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India inherited a militaristic and repressive police force from the British. It has, by and...
The prescriptions for the Western Ghats
Educating people about climate change
The World Bank projects that climate change could cost India 2.8% of its GDP, and diminish...
What is a ‘national disaster’?
Amid calls for declaration of Kerala floods as a national disaster, a look at how govt classifies...
NDRF aid only for severe calamities
There are no legal provisions to designate a disaster a ‘national calamity’
From Plate to Plough: Lean year as a foundation
NABARD’s new survey offers a baseline to double farmers’ incomes. But is a survey done in...
U.S. tech giants plan to fight India’s data...
U.S. technology giants plan to intensify lobbying efforts against stringent Indian data localisation...
Half of farm households indebted: NABARD...
More than half the agricultural households in the country have outstanding debt, and their...
Helium turns 150 on August 18, 2018!
Identifying helium was key in ushering in a new era in astronomy, namely astrophysics.
MSME credit growth back at pre-note ban...
GST implementation adversely impacted MSME exports, write study’s authors