Centre unable to say when sugar price will ease by Gargi Parsai
The Centre on Monday partially blamed the ban imposed by the Uttar Pradesh government on processing of raw sugar for…
Read MoreMinority education cell minus hands by Charu Sudan Kasturi
India’s apex minority education watchdog has been reduced to an agency with a head but no body because of hectic…
Read MoreAll IT returns open to public scrutiny by Vidya Subrahmaniam
Are income-tax returns filed by individual citizens open to public scrutiny under the Right to Information? Yes, says the Central…
Read MorePetitioners in villages can meet top police officers at their doorsteps by K Raju
THENI: From now on, petitioners in remote villages need not wait in the corridors of district police office or in…
Read MoreGift for mixed caste marriage by Citara Paul
Marry into one of the lower castes and live happily — with the government’s blessings. The Centre has written to…
Read MoreTribal vacuum in mainstream parties by Radhika Ramaseshan
The BJP has wrenched power in “yet another state”. The Congress is looking at long-term gains by refusing to back…
Read MoreSoon, a legal service on a par with IAS by Akshaya Mukul
A complete overhaul of the Indian Legal Service is in the offing. The law ministry is preparing a cabinet note…
Read MorePolio vaccine
A new type of oral polio vaccine will be introduced in the country tomorrow as part of the campaign to…
Read MoreSet back in sowing of rabi wheat, cereals by Gargi Parsai
The government’s expectation of the rabi wheat crop making good the shortfall in drought-affected kharif season received a set-back with…
Read MoreVoting in Maoist Land by Jean Dreze
Why do poor people in rural areas vote when they know the whole system is against them? JEAN DRÈZE talks…
Read MoreHow Bihar can rise as a developed state by Kailash Nautiyal
It is presumed that the industrial development in Bihar is hampered by lack of investments. Is it because of ‘unproductive’…
Read MoreCostly healthcare pushes 39m into poverty by Rema Nagarajan
In India, private spending on health is 4.2% of GDP. More than 70% of all health expenditure in India is…
Read MoreIntegrated Low Cost Sanitation Programme
As per the revised guidelines of Integrated Low Cost Sanitation Programme (ILCS) the target for conversion of dry latrines into…
Read MoreIf You Pay Them Peanuts…by Gautam Sahni
Matriculate Trained Teachers, who make up 87% of school teachers in India, get Rs 775 in UP Rs 892 in…
Read MoreEvery Breath We Take by Madhu Purnima Kishwar
Why is the government aggressively attacking and destroying inexpensive eco-friendly technologies and promoting pollution-friendly ones? Are we obliged to repeat…
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