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Dealing with a distress
20 March 2023 12:52 PM GMTTo resolve the recurring crisis faced by growers of TOP vegetables, policymakers should build a sustained institutional mechanism to ensure price...
Leading the change
17 Feb 2023 1:21 PM GMTThrough their creativity, innovative skills, and problem-solving approach, District Officers can transform the lives of people by facilitating good...
Micro-model of governance
9 Feb 2023 12:56 PM GMTIdentification of aspirational blocks under local area development plan holds promise for rural development, but only with the right leadership
Opportunity with challenges
23 Jan 2023 12:54 PM GMTThe decision to allow the branches of foreign universities in India is a step in the right direction but certain issues need to be resolved
Grandeur with quality
6 Dec 2022 1:40 PM GMTThe overall investment scenario can be improved only when gala investment meets are complemented with an on-ground systematic and consistent focus on...
A necessary rejig
28 Nov 2022 4:42 PM GMTRevamping the process of selection of CECs and ECs and formulating a law for the same would further strengthen the sanctity of the Election
The writing is on the wall
20 Oct 2022 2:55 PM GMTThe red flags raised by the GHI report regarding malnutrition in India are indeed concerning, and deserve acknowledgement rather than denial
In formative phase
10 Oct 2022 1:09 PM GMTIt may be too early to compare the efficacy of still-evolving NITI Aayog vis-à-vis Planning Commission; the new body has the potential to emerge...
Solution through decentralisation
20 Sep 2022 1:07 PM GMTUrban local bodies need to be equipped with adequate funds, functions and functionaries to ensure robust urban governance and solve regional...
A route to reform
16 Aug 2022 1:55 PM GMTElectricity (Amendment) Bill, 2022 — through delicensing of the distribution business and incorporation of private players — can address the woes of...
A prospective extension
24 July 2022 6:30 PM GMTExorbitant level of inequality in Indian cities makes urban employment guarantee scheme — on the lines of MGNREGA but with distinct features — an...
A structural malaise
14 July 2022 5:39 PM GMTRole reversal and inconsistencies in deciding transfers of class-I and class-II officers has created a lucrative transfer industry which derails the...