-TheWire.in Sustaining growth amidst a global economic slowdown would require tackling corruption. Raghuram Rajan, the-then outgoing Governor of the Reserve Bank of India, in an exit interview he granted to Karan Thapar (‘To The Point’, YouTube, September 2, 2016), took satisfaction from the fact that India was “on a more sustainable growth path”. The remark Turned out to be premaTure. Less than two years later, starting the first quarter of FY 18/19, ominous...
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Demonising the legal system won't help -Rukmini S
-The Hindu Some of the existing laws are already too harsh and some other provisions are not being implemented The killing of the four men accused of the rape and murder of the Hyderabad veterinarian will need to be properly investigated, though the Telangana police’s conduct thus far does not inspire confidence. Ever since the police first Turned away the victim’s family when they went to lodge a complaint, they demonstrated no...
More »'Education is a right, not privilege': IIMC students protest against high course fee
-Outlook India/ PTI Students say some of them have to leave the course midway because of the 'unaffordable' fees. Students of Indian Institute of Mass Communication on Tuesday agitated against the "unaffordable" fee strucTure, as the resistance against high cost of education spread from Delhi's Jawaharlal Nehru University to its neighbouring journalism school. The students have said that the administration has Turned a "blind eye" to their issues. Please click here to read more....
More »Prices high, govt to buy 11,000 tons of onion from Turkey
-The Indian Express Last month, the Union cabinet approved importing 120,000 tonnes of onions to improve the domestic supply and control prices that have skyrocketed to Rs 75-120 per kg across major cities. New Delhi: Amid skyrocketing prices of onions, the Union Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution asked state-run MMTC to place an order for the import of 11,000 metric tons (MT) of onions from Turkey. According to sources,...
More »The last herders of Pushkar
-The Hindu Business Line A low Turnout at the famous Puskhar fair highlights the declining interest in the once-popular profession of camel herding The Pushkar Fair, held annually in Rajasthan’s Ajmer, is known as one of the world’s largest cattle fairs. It also celebrates the age-old traditions of the pastoralist camel-herding Raika tribe. On November 4-12, more than 1,000 of the community’s camel herders arrived with their livestock at the fair. They...
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