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Uniqueness of the craft
5 March 2022 11:59 PM ISTA range of products resulting from intertwining of geographically distinct raw materials with the traditional craft have lent a distinct outlook to...
Uttarakhand's distinct agri-products
27 Feb 2022 1:45 AM ISTGeographical uniqueness of Uttarakhand is characterised by GI tag-awarded agricultural products ranging from Tejpatta to multipurpose Chyura Oil and...
Basmati: A prestige for Indo-Gangetic plains
20 Feb 2022 12:52 AM ISTIndia, which secured GI tag for Basmati rice after battling with the US over patents, is the largest producer worldwide but its claim of sole...
The premium leaves of Darjeeling
12 Feb 2022 11:15 PM ISTThough Darjeeling Tea was the first product to be awarded GI tag in India after the passage of Geographical Indications of Goods (Registration and...
The way out: A fresh outline
6 Feb 2022 1:03 AM ISTReconstitution of the heavily populated and fast-growing Delhi as two UTs — NCTD under LG and NCR under CM — can both ensure the strategic control of...
Concession with constraints
29 Jan 2022 10:42 PM ISTAlthough the quest for legislative assembly ended with the passing of 69th Constitutional amendment in 1991, the governance of Delhi remains split...
Curtailed autonomy
23 Jan 2022 1:05 AM ISTFollowing the contentious recommendation of the SRC in 1956 a abolish the legislative assembly and reduce Delhi’s autonomy to Municipal Corporation,...
Governing the national capital
15 Jan 2022 11:40 PM ISTExcept for a brief period between 1952 and 1956, capital ‘New Delhi’ remained bereft of legislative assembly or council in its initial three decades —...
Of timeless relevance
8 Jan 2022 11:36 PM ISTDuring the Mughal rule, under the Marathas, as part of the NWP and British Punjab, and as a Chief Commissioner’s province later — Delhi always...
The ancient Indraprastha
1 Jan 2022 11:07 PM ISTAges changed, and so did the rulers, but Indraprastha, believed to be founded in the Mahabharata period, managed to retain its relevance all...
Unexplored plenitude
25 Dec 2021 11:23 PM ISTDemographically diverse and strategically crucial Andaman & Nicobar Islands are teeming with profound resources — exploitation of which remains widely...
Tricolour over the Islands
18 Dec 2021 11:24 PM ISTEven after the official handover of the islands to the INA, Japanese — who had occupied those from the British — were known to have inflicted...