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Navneet Anand Perhaps not many may be aware that over a year ago, Nagaland's capital Kohima had declared itself to be a smoke-free city, becoming the fourth Indian city to do so after Chandigarh, Kottayam and Shimla. In March, this year,…
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi had announced the initiative to electrify 18,452 villages in 1,000 days - by May 2018. Recently Power Minister Piyush Goyal too had said the government would meet its target of electrifying 18,452 villages by…
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With the Army planning to induct women in combat roles, the move has drawn support from several quarters and most of them have opined that the process has to be "gradual". In modern army, strength is not the only factor that counts. The…
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Baisali Mohanty While China's illustrious, grand-strategy 'Belt and Road' project seizes the global limelight, India finds itself embroiled in a tough competition with China in neighbouring Sri Lanka. Both states have poured, albeit…
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The Last year's Union Budget proposal to make regional defunct small airports operative was a welcome step to boost tourism especially the high income and middle income tourists who would like to have short stint along with promoting…
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A year ago emphasising over development assistance to needy countries India pitched for deeper South-South cooperation including in Africa. Advocating for better donor-recipient relationship, seen as a subtle dig at China, India said it…
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 K V Venkatasubramanian Safe water, adequate sanitation and personal hygiene are indispensable for human health and progress. Lack of these can seriously impact psychological and social development of communities. The worst sufferers are…
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The unchecked extraction of sand, stone and gravel from rivers in the periphery of bridges and other structures in Jammu District has today cast a shadow over the safety of such structures. The weakest such spots are the Basantar, Devak and…
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The two-day Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit in Astana, Kazakhstan will fulfill India's long-time desire to attain full membership of the organisation. But, Pakistan's inclusion in the body poses potential difficulties in…
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 Navneet Anand Where are we on poverty? Poverty has always been a painful idea to discuss. For decades, societies and Governments across the world have dealt with this subject with lot of intensity. Policy-makers have introduced varied…
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