Kishan Kumar, who ran a small shop in Kanpur, died of kidney failure at 42. The cause, as in most cases, was progressive diabetes. With his meagre income, no medical insurance, and the responsibility of caring for a wife and three school-going chi
One out of every three women in India receive offensive and inappropriate calls or SMSs, reveals a Truecaller report. According to the report ‘Understanding the Impact of Harassment & Spam Calls on Women’, 78 percent women
Despite home minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday ordering a CBI enquiry into the alleged SSC paper leak, hundreds of aspirants continue to protest outside the commission’s office in New Delhi. The students want a written communi
There was a sharp increase in the share of import of gold after 2007‐08 because of its rise in its asset demand. Interestingly, in 2013‐14 the export of rough diamond and non-monetary form of gold was also at maximum levels of 10.10 and 11.04
n its bid to replace existing lights with energy efficient LED ones at various airports and buildings managed by the airports regulatory body, Airports Authority of India has signed an pact with the Energy Efficiency Services Ltd (EESL).
IndianOil has dedicated to the nation three multi product pipelines which have been re-routed along the railway corridor at a cost of about Rs 98 crore. The pipelines have been rerouted between IndianOil`s foreshore terminal and Kor
The state-run oil marketing company, Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL) has joined hands with Jet Privilege Private Limited (JPPL) to empower members to earn as well as redeem JPMiles whenever they refuel their vehicles at select IOCL outlets.
National Highways Authority of India chairman Deepak Kumar has directed his team of officials to strictly monitor the road conditions and ensure quick rectification of the damaged stretches. Kumar has laid emphasis on taking stern a
A statue of Dravidar Kazhagam founder and social reformer Periyar E.V. Ramasamy was vandalised in Tamil Nadu, just days after Russian leader
India’s energy diplomacy will take a significant jump when it will host two back-to-back summits – one on solar energy and the other on hydrocarbon – on March 11 and April 10-12 in New Delhi. The first, to be held under the banne
There is a social media storm over Lenin’s statue that was pulled down in Tripura’s Belonia town, soon after the BJP-IPFT won a huge victory in the assembly polls and ended 25 years of CPI (M) rule. Russian leader Vladim
The government of Mozambique has accorded approval for the development plan for Golfinho-Atum natural gas field in the Area 1 block in Rovuma Offshore Basin of Mozambique. ONGC Videsh Limited recently announced it. The plan envisage
In the past two months, two girls have faced unspeakable violence. In January, a Dalit schoolgirl in Haryana was gang-raped and murdered. In Jharkand in February, a 15-year-old girl was raped and burnt alive. Horrifying stories like this put the s
Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited has paid an interim dividend of 40 percent which amounts to Rs 293.71 crore on the enhanced equity capital for 2017-18. With this, BHEL has maintained its impeccable track record of rewarding investo
Conrad Sangma, sworn in as chief minister of Meghalaya on Tuesday, will have the challenging task of keeping together an alliance that comprises the BJP, the National People’s Party, United Democratic Party (UDP), People’s Democratic F
After three years of continuous drafting and re-drafting, the ministry of health and family welfare is finally ready with a draft of a legislation intended to regulate growing digitisation in healthcare. The proposed Digital Information Security i
In 1985, as a reporter of the Times of India, I got a chance to attend a lecture by one of the greatest legal minds of our times, Nani Palkhivala, at a function organised by an industries body in Kanpur. In those days, VP Singh, as
The alleged assault on chief secretary Anshu Prakash has created a rift between political class and bureaucrats. Secretary, IAS association, Manisha Saxena has told to Governance Now that Prakash attended the meeting of Delhi cabinet so that the b
All India Drug Action Network (AIDAN) has accused US-based multinational firms in healthcare for running a malicious campaign against National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA) and the transfer of its chairman Bhupendra Singh. The government
The decision to cut the NCERT syllabus by half is a laudable move, but one that is fraught with long term risks. The NCERT syllabus will be reduced by half from the 2019 academic session to provide relief to school students, human resource
