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]Improving the quality of higher education
Updated on Feb 06, 2023 10:11 AM IST
While India’s target remains 6% of its Gross Domestic Product, the budgetary allocation hovers around 3.1%, within which the spending on higher education has been particularly low

RBI needs to remain vigilant on inflation
Inflation in India is on a downward trajectory, yet RBI must be cautious. Low and stable inflation creates a favourable environment for growth. High, sustained inflation hurts the poorer sections the most

Updated on Feb 06, 2023 03:49 PM IST
Water we save now will matter in times to come
According to the NITI Aayog’s Composite Water Management Index, 600 million people are affected by the water problem. In the next eight years, our needs will more than double. How will this demand be met?

Updated on Feb 06, 2023 10:16 AM IST
Death sentencing law in India needs a rethink
Developments on the death penalty expose the inconsistent and judge-centric approaches to capital sentencing that the current state of the fuzzy law allows. This matter of life and death requires urgent prioritisation by the apex court

Updated on Feb 06, 2023 10:58 AM IST
Just Like That | Notes on capturing India's layers, in written word and pictures
On studying India in all its, sometimes paradoxical, glory in my books; and French ambassador Emmanuel Lenain's photo exhibition. And a side-bar on the middle class on Budget Day

Updated on Feb 06, 2023 10:19 AM IST
Apply a gendered lens to disaster management
Serious thought must also be given to imparting skills to women on how best they can deal with disasters to minimise trauma and risk.

Updated on Feb 06, 2023 10:57 AM IST
Why R-Day’s Beating Retreat saddened me
What is fixed in my memory are the retreating bands, climbing Raisina Hill. As they reached the crest, the sun would start to set. It made everyone gasp with delight. Alas, much of that is history.

Updated on Feb 06, 2023 10:45 AM IST
India’s values, culture can lead the world in science
India took on a key position on the world stage by assuming the presidency of the G20. This year, the country will aim to provide leadership to a group of countries that comprises 85% of the world’s GDP and 60% of its population. Doing so will require vision, determination, and courage. Over the next few weeks, top leaders and experts from across sectors will weigh in on how to spark transformative global change. Today, Vivek Wadhwa writes on the strides that research can make in India

Published on Feb 04, 2023 07:53 PM IST
Policies and People | Solar Decathlon India: Pushing real estate to go green
The decarbonisation of the real estate sector is key for India to attain its net-zero goals. But India doesn’t have enough workers to design and build climate-resilient buildings. Solar Decathlon India trying to bridge this gap.

Updated on Feb 06, 2023 10:37 AM IST
Sustainability is a key focus area for India at G20
India is leading the world in transitioning to a low-carbon economy and is well-poised to take forward PM Modi’s LiFE initiative. India’s presidency will share, collaborate, and build on the sense of trusteeship among the member-countries to build a sustainable future for all

Updated on Feb 03, 2023 09:27 PM IST
Controlling gun crimes needs social reset in US
Compared to democracies such as Australia, Britain, New Zealand and South Africa?, which had gun massacre incidents of their own but managed to legislate and reduce the supply of weapons, the US is more extreme in terms of corporate power, social fragmentation and ideological schisms

Updated on Feb 06, 2023 09:52 AM IST
When libraries become a safe place for children
Karnataka had a head-start as one of the earliest states, along with Tamil Nadu and Kerala, to have a public libraries act. In 2019, it decentralised 5,623 rural libraries and handed them over to the panchayats

Updated on Feb 06, 2023 09:59 AM IST
First Principles | How to disconnect from work (but read the caveat)
With work-from-home blurring the boundaries of office hours, countries are stepping in to help workers disconnect from work. But veterans have one piece of advice: Do this only if you can afford it.

Updated on Feb 06, 2023 10:42 AM IST
Attempts to destabilise a growing India won’t work
The perpetrators of the Gujarat riots have been adequately handled by local police and the crime investigation department, as well as the courts. So, where is the relevance of the BBCdocumentary?

Published on Feb 02, 2023 07:21 PM IST
Education, a guiding light for a shared vision of G20
The National Education Policy (NEP) 2020, a philosophical document, is based on the foundational principles of access, equity, quality, affordability, and accountability

Updated on Feb 02, 2023 07:23 PM IST
With ICET, India and US open the tech gates
While driven by mutual strategic convergence, ICET’s net beneficiary is India. But it is not a deal. It is a process that creates opportunities

Updated on Feb 02, 2023 09:25 PM IST
An Amrit Kaal road map for India to achieve glory
This year’s Budget is a document with a futuristic vision. The government has listed seven priorities (saptarishi) that will guide policymaking on the road to 2047

Updated on Feb 01, 2023 11:53 PM IST
A growth push, and a nudge to salaried class
The finance minister has done well to stick to the path of fiscal consolidation, but whether people will move to new default tax regime will depend on some factors

Updated on Feb 02, 2023 07:37 AM IST
In huge capex bet, an audacity of hope
The FM has been audacious to attempt to strike this difficult balance in India’s $3 trillion economy amid such enormous global uncertainty and headwinds

Updated on Feb 02, 2023 07:39 AM IST
Nightwatchman’s Budget ahead of elections
Why has the government not done anything to alleviate the pain of this K-shaped recovery? There can be only two logical answers to this question. Either the government is convinced that there is no such crisis, or it does not see the need to act immediately on these concerns

Updated on Feb 02, 2023 07:40 AM IST
Welfare spending cut could pose significant livelihood challenges
In re-prioritising expenditure with its big push on capex, the finance minister is taking a bet on the Indian economy, one that, for the moment, has significant risks for the livelihoods of India’s poor and vulnerable. Let’s hope it pays off

Updated on Feb 02, 2023 07:42 AM IST
A big boost to consumption and infrastructure in the Budget
Union Budget 2023-24 is a landmark, growth-oriented budget which not only took steps to ensure India’s continued macro stability, but also amply rewarded the consumer for her faith in the Indian growth miracle.

Updated on Feb 01, 2023 11:42 PM IST
In an uncertain world, a compassionate Budget
The document provides a clear vision for India at 100, with inclusivity and prosperity as central facets. Further, while acknowledging external headwinds, it pushes for domestic growth drivers to spur development.

Updated on Feb 02, 2023 03:09 AM IST
In a new-age world of work, address key systemic issues
One key issue today is the changing nature of work and terms of employment, particularly the skill gap, which has been aggravated by a few mega-trends such as the advancement of digital technology, demographic changes and green transition

Updated on Jan 31, 2023 07:53 PM IST
India unshackled from Pakistan is good news
A mix of marginalisation, mobilisation and militarisation has helped Delhi take away a key facet of Pakistan’s outreach, allowing India to be more ambitious on the regional and global stage

Updated on Feb 01, 2023 08:03 AM IST
In Myanmar, Delhi adopts a cautious stance with junta
In context of the second anniversary of Myanmar’s February 2021 coup, it is important to keep this history in mind when making sense of India’s handling of the coup’s after-effects.

Published on Jan 31, 2023 07:31 PM IST
Industry status will give the real estate sector a boost
Once this sector gets the industry tag, it can have a different development plan that addresses its demands and requirements

Published on Jan 31, 2023 04:49 PM IST
The Taste With Vir: Pathaan, boycott calls and its impact on Modi government
Some of the joy that has greeted Pathaan’s success comes from some national desire to make up to Shah Rukh for the way in which he and his family have suffered. We know that Shah Rukh has done nothing wrong: He is just collateral damage in a political and ideological battle.

Updated on Jan 31, 2023 10:23 AM IST
Vir Sanghvi, Delhi
How PLI is creating a growth ecosystem
The industry’s positive response to the scheme is likely to upgrade the labour force’s skills, replace old machinery, enhance production volumes and make logistics and operations efficient, giving India a chance to become a key manufacturing player

Published on Jan 30, 2023 08:07 PM IST
Budget: Focus on the quality of expenditure
India judiciously refrained from a large demand-side fiscal stimulus even during the pandemic by focusing on more public capex to build the supply side. It is important to continue with that theme in the FY24 budget

Updated on Jan 30, 2023 08:04 PM IST