Month: March 2016

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By the Way

The cost factor

Transport Ministry officials are said to be in a tizzy about what the surface of roads in India should be like. This situation...

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By the Way

Under Modi’s watch

Two important resource-rich public sector undertakings are on the radar of the government–the National Mineral Development Corporation (NMDC) and the Directorate-General of Hydrocarbons...

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Cover Story

The emergence of judiciary and medi: Testing times

WHERE does power to get things done or power to provide relief and redress or power to punish and reward, for that matter,...

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Defence

India eyes arms export market

THERE is an old adage that says that if you wish others to help you, you must help yourself first. To no one...

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From the Editor

From the Editor

Two major issues cropped up during a recent discussion on the state of affairs in India-one was the ‘power shift’ and the other...

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Governance

Those who pollute should pay

THE Swachh Bharat Mission is a flagship programme of the government that is associated with the prestige and image of the country and...

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Leisure

Verdant gem

PACHMARHI is a lovely hill resort girdled by the Satpura ranges, it offers absolute tranquility. Bridle paths lead into placid forest groves of...

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Perspective

Of the fires within

MYTHOLOGY is replete with stories about fire, indicating the significance of this element in human perception. From Agni, the god of fire, sacrifice...

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State Scan

Anandiben in the eye of a storm

A political storm is brewing in Gujarat over a land deal for a resort on the fringes of the Gir sanctuary with which...

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State Scan

Caught in a tangle

CALL it stalemate, gridlock or deadlock, the seeds of the present state of affairs in Maharashtra lie in the hung verdict of the...