A factory using a water intensive chemical process in Gujarat had a problem. It was the onset of summer. The assured industrial supply of water was not forthcoming.…
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By Jagdish Rattanani |
In India, one picture is the Ambani razzmatazz at a reported bill of about Rs.1,000 crore; another is almost 60% of India living on free food grains from the sarkar
By Saugata Bhattacharya |
The 2022-23 Household Consumption Expenditure Survey (HCES23) released last fortnight is important for several reasons.
By Ajit Ranade |
India’s GDP during the three months ending in December grew at 8.4 percent. This is the highest among all large economies of the world.
By Haresh Jagtiani |
The manifest concern for preserving democracy in India cannot be better exemplified than in the two recent verdicts of the Supreme Court, both authored by the CJI Dr…
By Lekha Rattanani |
A series of strains test the nation today. Some strains bring protests on the streets, like the farmers agitations earlier and underway now.
By Sudarshan Iyengar |
Gandhiji breathed his last with ‘Hey Ram’ on his lips. Lord Ram has been with Mohandas since his childhood.
By Ajit Ranade |
A suicide note in Kota shook up the nation. A young girl says sorry to her parents, for letting them down. She died of not a broken heart, but of a broken spirit.
By Himadri Bhattacharya |
Contrary to the popular perceptions and beliefs in this regard, history seldom exhibits any tendency to repeat itself.
By Indira Hirway |
The Union Budget for 2024-25 was significant on two counts: (1) the government highlighted the achievements of this government in the past decades and (2) it…
By Ranjit K Pattnaik |
The interim budget 2024-25 was presented today against a backdrop of steady economic growth and moderation in inflation in the Indian economy and complex geopolitical…
By Ajit Ranade |
The government cannot spend even one rupee without permission from the people of India.
By Saugata Bhattacharya |
The FY25 interim budget was a vote on account, with prior indications that it would be more “a blueprint of intent” and a facilitator of fiscal operations over the…