It is rare for an American daily to heap praise on Cuba and rarer still for a US secretary of state to acknowledge the contribution made by the socialist Cuba. But this is exactly what has happened. Fifty five years after the Cuban rev
Responding to prime minister Narendra Modi’s call to contribute to the realisation of Mahatma Gandhi’s dream of a Swachchh Bharat, or clean India, the corporate world has committed large sums to build toilets for girls in schools and w
She was struggling hard for life. On the verge of death, she was being supported by the rescue team whose members kept rubbing her limbs intermittently to warm her up. Doses of steroids were proving ineffective. This abandoned female monkey suffer
Post-2015, the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), which has been a driving force behind the development policy for many national and international agencies, will soon be replaced by Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Over the
The government publishes many figures. I have selected and processed the most relevant of them to give a picture of how the economy is doing – or rather, was doing till the second quarter of 2014. Sometimes, different governm
In times when it is fashionable in the development sector to say “I am a shit man”, Marachi Subburaman cuts a strikingly underwhelming figure. He certainly does not look like the kind of man who has helped build more than 20,000 toilet
The UPA-2 government had offered the special category status to Seemandhra as part of the decision to bifurcate Andhra Pradesh between Telangana and Seemandhra (post-bifurcation Andhra Pradesh). The new, Narendra Modi-led government hinted early o
On September 28, speaking at the Madison Square Garden in the US, prime minister Narendra Modi said banks across the country have garnered `1,500 crore in deposits in more than four crore accounts opened under the pradhan mantri jan dha
Now that top-rung companies will be making big spending on corporate social responsibility (CSR), how do we ensure that the funds are spent effectively, and make an impact? One tool to do so would be social audit. Nirmala Sitharaman, minister of s
Of all the good and the bad things that Bhupinder Singh Hooda would be remembered for during his two consecutive terms since 2005 as chief minister, one of the most significant was the wiping off of the ‘Aaya Lal, Gaya Lal’ phase of Ha
Close to eight months have passed since Archana Bhargava, chairman and managing director (CMD) of the crisis-ridden United Bank of India (UBI) took voluntary retirement, but the bank is yet to get her successor. This is not an isolated case. Five
The story appeared before Jayalalithaa got a bail in the disproportionate assets case From a cine star she became one of the most successful but controversial political figures. She never hid her national ambition
Election results are easily open to many inferences that one draws according to one`s own political assessment. The results of the Haryana and Maharashtra polls, which saw continued resurgence of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), are not an except
After surprising everyone with its debut election for the Maharashtra assembly, the Hyderabad-based Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (MIM) is eager to spread its wings further. Speaking with Governance Now over phone from Hyderabad, M
Here are some takeaways from the Maharashtra and Haryana assembly election results: * Prime minister Narendra Modi continues to enjoy the kind of popularity we have not seen for decades. The only comparison seems to be Indira Gandhi
This year’s monsoon has been one of the most miserly for Punjab. Despite the late burst in September flooding certain areas, the deficit stands at 48 percent, one of the biggest shortfalls in India. But in the state, fields played host to a
It is celebration time for followers of All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) party chief Jayalalithaa, as she has been granted interim bail by the supreme court in the illegal assets case. The state capital erupted in
A major change has taken place in the Pakistani army establishment. Five major generals have been promoted, and the ISI has a new chief. The promotions consequent to impending retirement of four corps commanders and ISI chief Zaheerul Islam gave t
No names are needed here. Recently a top academic who heads one of India’s premier educational institutions recounted an experience that painfully highlighted the yawning gap in the quality and quantity of faculty members and the number of s
In order to cement the top position, budget airline IndiGo on Wednesday placed a purchase order for 250 A320 neos planes from Airbus. The order, worth nearly $ 26 billion, is the largest single order for jets from the European planemaker.
