Requirements for the NAM initiative to Help Transform Indian Agriculture

The Prime Minister Narendra Modi –led government has announced the ambitious goal of doubling income of farmers by 2022. Progressing towards such a goal requires integrated economic, institutional, technological and governance reform initiatives not just in agriculture sector….

Elements who glorify terrorists & terrorism need to be rejected

Displaying his party’s true faith in the barrel of the gun and its respect for terrorists, a senior CPIM functionary from the state of Jammu & Kashmir desisted from calling Hizbul terrorist Burhan Wani a “terrorist”. CPIM MLA from Kulgam and state secretary of the party….

Achhe Din for Gold Investors

The Government of India opened up the 4th tranche for subscription of the Sovereign Gold Bond (SGB) Scheme on July 18, 2016. The subscription ended on July 22; giving investors a 4-day period to apply and avail the benefits of the SGB scheme. The SGB issue price has been fixed at Rs 3,119 per gram by the Government. ….

Realizing the dream of ‘Swastha Balika-Swastha Samaj’

WHY in India do we need to have a campaign dedicated solely to the girl child? Why couldn’t we simply talk about healthy children? Let me introduce you to some hard realities. For every 1000 male children, we have 86 missing girl children. Moreover this ratio

Killing a terrorist, exposing “Pseudo liberals”

Vaibhav Chadha || The present turmoil in the State of Jammu and Kashmir after death of Hizbul Mujahideen commander Burhan Wani

“Make in India”: Setting new records in attracting FDI in every sector

The `Make in India’ initiative was launched by PM Modi in September, 2014 with the aim of promoting India as an important investment destination and a global hub for manufacturing, design, and innovation. Thereafter, during the period October, 2014 to May, 2016, the FDI equity inflow has increased by …..

NEW LIGHT ON FORGOTTEN STALWARTS

An exhibition on the multifaceted aspects of the life and legacy of Syama Prasad Mookerjee at the Nehru Memorial Museum & Library in Delhi has raised the hackles among those who have imposed a mono-narrative on us and have been intolerant towards a diversity of views. For the first time, since his untimely death 63 years ago, Syama Prasad Mookerjee was allotted…..

Modi Govt has welcomed the persecuted religious minority from neighbouring countries

Modi Government has announced new measures to grant more relief to minority nationals from neighbouring countries who are seeking refuge in India on the grounds of fear of religious persecution. Recently …..

Revival of defunct Fertilizer Units in Gorakhpur, Sindri and Barauni by Modi Govt

Modi Govt has approved the revival of defunct Fertilizer Units in Gorakhpur, Sindri and Barauni. These include two closed urea units of Fertilizer Corporation India Limited ……..

The Thin End Of The Wedge in Haidar-Land

Burhan Wani’s elimination is of a piece; to be juxtaposed with that of 45 other terrorists recently. These are mostly Pakistani in origin, making for a very high head count. This media noise now therefore, is indicative of a different type of panic….