'Lockdown has changed the environment around us'

'If we want a better life, we have to treat nature better.'That's nature's message to us.' IMAGE: Boats moored to the banks of the Ganga in Patna during the lockdown. Photograph: PTI Photo "One of......

What Lessons can India Learn from Japan?

'Both India and Japan can find themselves in a win-win situation if they draw some lessons from each other's strengths,' says Dr Rajaram Panda. IMAGE: Japan's Prime Minister Abe Shinzo removes his......

When Keshub Mahindra silenced T N Seshan

T N Seshan, who passed into the ages last month. believed that toughness at every level is needed to keep the flock under him strictly duty bound, recalls Dr K S Parthasarathy, former secretary,......

Budget allocation for maternity programme increased two fold

Photograph: Jayanta Dey/Reuters Rs 29,000 crore has been set aside for the Women and Child Development (WCD) Ministry for the next fiscal, a 20 per cent increase over the 2018-2019 financial year......

'The power crisis will not last long'

'This is a crisis which did not happen overnight. It was happening slowly.''Now we are mining very fast and this crisis won't last long.' IMAGE: Coal being loaded onto railway wagons for transport......

Startups offer solutions to water problems

As India reels from a severe water shortage, startups have begun offering innovative ways to help people access safe drinking water.Sneha Bhattacharjee reports. IMAGE: Residents struggle to fill......

From 2 lakhs to 3,300 crores! How A Velumani did it!

Thyrocare founder Arokiaswamy Velumani shares his success story with Anjuli Bhargava as he remembers the one person who stood by him through it all. IMAGE: Arokiaswamy Velumani with his wife......

Waste not, want not

The problem of waste is a problem of finding solutions that can match our pockets and our regulatory and governance abilities, notes Sunita Narain India has a huge waste problem -- from untreated......