In Retrospect - Page 25

Post-Independence, the financial fortunes of West Bengal were steadily chipped away by a series of factors — some, internal while others relate to...

Use of remote sensing satellite data for expediting the process of determining crop insurance claims is a major step forward in empowering the...

The flooding in Assam's Brahmaputra valley is not just a national issue, but also a transboundary, transnational and hydro-ecological issue which can...

The Baghjan blowout and its tragic consequences must serve as a lesson for the state of Assam in the follies of chasing quick, lucrative development...

Despite numerous efforts by the public, the press and responsible officials, the illegal and dangerous practice of rat-hole mining persists in Assam,...

Incidents of overcharging by private hospitals and general lack of necessary equipment and supplies reveal how underprepared India’s healthcare...

To those nestled at home, COVID-19 deaths are just a number, an inconvenient fact — but to those living through its dismal reality, there is no such...

A month after Cyclone Amphan cut a swathe through West Bengal, the State is already well on its way to recovery with coordinated efforts of...

At a time when the Indian economy is faltering and welfare systems are buckling under crushing pressure, reforms in the agriculture sector can help...

The outrage in the US is not a first. The nation has a long lineage of tumult. But each time, the country has got up, dusted itself off and learnt to...

With the Centre vehemently refusing to acknowledge the scale of devastation left behind by Cyclone Amphan on a pandemic struck and cash strapped West...

COVID-19 has laid bare for all to see, the plight of the informal sector and the migrant workers who sustain it. Vinay Kumar & Sunita Narain reflect...