It is impossible the control or reduce the fury of nature but, at a lower scale, it is worth experimenting to modify it, says Ajay Lele.
There is a big hole in India's electronics manufacturing capabilities, one that does not fit in well with the notion of a large economy with matching technology muscles, says Subir Roy.
'How can I pursue my dream forgoing my identity? I want to fly as a trans man.'
Had it not been for the intellectual dominance and political legitimacy of the Leftist philosophy since 1970, would EPW have become what it did? After all, there were other more established journals around then, says T C A Srinivasa-Raghavan.
The Modi government and political parties on Monday roundly criticised Pakistan for the beheading of two Indian soldiers in Jammu and Kashmir.
Between 2010 and 2050 India is expected to add about 500 million to its 2011 urban population of 377 million.
India must take urgent measures like issuing sovereign guaranteed bonds and exempting FIIs from short term capital gains tax to stem the rupee's slide, India Inc said.
If India is compared to younger nations based on per capita income, you will realise that other countries have prospered far better.
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The Keynesian advice comes after Finance Minister P Chidambaram has said he considers the fiscal deficit at 4.8 per cent of gross domestic product in 2013-14 as a 'red line'.
All major financial markets - equities, bonds and currency - are on a slippery slope, with no respite in sight.
Dedicated to Goddess Parvati, the festival of Teej is celebrated differently in Nepal and in the various states of India. Here's a quick look at some of them:
There is certainly something missing with the way poverty is measured in India.
India should engage the world on the basis of its confidence in its identity rather than trying to please the global community as their "pale imitation", External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said on Wednesday amid increasing Western pressure on the country to oppose the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
The currency is vulnerable because of a record high current account deficit.
If India had a road regulator in the late nineties, the capacity-building model based on public-private partnerships would not have been in tatters.
A new book may help companies in getting corporate social responsibility right, notes Ajit Balakrishnan.
Focus should be on integrating India into regional trade blocs and helping professional services transcend borders.
India would require about 500,000 cyber security experts by 2015.
An ambitious project to awaken a sleeping giant of Asian soccer looks like confirming Nobel laureate Amartya Sen's famous remark that India pricks up its ears only when comparisons with China are made. With China embarked on a multi-billion dollar mission to become a soccer superpower by 2050, India looks set to follow suit with its own plan to raise its status in the game to match its burgeoning economic power. Come October, India, most famously described as soccer's sleeping giant by former FIFA president Sepp Blatter, will launch a programme to engage more than 11 million children in soccer-related activities.
Since 2000, India has had three serious droughts.
It's always been a struggle for economists and statisticians to forecast India's gross domestic product (GDP) correctly, and say where the economy is headed before the official numbers come out. If estimating the GDP is tough, forecasting it in real time is complicated. It involves looking at tens of indicators, such as industrial production, electricity consumption and exports, to arrive at a number.
India will look to play a key role in the APEC, EU and Africa regions to increase its competitiveness.
Like India's '83 World Cup campaign itself, the movie looks like a rollicking ride, notes Deepti Patwardhan.
Eleven countries voted in favour of the resolution while three countries - India, China and the UAE abstained.
Nanotechnology has remarkable applications in a variety of spheres, including agriculture, animal husbandry and natural resources management.
Many countries are doing it successfully, India also can.
or the first time, the size and specifications of the Indian Navy's future aircraft carrier have been officially acknowledged.
A glimpse into how India celebrates the birth of Lorrd Krishna. Take a look
The Budget process is a massive exercise. The exercise has different stages and each stage kicks off at a different stage of Budget making process.
Massive imports by India, of $60 billion and 1,067 tonnes in 2011-12 (up from $40 billion in 2010-11), have contributed in pushing prices of the noble metal to record levels internationally.
The prime minister said that India needs to fully depend on itself.
Trai chairman Rajiv Khullar says, India has to pull up its stocks in order to achieve financial inclusion.
Fourth-ranked India will have to win the upcoming One-Day International series against New Zealand by at least a 4-1 margin to move up a position in the ICC team rankings.
In a collaborative study, a team of Indian and international experts recently revealed that the electronic voting machines used in Indian elections are vulnerable to fraud. Excerpts from their report.
A signature cocktail of on-time performance, clean aircraft and good on-board service has helped India's youngest airline become the largest.
A United Nations report has said that Indians rank AIDS high on their priority list of the most important issues facing the world.
Mahendra Singh Dhoni said that a combination of proper infrastructure and guidance along with passion can help India in becoming a 'sporting nation'.
Day 2 in the second Test between South Africa and India was all about the Dale Steyn, even as Murali Vijay missed out on a hundred.
A 'very large' number of Indians are likely to remain protected from Omicron or any other variant of COVID-19 and there is no need to panic, eminent virologist Dr Shahid Jameel has said.
They face two key challenges - manpower and capital. Sadly, these are not on the agenda for reform
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