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Empty stomachs and malnutrition lead to health and economic fallouts. The latest Global Hunger Index (GHI) has painted India in a poor light. Prepared by European NGOs, the GHI 2022 has shown that the country has slipped further to the 107th position out of 121 countries from last year’s rank of 101. What is more […]
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Given the extent of human tinkering with Nature, the situation may soon come to such a pass that we will have to make a choice between existence and extinction. The consequences of the damage caused by human activities like deforestation, pollution, overfishing and development are already being felt. The death of over seven million people […]
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Linguistic diversity forms the bedrock of India’s identity. It is the celebration of this pluralism that strengthens the country’s unity. Any attempt to tinker with the diversity will amount to undermining the civilisational idea of India. The Centre’s move to make Hindi a medium of instruction in all technical and non-technical educational institutions, including central […]
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Yet another international agency has now lowered India’s economic growth forecast. Contrary to the NDA government’s proud proclamations that the country would witness a high growth trajectory, one international organisation after the other has been downgrading India’s growth estimates. The latest to join the chorus is the International Monetary Fund (IMF) which has downgraded the […]
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India’s satellite sector is on the cusp of a major transformation. After 50 years of experience with space activities and applications and a robust set of indigenous capabilities across the board — startups, SMEs and large companies, a massive global opportunity beckons the country’s space industry. According to the latest report by the Indian Space […]
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The passing away of Mulayam Singh Yadav, the mascot of Mandal politics, marks the end of an era in Uttar Pradesh politics in which he strode like a colossus during a career spanning over five decades. Trained as a wrestler, he chose the political Dangal as his stage where he set new rules and dominated […]
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If there is any one issue on which Russia and Ukraine are in total agreement, despite being engaged in a fierce war, it is the need to make India a permanent member of the United Nations Security Council. Both countries have rooted for a greater role for India in world affairs and structural reforms in […]
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India’s reputation as a global pharma hub has taken a severe beating now.
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Contrary to NDA govt’s glib pronouncement that India will witness a high growth trajectory, gloomy clouds hover over the country
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On the face of it, the Election Commission’s move to make political parties accountable for their poll promises appears well-intended but it amounts to overreach. The poll panel is not the right body to decide what freebies are to be allowed or what should be the cap on such spending. It is for the political […]
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We are living in challenging times. On one hand, the core values of federalism are under threat with the BJP-led NDA government systematically trying to usurp the rights of the States and dilute the autonomy of the constitutional institutions while, on the other, the pursuit of politics of communal polarisation and hatred is weakening the […]
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The combat helicopter, developed by HAL, is a shot in the arm for the ‘Make in India’ initiative in the defence sector and reflects the country’s capabilities in defence production
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A new drug in the development stage is now offering hope for millions of patients suffering from the debilitating Alzheimer’s
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As per the findings of the Department of Telecommunications (DoT), the large-scale network infrastructure necessary for the 5G India launch is still inadequate
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At a time when there is widespread outrage in the United States over its Supreme Court’s regressive decision to overturn the federal right to abortion, the Indian judiciary has earned kudos by unambiguously coming out in support of women’s right to reproductive health. In a landmark judgment, the Supreme Court has ruled that all women […]
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The onus is on the Centre to stamp out communalism, no matter whether it is propagated by the majority or minority community
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The social outreach by RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat, including his recent meeting with a group of Muslim intellectuals and visits to a mosque and a madrasa, is a welcome development and must be followed up with a sustained inter-faith dialogue in the interests of maintaining communal harmony. Notwithstanding the sceptical voices over the utility of […]
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At a time when the opposition unity is the need of the hour, the Congress has scored another self-goal as a fresh bout of political crisis hits the party in Rajasthan with dreary predictability. The open rebellion by Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot, considered a die-hard loyalist of the Gandhi family, could not have come at […]
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The nationwide crackdown on the Popular Front of India (PFI) has turned the spotlight on the radical Islamic outfit responsible for several violent attacks, indoctrination, armed training and funding terrorist activities. Though the organisation has an explicitly toxic agenda and a history of carrying out political murders, the previous attempts at prosecuting its leaders did […]
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Even before its introduction in Parliament, the draft Indian Telecommunication Bill 2022, replacing the colonial-era Act, has raised concerns over intrusive regulatory regime, data security and privacy. For a country that hopes to create a vibrant digital economy, formulating a law that would require every app developer on the internet to obtain a government licence […]
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The WHO report is a grim reminder of the true scale of the threat posed by non-communicable diseases
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Transparency is one of the key components of an effective justice delivery system. Opaque, obscure and inaccessible system, however well-intended it may be, will only result in erosion of public faith and widen the gulf. The Supreme Court’s historic decision to live-stream the constitution bench hearings on its website is a step in the right […]
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It is an open secret that the NDA government has been blatantly misusing the central agencies as tools to target the opposition leaders and throttle the voices of dissent. As the Supreme Court had once described the Central Bureau of Investigation as ‘a caged parrot speaking in its master’s voice’, the credibility of the country’s […]
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The interval — a forced one — lasted over three decades. Entertainment is now making a comeback in the wounded Kashmir valley and will, hopefully, complement the efforts to provide a healing touch to the trouble-torn region. The reopening of movie theatres, more than 32 years after they were shut by terrorists and fundamentalists, is […]
