"This virus is still an invisible enemy to the world. Under-vaccinated countries and regions are more susceptible. Also, it is still a prob...

"We choose some big vaccination days whenever we find the process is getting a bit slow. One such big vaccination day will be September 17,...

In an email interview with Shantanu Nandan Sharma, Goenka also adds a caveat: the government’s inability to contain Covid-19 could trigger ...

The real economic activities in Rajasthan are taking place in the rural areas. On April 18, we had 62,000 NREGA (National Rural Employment ...

"Cybercrimes, including online frauds such as procuring OTPs and ATM passcodes, have increased by 14% in Andhra Pradesh. But the growth is ...

"Farmers were told their income would double in five years. In reality, they are struggling to sell their produce in the mandi. Also, more ...

P Sivakumar, director of Kaziranga National Park, says there’s a move to give AK-47 rifles to a select group of guards in poaching-prone ar...

For the most financially astute reader, Manoj Nair gave liberation on the last page, Freedom from Economics – movies, music and the arts.

Around 10,000 Maoist cadres are present in the Bastar range.

The major item of production in Surat is polyester fabric, and before the GST came, there was absolutely no excise duty or VAT on fabric.

As there can still be some deterrents like regulatory issues, the Chinese authority recently agreed to facilitate meetings of Indian export...

The EC has no formal agreement or MoU with Facebook. In 2017, the EC let the Facebook to issue a reminder to those who were turning 18 or w...

I don't look at an individual as my competitor. An existing system becomes your main competitor. The challenge is not from any individual, ...

A minister of state in the Vajpayee government of the late '90s, Naqvi staged a comeback after 15 years when he was inducted into the Modi ...

I (as DIPP secretary) have faced many a challenge in making India an easier place to do business in. Let's accept it: India is a highly com...

The list of outdated government perks is pretty long. Sample this: select postal department employees are entitled to a Rs 90-per month cyc...

Thirty years after Gaffar Sardar's death, his grandsons and great grandsons are still practising the art of weaving, but with a heavy heart...