December 2016

The President has been pleased to award Bharat Ratna to Pandit Madan Mohan Malaviya (posthumously) and to Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee. The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, has expressed delight at the Bharat Ratna being conferred on Pt.…

The overwhelming finance sector reforms have begun transforming the system as New Deal. Currency crunch is still a problem, digital reach and efficiency not sufficient, yet the popularity of the measure, people’s patience to make it succeed…

According to Central Soil Water Conservation Research and Training Institute, Dehradun, India is losing 5,334 million tonnes of soil every year due to soil erosion because of indiscreet and excess use of fertilisers, insecticides and…

The US Federal Reserve rate hike of 0.25 percent is likely to have impact on Indian economy with increased outflow of foreign portfolio and institutional investors. It may also force in the course of time to raise rates in India. The RBI…

A 28-year old Dhoti-Kurta clad young man was jostling to push his blanket-wrapped baggage into the unreserved compartment of a passenger train at Delhi Railway station on May 8, 1953. The scene was a send off to Dr. Syma Prasad Moookerjee,…

Ten years ago when we visited him at Heritage Hospital in Banaras where he was struggling for his life, he indeed wanted his Shehnai to be kept next to him at hospital bed. When we enquired about his shehnai, the maestro with tears in his…

Pulses and legumes are nutrient-rich grains central to agricultural systems and culinary use throughout the world. As critical part of the food basket, they contribute substantial amounts of plant-based proteins, dietary fibre as well as…

Haritha Gramam is not just any story but it is the story of Peroorkada, a residential locality in Thiruvananthapuram city which went green by practicing effective waste management at its source. Thiruvananthapuram, the capital city of…

As our lifestyles become more 'developed' by the day, so does the damage we do to the environment. Our every move, from watching television, to working at a computer, to taking a flight to our favourite holiday destination harms the…

Pay Digital and Win Prizes! As India moves towards a digital and cashless economy, the Government announced on 15th December, 2016 two schemes Lucky Grahak Yojana and Digi-Dhan Vyapar Yojana to give cash awards to consumers and merchants…

The Reserve Bank has been sanguine in not changing the interest rates amid clamour from depositors to raise it and industry to reduce it. The monetary meet also noted that there might be some drop in the GDP growth because of…

Good Samaritan initiatives from the governments especially in the context of North East India are often not publicized well in the national media. Generally, the debate ends up either about violence in the north east or about certain…

9th May 1956: Rajya Sabha had concluded the marathon 4 day debate on the AIIMS Bill 1956. Rajkumari Amrit Kaur in her reply to the debate spoke thus – “I want this Institute to be a unique Institute, and to be able to give our people – the…