Is Modi’s policy agenda at risk in new Parliament? Here's what might now happen to some of his key plansSigns of acrimony between the BJP-led govt and the opposition were visible at the start of the first parliamentary session of Modi 3.0. A u...
24 Jun, 2024, 03.27 PM IST
Sukanya Samriddhi Yojana and 4 other govt schemes for your daughterThere are several schemes — investment options and other incentives — that the central government and the state governments offer for child...
14 Nov, 2023, 11.51 AM IST
View: Indian education system needs an enhanced regulatory architectureNEP identifies 'conflict of interest' as the core issue of the current regulatory framework. It states that presently, 'all main functions ...
25 Mar, 2023, 12.25 AM IST
NASSCOM Foundation, DXC partner to touch 1 million people on digital literacy, reskillingIn its fourth consecutive year of collaboration, NASSCOM Foundation and DXC Technology will be working towards the common goal of bridging ...
28 Sep, 2022, 09.17 PM IST
'Don't punish states for successfully implementing family planning': Opposition membersTaking part in a discussion over Population Regulation Bill, 2019 -- a private member bill moved by BJP's Rakesh Sinha, that seeks to regul...
01 Apr, 2022, 07.13 PM IST
Maharashtra govt mulls affordable housing for garbage, sanitation workersEarlier this week, town planning authority City and Industrial Development Corporation (CIDCO) also announced a special housing scheme with...
19 Aug, 2021, 10.07 PM IST
View: Swachh Bharat action holds some lessons on how to nudge Covid-responsive public behaviourRising infections have neutralised the impressive recovery and low positivity rate, and pushed active cases beyond the three lakh mark last...
25 Mar, 2021, 12.05 AM IST
View: Disinformation in times of a pandemic, and the laws around itAs the world wrestles with a pandemic caused by a new coronavirus, COVID-19, the authorities around the world are forced to face an avalanc...
03 Apr, 2020, 10.52 AM IST
View: Jharkhand shows instead of being in danger, democracy is alive and kickingModi is unquestionably India’s most popular politician. But his personal popularity does not translate into victories in state elections. A...
26 Dec, 2019, 11.03 PM IST
Tripura’s drug menace was bigger than Punjab’s: Biplab Deb"Ending the drug menace in Tripura and stopping atrocities against women are two big achievements of our 6-month old government," Biplab De...
08 Sep, 2018, 11.00 PM IST
Near total enrollment, improved infra; So what's the problem with our education system?You only need a diploma in education (Class 12 plus a two-year DEd course) and pass the government’s Teacher Eligibility Test (TET) to teac...
27 Oct, 2017, 06.56 AM IST
Assocham urges Punjab government to announce comprehensive industrial policy for SMEAd-hoc policies like ban on export of food grains, limits on private stocking and tax on purchase of food grains (14.4%) should be revisite...
18 May, 2017, 07.18 PM IST
Maharashtra to have India’s first ideal digital villageUnderpinned by public health initiatives of the state government, the village is now in the reckoning for the PM’s Award for excellence in ...
19 Apr, 2017, 06.50 PM IST
Gujarat promises continued, accelerated and all-around progress: Jagdish Bhagwati & Arvind PanagariyaGujarat Model is a metaphor and you can apply it to Tamil Nadu & Maharashtra. It also applies to Kerala in large measure, they said.
20 Jun, 2013, 12.36 PM IST
- Census of India 2011: Population rise slows, literacy rate grows
India has added another Brazil to its population in the last 10 years despite population growth slowing down.
01 Apr, 2011, 02.27 PM IST
- Impact of mobile phones on farmers
A study on the impact of mobile phones on farmers highlights the key role played by mobiles in lowering transaction costs and raising the i...
12 Oct, 2009, 02.59 AM IST
A broken school systemTo attain full literacy among women in the next five years, the central government will have to build partnership with state governments an...
09 Jun, 2009, 12.57 AM IST