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Kanchan Gupta The politics of cynicism practised by those who have ruled - as opposed to governed - India for more than six decades has made us, the citizens of this caricature of a republic, cynics who instinctively doubt the best of…
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Once again the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) is in limelight. It appears that the State is left with no other issue to go to the people for the coming elections except raking up of emotive issues to divert the attention. National…
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The Goods and Services Tax (GST), India's biggest tax reform initiative could see a staggered implementation, starting with a nationwide unified tax system for goods from April 2016 and extended to services later. At present, each state…
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 Kunal Bose The Global Burden of Disease report - a collaborative venture of the World Health Organization, Harvard, John Hopkins university and other institutions - has pronounced that Asian cities have become the epicentre of life…
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Withdrawn after pressure from opposition and consumers during the UPA-II regime, the Direct Bank Transfer of LPG (DBTL) subsidy scheme is back with some modifications. Now, the new scheme promises more transparency, enhancement of subsidy…
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With about 60 million, India has the second highest number of diabetics in the world after China. And if India does not act soon the ailment may rob country of its demographic dividend. Earlier considered to be a disease of the affluent,…
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 Balbir Punj The sentencing of five Indian fishermen in Sri Lanka to death for alleged drug-smuggling across the waters that separate the two countries, would have been seen as a purely judicial process in normal circumstances.  Nothing…
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The much talked about Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MNREGA) providing rural employment of minimum 100 days has few takers in Jammu and Kashmir with most of the districts having fund utlisation level of 20 per cent…
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 Ravindranath Extreme or abnormal climate-related events are occurring around the globe and even in India with unprecedented of ferocity. India experienced many extreme events recently, Hudhud cyclone in the coastal Andhra Pradesh, the…
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India will have to reset climate goals in the face of US-China joint pledge to take action to limit their carbon emissions.  The secret treaty signed by two may put pressure on India to commit some steps  by March next year. Before this…
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