Opinion

By B Yerram Raju The Centre recently passed the Account Aggregators’ Bill in Parliament and claimed that the subjects of the Bill, viz, Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises, would get easy access to the credit window through Open Credit Enablement Networks. Last June, the MSME Development Act, 2006, was amended to give credence to the […]

A move for peace and prosperity will benefit the entire region, particularly Pakistan, whose economy is in the doldrums

By Pramod K Nayar A film set in High Royds Hospital, Yorkshire, gives us three repeated motifs: visuals of confetti/snowflakes, music/poetry cut into by grating sounds, and visuals of doors. The film poem, Black Daisies for the Bride (1993), by Tony Harrison, made waves when it was published, and the film, directed by Peter Symes, […]

By Nayakara Veeresha The second wave of the Covid pandemic has hit the economy, polity and society hard. The first wave was broadly an urban phenomenon whereas the second wave percolated into the rural and semi-urban areas. In the context of Covid-19, the ongoing discourse has widely covered the aspect of healthcare reforms. One of […]

Commitment to support only sustainable pumped hydro developments is urgently needed

By Tony Walker An accelerating arms race in the Indo-Pacific is all but guaranteed now that China finds itself a target of new security arrangements — AUKUS and the Quad — aimed at containing its power and influence. This has the makings of a new great game in the region in which rival powers are […]

By David R Boyd Industrially produced food appears to be cheap but is actually very expensive. Recent estimates of the hidden costs of today’s food systems range from US$12 trillion to US$20 trillion annually. These mind-boggling figures include food’s devastating environmental and human rights impacts and poor health caused by unhealthy diets.To put these costs […]

By Alexey D Muraviev The global opinions on the new AUKUS security pact between Australia, the US and the UK have been decidedly mixed. China and France immediately blasted the deal, while others, such as Japan and the Philippines, were more welcoming. Russia, one of the other few nations armed with nuclear-powered submarines, was more […]

By Dr K Srinivasa Rao The recent roll-out of two sets of directions by the Reserve Bank of India, Transfer of Loan Exposures and Securitization of Standard Assets, are set to galvanise the credit flow in the financial sector, more so in the banking system. The new avenues permitting secondary sale of bank loans can […]

By Dr Ranjith Reddy One of the important pillars of our federal structure is Centre-State relations. The better the relations between them, the stronger are the pillars of this structure and democracy. And to maintain a balance, the Constitution has clearly demarcated the duties and responsibilities of the Union and States in the form of […]

Gloves off, no holds barred seem to be the hallmark of new opposition leadership

By Ian Hall On Friday, (Sept 24), the leaders of Australia, India, Japan and the US will meet in Washington for the first in-person Quad summit. Hosted by US President Joe Biden, the attendees are slated to discuss a series of big issues, from Covid-19 to cybersecurity, but China will dominate the conversation. So, what […]

By Mahitha Lingala In the wake of rapes and murder emanating from various parts of our country, the debate surrounding rape laws and its prevention in India has once again come to the forefront. Multiple stakeholders have voiced a variety of opinions – some giving it a communal tone, some blaming patriarchal attitudes towards women, […]

The world is now the subject of extensive and intensive documentation, especially of atrocity

Efficient implementation of policies and good governance make Telangana pro-entrepreneur and investor-friendly

Centre may have set the goal of doubling farmers’ income, but it’s a near-reality in the State

By B Yerram Raju Telangana, the 12th largest State in India, will soon be the most dynamic State though the youngest among the States in the Republic of India. The State was virtually stagnant prior to its formation through the AP State Reorganization Act 2013 with a heavy shortage of power, lowest groundwater levels, poverty […]

By Pittala Ravinder The efforts by the Telangana government during the last five years to rejuvenate the ailing fisheries sector are proliferating favourable results. This can be determined from the remarkable growth in fisheries production and productivity. Owing to the outstanding scheme of ‘free fish seed supply’ by the Telangana government, a first-of-its-kind in India, […]

By JR Janumpalli The buzzword everywhere is development and distribution of wealth to the people. It is more strident in developing and poor countries. In India, we hear it day in and day out. But we seldom know if it is national income, income of household, personal income or its distribution among the people which […]

By Pramod K Nayar As the storm rages around the “restoration” of Jallianwalla Bagh, another anniversary has just passed by: the events of 9/11. Beyond the in-your-face cultures of commemoration, NatGeo set out to do something thought-provoking. NatGeo’s Henry Leutwyler photographed the artifacts in the 9/11 Memorial and Museum. Leutwyler’s photographs of identity cards, shoes, […]

Does the state lack the expertise to improve the performance of the assets in question?

By Dr GVS Murthy Though all children were impacted severely due to Covid-19, children with disabilities having special needs were impacted more adversely. There are 375 million children aged less than 15 years in India, of whom nearly 35 million have neuro-developmental disorders. Most of them reside in rural areas where access to health and […]

Auditory and visual (in-print and online) asynchronous learning works best during crisis periods

By KS Gopal Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao has initiated a bold, innovative and pioneering agenda for the people living at the bottom of the economic and social pyramid for centuries. The Dalit Bandhu Scheme (DBS) has caught national attention with other States keen to study and explore adoption. The DBS is a direct […]