomie
The UK wants to make London as India's "destination of choice" for raising offshore finance, an Indian-origin British minister has said. He said Prime Minister Narendra Modi wants to 'Make in India', we say: 'Make in India, finance in the…
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Sharbat Gula deportation is Pakistan’s public relations disaster
Manzoor Ahmed
Pakistan has courted a public relations disaster by deporting Sharbat Gula, the Afghan woman who became famous as the "Afghan Girl" then a teenager with evocative green eyes, after her photo on National Geographic magazine…
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The outlawed currency; gain after pain
Dr. Parveen Kumar
Prime Minister Narendra Modi deserves appreciation for his bold and historic move on demonetization. This is to go a long way in curbing the menace of black money, regulating unaccounted money ($67 billion as per Crisil…
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