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Back to SearchWhy are state governments complaining about denial of food grains under OMSS?
Last month, the Union government stopped the sale of rice and wheat from the Central pool under the Open Market Sale Scheme (OMSS). This has provoked…
3 years, 1 month ago
Is the food price rise making our diets unhealthy?
Every headline over the past few weeks has been of the staggering rise in prices of not just tomatoes, but also of potatoes, onions, rice, wheat, tur…
3 years, 1 month ago
World Snake Day: Why is India still the snake bite capital of the world?
July 16 is World Snake Day. When you have a day dedicated to something, it typically denotes a call to care for, or draw attention to, the welfare of…
3 years, 1 month ago
How will the government’s Green Credit Programme work?
The Union environment ministry has notified draft rules for implementation of a Green Credit Programme (GCP). The programme aims to create a market-b…
3 years, 1 month ago
Out of the 2023 World Cup: What’s behind the decline of the Calypso Kings?
For the first time in the 48-year history of ODI world cups, the West Indies will be missing from the tournament. The champions of the first two edit…
3 years, 1 month ago
What lies ahead for GST in India?
July 1 this year marked the 6th year since the Goods and Services Tax was implemented. The average monthly collection in the first year was sub-₹1 la…
3 years, 1 month ago
Is ‘highway hypnosis’ a cause for concern on Indian roads? | In Focus podcast
The recent bus accident on the Nagpur-Mumbai Samruddhi Expressway that left 25 people dead after the bus hit an iron pole and caught fire, has once a…
3 years, 1 month ago
2023 Wimbledon Preview: Who are the contenders capable of stopping Djokovic? | In Focus podcast
Can Novak Djokovic win a record 24th Grand Slam title? This question is one of the central themes of the 2023 Wimbledon championship. If the Serb man…
3 years, 1 month ago
How Chinese investments are returning to India
In this podcast, we look at the state of play three years after India put in place sweeping curbs on inflows of Chinese investments into India. Offic…
3 years, 1 month ago
Has the Bhadralok intellectual culture in Bengal faded?
The intellectual class of West Bengal, euphemistically termed the Bhadralok, has long held a pivotal role in shaping culture, politics and policy in …
3 years, 2 months ago