Editorial

Terming the denial of equal pay for equal work as "exploitative enslavement", "oppressive, suppressive" and "coercive", the Supreme Court in a significant verdict, has held that the principle of 'equal pay for equal work' to be made…
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Sunaina Malik  If you burn my kindergarten where I will go with my bag on my back? Where I will read and write with pencil and books, where I will play with my friends , where I will pray to God during morning assembly, where I will built…
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     Dr. Banarsi Lal   Jammu and Kashmir is said to be one of the most important and suitable beekeeping places in India. The state is suitable for the stationary and migratory beekeeping because of its favourable climatic conditions and…
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Balbir Punj  The internal contradictions in the official reactions of China at the Goa Brics (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) summit to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's apt description of Pakistan as the "mother-ship of…
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The proposed strategic urban planning under the Smart City proposal containing area-based development and pan-city initiatives would no doubt give the capital cities the much needed breather in terms of expansion, traffic mobilization,…
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The Goods and Services Tax, which was passed by the Rajya Sabha has been portrayed as the biggest tax reform in independent Indian history. But what will it actually mean for India's citizens? The GST, which subsumes all indirect taxes like…
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Vivek Shukla  If plants could speak, they would definitely beg cracker-lovers not to use crackers during Diwali. It is no secret that Diwali crackers play havoc with plants and gardens. According to JPS Dabas, senior agricultural scientist…
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ANKUSH SHARMA “Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely". This statement enshrines the mindset of many about power in our society. However, it may not be true because all powers can't be corrupt, some must have…
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Manzoor Naik The group G20 was established in 1999 in response to the Asian financial crisis and held its inaugural summit in 2008 to tackle the global recession. After the Second World War, the whole world became hostage to bipolar power…
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DWARIKA PRASAD SHARMA The tragedy in relation to the "Kashmir issue" is that it has, by a series of defaults, been left in a grey zone. This suits large sections of vested interests. The mainstream parties stomp on it for political, and…
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