Opinion

Debashish Mitra December 23 was Farmers’ Day. But between the Jharkhand elections and anti-NRC/CAA protests there was practically no coverage of the day on any mainstream medium. It was as though farmers exist in urban media only when loan waivers are discussed, or become unfortunate...

Nikunja Bihari Sahu A rare celestial spectacle is going to unfold with an annular solar eclipse looming large December 26, 2019. While the annularity will be passing over a broad belt stretching from Saudi Arabia to Guam, it will be visible to parts of Southern...

Santosh Kumar Dash, Kiran Kumar Kakarlapudi, & Balakrushna Padhi The University Grants Commission (UGC), through the National Testing Agency (NTA), conducts the National Eligibility Test (NET) twice a year, mainly in June and December. The exam is preliminary screening for aspiring teachers or lecturers. Over...

Charudutta Panigrahi Not many would realise that Goa gives India the intangible value of individual and social freedom that keeps societies and communities bonded despite their own peculiarities. Goa has given India the internationalism that makes our country the melting pot of moods, colours and...

Jayakrishna Sahu Amid controversy and conflict, opposition and agitations, the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2019, has become an Act, with the President signing it December 12. The Citizen (Amendment) Act, 2019 (CAA) has made some additions to the Citizenship Act, 1955. The most important of these...

Santosh Kumar Mohapatra Rape is a shame on humanity. What is reprehensible is that with the growth in human numbers and ‘civilisation’, crimes against women are also rising by leaps and bounds. Rape is one of the fastest growing crimes in India. It is affecting...

Dasarathi Mishra The paramount task of financial institutions or financial intermediaries is to mobilise savings of the community and ensure efficient allocation of these resources for productive investment. The financial institutions that garner deposits from the public, namely commercial banks, co-operative banks, deposit-taking NBFCs, and...

SN Misra The NDA has ensured passage of the Citizenship Amendment Bill in both houses of parliament despite its lack of majority in the Rajya Sabha. The Bill (now Citizenship (Amendment) Act, or CAA) grants citizenship to those Hindus, Sikhs, Buddhists, Jains, Parsis and Christians...

Bhala Chandra Shadangi The declared objective of the recent amendment to the Citizenship Act is to provide citizenship to people forced to seek shelter in India owing to religious persecution or fear of persecution in their home countries, primarily Hindus, Sikhs, Jains, Buddhists, Parsis and...

Suresh Prabhakar Prabhu & Sabyasachee Dash A silent revolution is happening in India; the country is changing rapidly right before our eyes. This is an India significantly powered by Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs). The SME sector, with about 36 million units, is being touted,...