July 2023

How PMFBY Ensured Windfall Gains Of 350% For Insurance Companies

July 31, 2023

Nirmal Prajapat from Churu, Rajasthan, claims that farmers like him face an uphill task when claiming the amount payable to them under the Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY). In most cases, he says, they are forced to resort to protest demonstrations

India Faces A Looming Crisis Of Drinking Water

Kalyan Chatterjee

July 29, 2023

Commentary

India’s growing urban population is heading for a severe drinking water crisis by 2050, according to a UN report released in New York in March this year. This alarming projection was revealed in the United Nations World Water Development Report (UNWWDR) for

How Financial Stress Is Driving Families Into Suicide

Jasvinder Sidhu

July 28, 2023

Top Story

In February this year, a couple and their 21-year-old daughter died by suicide in their apartment in Kolkata. Bijoy Chatterjee used to run a small business in the Burrabazar area that provided for his stay-at-home wife and their daughter who was a

Heatwaves: Chilling Facts Portend Hot Future

Jayanta Bhattacharya

July 27, 2023

Sustainability

Extreme weather events are here to stay. As India experienced, summers have become more intense, followed by monsoon deluge that triggered flash floods in the North. This year’s high average summer temperatures in the plains and extreme rainfall in the Himalaya offer

Do Karnataka’s Five Income-Boosters Expose The Limits Of GDP Trickle Down?

Vivian Fernandes

July 25, 2023

Top Story

Karnataka Congress government has not dithered in redeeming the five pre-poll promises it made. In the budget presented on July 7, it provided ₹39,815 crore for them. This is an income transfer to poor people, especially to women. But the government has

Sparks of Discontent: Labour Law Reforms Raise More Questions Than Answers

Jayanta Bhattacharya

July 22, 2023

Deep Dive

During his visit to India in April this year, Apple Inc. Chief Executive Officer Tim Cook reiterated his commitments to growth and investment across the country. He met Prime Minister Narendra Modi, tweeting later, “We share your vision of the positive impact

Saviour Singh: Saving Death Row Convicts in UAE

Jasvinder Sidhu

July 20, 2023

In Closing

A picture on the wall of a small room in a house in Islamabad was, perhaps, the best returns for Dr Surinder Pal Singh Oberoi who has spent more than ₹200 crore of his personal wealth in blood money to secure the

Himachal Floods: Damage To Infrastructure Estimated At ₹8,000 crore, CM Appeals For Donations

TC Web Desk

July 18, 2023

In Focus

As power and mobile connectivity gets restored in Himachal Pradesh following the deluge on July 9 to July 11, the true extent of the devastation caused by the flash floods to the mountain state is becoming apparent. Social media is awash with

Manipur On The Brink Of Economic Catastrophe

Ninglun Hanghal

July 17, 2023

Top Story

It was a lifelong dream for Dimhau to own a beauty parlour. After training as a beautician, she realised her life’s ambition by opening a beauty parlour in Lamka district, Manipur, (also known as Churachandpur) on May 1. But little did she

Delhi Flood: Over 16,000 Evacuated As Yamuna Breaches Its Banks

TC Web Desk

July 13, 2023

In Focus

The Yamuna in Delhi breached the 45-year-old high-water mark on Thursday morning, inundating large areas in North Delhi and North-East Delhi. The some of the worst affected areas include the stretch from Kashmere Gate to Majnu Ka Tilla, Rajghat, Civil Lines, Wazirabad,

How PMFBY Ensured Windfall Gains Of 350% For Insurance Companies

India Faces A Looming Crisis Of Drinking Water

How Financial Stress Is Driving Families Into Suicide

Heatwaves: Chilling Facts Portend Hot Future

Do Karnataka’s Five Income-Boosters Expose The Limits Of GDP Trickle Down?

Sparks of Discontent: Labour Law Reforms Raise More Questions Than Answers

Saviour Singh: Saving Death Row Convicts in UAE

Himachal Floods: Damage To Infrastructure Estimated At ₹8,000 crore, CM Appeals For Donations

Manipur On The Brink Of Economic Catastrophe

Delhi Flood: Over 16,000 Evacuated As Yamuna Breaches Its Banks

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