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Family farming; need of the day
Prof (Dr) R. D Gupta
The concept of family farming came to fore in, 'The United Nations high level political forum on sustainable development, created during Rio + 20 Conference which took place in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil, in June 2012'. It…
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Looming stir
Though the Jat agitation in Haryana has been postponed for some time the simmering fire cannot be taken lightly as it can lead to mayhem once again. Earlier, what Haryana saw was just a systematic plundering by one particular community…
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Disaster management
The untimely rains lashing the region have brought life to a standstill at many places with road network snapped and many vehicles with people and goods stranded. The scenario is the reflection of sorry state of emergency services…
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Drug trade
A few months back Gurdaspur, Pathankot militant attacks brought to the light the flourishing trans-border drug smuggling. Before the Pathankot attack, the kidnapping of a Superintendent of Police and two others looks as part of the same…
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Decoding alert from Pakistan
Hiranmay Karlekar
It is important to reflect a little before hailing the alert by Pakistani National Security Advisor, Lt Gen (retd) Nasser Khan Janjua, about fidayeen infiltration into Gujarat, as signalling a positive change in…
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Blisters by BJP
Mahadeep Singh Jamwal
A common man has very little expectations from a popular government i.e. a source of lively hood to earn two time meal, and small shelter. It is enough for him to praise the government and their leaders. Little…
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Will global energy transition be stalled?
RK Pachauri
The dramatic drop in global oil prices raises questions on whether major changes in the mix of energy for reducing emissions of greenhouse gas will take place within the desired time frame. The Paris agreement on climate…
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Joy ride politics
Once again government formation in Jammu and Kashmir has propped up the hopes of aspirants. The Mehabooba-Shah (Amit) in New Delhi having an exclusive 30-minute car ride looks as if political decisions are made on joy rides. What is…
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Budget session
The just concluded Budget session so far has been the most productive Parliament session since the Modi government came to office, even though the session could not pass major legislations like the GST Bill and the government and the…
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Immigrating Sikh youth
Satwant Singh Rissam
Historically, large number of Sikhs in J and K came in as a result of migration. Post partition, many Sikh families moved to Indian side of J and K. Initially, life for all of them was a rebirth wherein they lived to…
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