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The Great Indian Thirst
The country is staring at a grave water crisis unless we get our act together, and fast
10 min |
March 29, 2021
India Today
The Quad: Hype Vs Reality
The Quad certainly cannot mitigate India's security challenges but with its strategic heft it could out an expansionist China under pressure
3 min |
March 29, 2021
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ODE TO A SACRED RIVER
Several attempts have been made to clean the Ganga in the past. But never before has the project been undertaken on mission mode, with the prime minister himself overseeing its execution
10 min |
March 29, 2021
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MAKING EVERY DROP COUNT
Nowhere is this dictum more precious than in India’s arid countryside. Farmers here have now realised that technology, community and shared resources can vastly improve their lot
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March 29, 2021
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THE GUJARAT MODEL
The state’s turnaround from acute scarcity to water adequacy in just two decades wasn’t just due to the Narmada canal, it also took visionary leadership
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March 29, 2021
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PROJECT CONFIDENCE
On March 16, Congress leader Shashi Tharoor tweeted: ‘Advice to BJP in Assam and CPIM in Kerala: Ask not how many ships are in the harbour, but which way the wind is blowing!’ It was an indirect assertion that despite the BJP’s high-profile campaign in the two poll-bound states, the saffron party was unlikely to win. However, Tharoor’s counsel to the saffron party’s Assam unit came as a surprise to many, as the BJPled ruling alliance is perceived to be on a strong wicket in the northeastern state.
4 min |
March 29, 2021
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ENDING THE DRUDGERY
Even seven decades after Independence, just over a third of India’s 191 million rural households have access to tap water. A nation’s hope now rides on the ambitious Jal Jeevan Mission
10 min |
March 29, 2021
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THE SOP OPERA CONTINUES
Populism has become the buzzword for the ruling AIADMK (All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam) and challenger DMK (Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam) in the campaign for the April 6 assembly election in Tamil Nadu.
5 min |
March 29, 2021
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PINARAYI TAKES CONTROL
The Kerala assembly election is less than three weeks away and Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, 75, is busy tying up loose ends.
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March 29, 2021
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WELL VERSED
Mehr Afshan Farooqi’s academic rigour and bilingual ease make her the ideal Ghalib biographer
3 min |
March 22, 2021
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The Clue is in the Couplet
By casting Ghalib as his crime novel’s sleuth, Raza Mir has hit on something enjoyable
2 min |
March 22, 2021
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Where Are The Jobs?
Mamata Banerjee’s claims of massive employment creation in her decade-long rule run into some rather dismal statistics
7 min |
March 22, 2021
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UNLOCKING LIC'S VALUE
THERE IS MUCH TO GAIN FROM BRINGING LIC TO MARKET VIA AN IPO, AND GETTING A HOLD ON THE FISCAL DEFICIT NOT THE LEAST TEMPTING OUTCOME, BUT THERE ARE HURDLES TO CROSS
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March 22, 2021
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VYAPAM REDUX?
A series of dubious “coincidences” that have come to light in the results of a recruitment test conducted by the Madhya Pradesh Professional Examination Board (MPPEB), previously known as Vyapam, has led to the launch of an investigation.
2 min |
March 22, 2021
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PUNCHING ABOVE THEIR WEIGHT?
The Big Two Dravidian parties are still managing overambitious small allies, pushing for bigger slices of the seats pie
8 min |
March 22, 2021
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NO THOUGHT FOR FOOD
India’s ambitious attempt to develop large food processing hubs across the country has not yielded the desired results. At the heart of the failure lies a tale of misguided policies, botched implementation and basic infrastructure issues
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March 22, 2021
India Today
FEMALE FORCE
THE BIHAR GOVERNMENT’S DECISION TO INCREASE WOMEN’S RESERVATION IN ALL GOVERNMENT JOBS TO 35 PER CENT HAS PROVEN TO BE A GAME-CHANGER FOR THE STATE POLICE FORCE
9 min |
March 22, 2021
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CHANDY BACK IN THE SADDLE
The former Kerala CM’s entry has revitalised the Congress poll campaign
4 min |
March 22, 2021
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A MODERATE FOR 2022
On March 10, Tirath Singh Rawat was sworn in as the ninth chief minister of Uttarakhand. The MP from the Pauri-Garhwal Lok Sabha seat replaced Trivendra Singh Rawat, who resigned on March 8.
4 min |
March 22, 2021
India Today
BRACING FOR ELECTORAL WAR
On the face of it, the Assam assembly election is a three-sided contest, but there is more to it than meets the eye
6 min |
March 22, 2021
India Today
A JOB ON ITS HANDS
A week before the Haryana assembly reconvened for the budget session, state governor Satyadev Narayan Arya finally gave his consent to the Haryana State Employment of Local Candidates Bill, 2020, providing 75 per cent reservation in private sector jobs to the state’s residents. However, some clauses of the new law, such as the one that prohibits companies from hiring more than 10 per cent of their staff from a single district, has already kicked up a controversy and caused much concern.
5 min |
March 22, 2021
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Battle For Tamil Nadu: Welfare Street
Chief Minister EPS goes for a saturation strategy of sops to win another term
8 min |
March 15, 2021
India Today
The Days Of Caste Politics Are Over
Haryana chief minister Manohar Lal Khattar is once again at the receiving end of Jat anger, this time over the Centre’s new farm laws. But in this interview with Anilesh S. Mahajan, he sounds resolutely focused on governance issues rather than electoral imperatives. Excerpts:
5 min |
March 15, 2021
India Today
Covid Vaccine: The Drive That Needs A Push
In the 26 days after the launch of India’s vaccination programme on January 16, 700,000 people in the country were vaccinated against Covid.
5 min |
March 15, 2021
India Today
Social Media / OTT Code Of Conduct: The Containment Zone
The Union government, on February 25, released guidelines for social media, digital news media and OTT (over the top) content providers, seeking to address concerns over transparency and accountability of such platforms.
6 min |
March 15, 2021
India Today
MUSIC: TOO TOXIC TO BE TRUE
A new Britney Spears documentary lays bare the hypocrisy of our obsession with celebrities
2 min |
March 15, 2021
India Today
THE LONELINESS OF THE GANDHIS
Staring at political oblivion and rebellion within, the Gandhis seem to be losing their grip on the party. Their future now rests on the results of the upcoming state polls
10+ min |
March 15, 2021
India Today
MANY BLANKS TO FILL
PRIYANKA CHOPRA JONAS’S MEMOIR BUILDS HER BRAND WHILE IGNORING HER CRAFT
2 min |
March 15, 2021
India Today
SAMRUDDHI EXPRESSWAY: THE ROAD TO VALIDATION
Maharashtra chief minister Uddhav Thackeray is all set to gift the state its longest expressway, the Nagpur Mumbai Samruddhi Expressway, on May 1, the state’s foundation day.
4 min |
March 15, 2021
India Today
MAKING ROCK MUSIC A HARD PLACE
Releasing in theatres on March 5, Rockumentary makes the storied history of rock music in India seem wholly banal
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