Devdutt Pattanaik is a physician turned mythologist, author and consultant. He has written over 600 articles and 30 books on the relevance of sacred stories, symbols and rituals in modern times. Born and brought up in Mumbai, he graduated in m
According to the figures released by Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, the funds allocated or released under the Deendayal Disabled Rehabilitation Scheme (DDRS) in last three years has declined from Rs 14,960 (2013-14) lakhs
NBCC (formerly National Buildings Construction Corp), a Navratna PSU, has been growing from strength to strength. Its CMD Anoop Kumar Mittal tells Pankaj Kumar that it has signed an MoU with DDA for development of an E
We must discuss the fundamental issues of governance affecting the day-to-day life of the people, find out the drawbacks and try and show the way forward, believes justice HL Dattu, chairperson, National Human Rights Commission (NHRC). “We m
It is like a dream come true as we were disconnected from the rest of the country,” said an ecstatic Babloo Rai, a resident of Mau town in Uttar Pradesh after it was announced that a 51-km broad-gauge line between Mau station of North Easter
The disruptions in the Rajy Sabha are attributable to a mismatch between the power of the Rajya Sabha in being able to check and balance government, and its composition, which is entirely political and delinked from federal interests, said a repor
United States presidential elections are hardly three months away. Voting will take place on November 8. The Tuesday following the very first Monday in November is observed as Election Day in USA. USA has a presidential system of d
Swaraj Abhiyan, a socio-political movement led by Yogendra Yadav and Prashant Bhushan, is all set to launch a political party on October 2. Their first political battle is against the Aam Aadmi Party, which had expelled Yadav and B
The level of NPAs with public sector banks accumulating over the last many years has seen a sharp spike and is not going to come down in a short or medium time frame. It is also necessary for us to understand that if the economy of a particular co
After cruising on the Yamuna Expressway for over an hour, I reach Runakta, a small village on the outskirts of Agra city. Here, I was told, the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has created a mini forest. This is an innovative initiative
Sitting on a plastic chair at the door of his workshed at New Maharashtra Small Scale Industries, Shakir Compound in Dharavi, Khwaja Qureshi takes stock of the work in progress. His workers walk in carrying large squares of translucent plastic s
This financial year promises to be a bumper year for the government when it comes to disinvestment revenue. As many as 30 cash-rich PSUs including ONGC, NTPC, Power Grid, ONGC Videsh and BHEL will start buying back a portion of their own sha
The gun was placed on my forehead. There were eight to ten men who started enquiring about my whereabouts,” recalls Balmati Devi, an auxilliary nurse midwife (ANM) of Gumla block, Jharkhand. Holding a stern gaze on me, she takes a paus
The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India has heavily criticised the central public sector undertaking (PSU) HLL Lifecare Limited, which makes and markets a range of health care products. In its latest report to the health ministry, it sa
The river Saraswati flowed steadily for over 2,000 years, before dying over 4,000 years back. The Haryana government is now intent on bringing it back to life, even as many other rivers across the country are on the verge of dying.
State-run MTNL spends 70 percent of its revenue on salaries and pension of its staff, communications minister Manoj Sinha told Rajya Sabha on Friday. The minister said that this has affected the financial condition of once profit-making telecom co
Heavy rains in the Mumbai since morning disrupted routine life as the suburbs recorded 126.6 mm rain from 8.30 am to 2.30 pm while Colaba recorded 21.4 mm rainfall during the same time. The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has
A bit of history first. Hannibal, a military commander from Carthage, is considered one of the greatest military commanders in history, particularly for crossing the mighty Alps with men – and elephants – and taking the war dir
Taxi aggregators such as Uber and Ola may no longer be able to raise fares arbitrarily in times of higher demand as the centre is bringing app-based taxi services under a regulatory network that would allow state governments to fix a fare cap, rep
The government has turned to state-run companies to contribute to an account created to finance the prime minister`s Swachh Bharat programme. The department of public enterprises (DPE) has sent out an advisory, asking central public sector underta
