Opinion - Page 861

The Himachal Pradesh Forest Department is in a dilemma. The state High Court has ordered it to destroy illegal apple orchards. The department...

By 2030, urban centers will house approximately 40 percent of the population, contributing to 75 percent of India’s GDP. This huge segment needs to be...

Admittedly, the current socio-economic situation in India is growing worrisome by the day. However, it is not correct to perpetuate the discourse that...

Jammu and Kashmir may have its first woman Chief Minister soon if everything goes as planned. Chief Minister Mufti Mohammed Sayeed has sent clear...

India has recently started dabbling in green bonds, a financial instrument to generate funds for climate-friendly investments. Launched for the first...

In October, when Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu launched “brick-donation” programme to build Amaravati as the state’s new capital...

The recently concluded visit to the US by Pakistan Army chief Raheel Sharif has been observed with much interest and concern by Indian policymakers....

It is tempting to compare the recent Bihar state assembly elections with the parliamentary elections in neighbouring Myanmar. In both the polls, the...

India has seen a strong standalone performance in its growth in the recent past as compared to the other BRICS economies. This is partly due to the...

As the world approaches the much-awaited climate summit in Paris, the trail and trajectory of recent and potential terrorist attacks loom large. The...

It seems that a 14 percent Service Tax is not enough for the government to provide a minimum service to keep the country clean. Hence, is the new...

It’s seldom that western ideas get implemented in the Indian context in either spirit or text. For some time, Indian academics have been discussing...