Opinion - Page 634

A radical draft National Strategic Plan (NSP) for Elimination of TB proposes to bring down new infections by nearly 80 per cent over the next eight...

With the rollout of Goods and Services Tax now more or less certain from July 1, 2017, it is entirely possible that the government will defer the...

The cultural legacy of rivers overpowers the religious narrative. All faiths in the subcontinent, and not just Vedic Hinduism, have a deep connection...

Female health workers are the primary drivers of maternal health initiatives, but male health workers (MHWs) could complement their services...

The generation of Millennials (born between 1980 and 2000) are said to be redefining the world in the form of base expectations, inspirations, and...

Old-timers will recall how the term, grand alliance, gained prominence on the eve of the 1971 general election. The tie-up comprised the Congress...

On the issue of port development in West Bengal in general and the development of the proposed Tajpur port in particular, the Union government has...

The conversation around BJPs electoral win in UP has completely overshadowed the political scenario in the state of Punjab. Political commentators...

Gurdwara Rakabganj Road is a quiet wooded street in Lutyens' Delhi. Albeit this avenue is home to several 'sarkari' bungalows, fascinatingly remodeled...

Rivers sustain civilisations. Civilisations weave stories of their sustenance around those rivers. It is how myths are made. It is how larger than...

Total sanitation is no mean feat in a state where 90 per cent of the people live in hamlets scattered across the Himalayan mountain range and only 30...

It was a spectacular celebration. The beating of drums, sprinkling of colours, group songs, dancing continued well after dusk.As I watched from my...