Is Tourism Destroying Goa?

Poor governance and mediocre short-sighted politics are destroying the paradise that Goa was as its environment, water table, culture and way of life is drastically threatened by tourism and......

Assam's 4th major eviction drive sees lathicharge, protests

A series of eviction drives were conducted in different places of Assam on Wednesday, leaving thousands of alleged "encroachers" in a quandary. IMAGE: Street Vendors Association of Assam members......

Assam's eviction drive in forest land hits over 12,000 people

The Assam government on Tuesday began clearing nearly 1,900 hectares of forest and government land in Sonitpur district, affecting 12,000-odd people who were allegedly staying there illegally for......

Remembering The Yatris Before Rahul

The ultimate consequences of Rahul Gandhi's yatra may be known only in 2024, points out Sudhir Bisht. IMAGE: Congress MP Rahul Gandhi during the Bharat Jodo Yatra in Kollam, Kerala, September 16,......

Opposition's 'people's agenda' to take on Modi

Some of the key proposals of the agenda relate to transforming the banking sector, addressing agrarian distress, countering hate crimes and discrimination, and spurring employment generation.Archis......

What 2018 Economics Nobel means for growth-hungry India

William Nordhaus believes that climate change can best be addressed by ensuring the correct pricing for polluting resources like fuel through government intervention – in other words, through......

Time frame of 300 highway projects cut by 3 months: Gadkari

Of these, about 100 projects are likely to be completed by December 2018. The government has decided to reduce time frame by three months of 300 projects scheduled for completion in June 2019, and......

India needs $ 4.5 trn by 2040 to develop infrastructure

About railways sector, the Survey said that it is facing stiff competition from other modes of transportation and the government is initiating various transformative measures to keep railways on......