Opinion - Page 372

Abhijit Banerjee, who has become the second Indian after Amartya Sen to win the Nobel Prize for Economics is a pioneer in the field of poverty...

Cheer for the Nobel but randomised controlled trials can’t be the quick-fix for all problems

In pursuit of a $5 trillion economy, the agricultural sector must see decisive changes

Pervasive religious narrowness in this scientific age is the irony of our modern society

Money under DMF provides enormous scope to scale up intervention and meet national and SDG targets at the time of a slipping hunger index

The unprovoked killing of BSF personnel by Bangladesh Border Guards in the backdrop of seemingly strengthened bilateral relations is a repugnant act

The recent PMC Bank crisis shows that India definitely needs a better safety net to protect the depositors of crashed banks

Trump’s abrupt withdrawal of American troops from Syria has provided Turkey with an opportunity to settle scores with Syrian Kurds

While containment of human waste will be largely achieved, its safe disposal still poses a huge challenge, writes Ekta Gupta and Bhitush Luthra

With China keen on enhancing economic ties, the informal summit has boosted an apprehensive India’s chances of joining RCEP

Food loss is a moral and technical failure in a world where hunger and malnutrition are yet to be eradicated

For a society that perceives masculinity as the image of leadership, a reckoning is due – not just for women’s benefit but for the common good