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NEET Paper Leaks Is Symptom Of Breakdown Of India’s Education System

July 15, 2024

Leak after leak after leak. Apart from the 2024 general election, this year has been a saga of high-profile exam paper leaks in India. It started with the police constable recruitment paper leak in Uttar Pradesh in February. Though the lid was

Will Modi Be Able To Address The Spiralling Unemployment Crisis In His Third Term?

Vivian Fernandes

July 8, 2024

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There has been much talk of growth, development and inclusion over the past 10 years, but this period, defined by the highly centralised style of functioning of Narendra Modi, has not produced enough jobs to absorb additions to the labour force, particularly

AgriStack In Its Current Form Is A Half-Baked Idea

Kalyan Chatterjee

February 19, 2024

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Though the Green Revolution helped India achieve food self-sufficiency, it began to run out of steam by the mid-1990s when growth in population started to outstrip rise in agricultural productivity. Over the next decade or so it became clear that unless another

BBIN Economic Corridor Has Potential To Transform Trade And Development In East And Northeast India

Kalyan Chatterjee

November 21, 2023

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Garment exports constitute more than four-fifths of Bangladesh’s total export of trade and services. Eighty-five percent of garments find markets in Europe and the United States, under the system of preferential trading for least developed countries. Together, exports to the European Union,

Sex Ratio Declined In 13 States Even As More Money Spent On Publicity

Jayanta Bhattacharya

August 23, 2023

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Beti Bachao Beti Padhao (BBBP), the Central government’s flagship scheme—where a prime objective was to normalise the skewed Sex Ratio at Birth (SRB)—may have been successful in raising awareness, thanks to liberal spending on media and advocacy, but questions remain on its

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

Jayanta Bhattacharya

July 22, 2023

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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

You Have Been Hacked: How The Law Remains Behind The Curve

Jasvinder Sidhu

June 9, 2023

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In April alone, the police of various states unearthed a string of pan-India cyber fraud operations. In Delhi, one Nasim Malitya was arrested with 22,000 SIM cards. He was allegedly the main supplier of SIMs to cyber criminals across India. His interrogation

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Flimsy Cover: The Inadequacy Of Crop Insurance

Jayanta Bhattacharya

May 3, 2023

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The untimely rainfall and hailstorms this year have played havoc with rabi or winter crops, especially wheat, that were close to harvesting. There is likely to be a significant depletion in yield. While this may not immediately affect India’s food security, the

Caught In The Crossfire: Migrant Labour Being Held Hostage To India’s Cynical Politics

Vivian Fernandes

April 12, 2023

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Language has not been a barrier to inter-state migration, but the ruling Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP)’s espousal of Hindi and its intolerance of Opposition-ruled states not aligned with its Hindutva ideology could trigger political mobilization that would stoke nativist sentiment and impede

Ballads Of Blood: The Tragic Tale Of Punjab’s Music Industry

Jasvinder Sidhu

March 1, 2023

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In 2008, Ramandeep Singh of Nawanshahr was desperate to emigrate to the US. On his first attempt, the US Embassy rejected his immigrant visa application. The “rejected” stamp on his passport poured cold water on his Great American Dream. But the tenacious

Global Cricket’s Toothless Policing Force

Jasvinder Sidhu

January 5, 2023

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A few months after taking over as general manager of the International Cricket Council’s Anti-Corruption Unit (ACU), Alex Marshall pronounced, “In most parts of the world it is mostly corrupt Indian bookies.” What Marshall said was nothing new. For more than one

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NEET Paper Leaks Is Symptom Of Breakdown Of India’s Education System

Will Modi Be Able To Address The Spiralling Unemployment Crisis In His Third Term?

AgriStack In Its Current Form Is A Half-Baked Idea

BBIN Economic Corridor Has Potential To Transform Trade And Development In East And Northeast India

Sex Ratio Declined In 13 States Even As More Money Spent On Publicity

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

You Have Been Hacked: How The Law Remains Behind The Curve

Flimsy Cover: The Inadequacy Of Crop Insurance

Caught In The Crossfire: Migrant Labour Being Held Hostage To India’s Cynical Politics

Ballads Of Blood: The Tragic Tale Of Punjab’s Music Industry

Global Cricket’s Toothless Policing Force

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