Santosh MehrotraPrime Minister Narendra Modi held forth on women’s empowerment in Uttar Pradesh before a large audience of women in Prayagraj recently. But women’s participation in labor force in Uttar Pradesh is merely 9%; only Bihar is worse at 5%. In fact,...
Chintamani MahapatraIt is relevant and appropriate to take stock of the performance of government in various fields, including its engagement with the outside world at the year-end. It helps in drawing inspiration from the successes, learning from the difficulties,...
If you love reading books, or you sell or buy books then you must have noticed a number of the books. That number is called ISBN number and you will find it in every book. Do you know why...
Harsh V PantIt has become a cliché to suggest that the Covid-19 pandemic has had a transformative impact on global politics. Indeed, for a health issue to be at the center of international political cross-currents is a rare...
Santosh MehrotraIndia has one of the world’s lowest women’s work participation rates (almost comparable to that found in Arab countries). The Periodic Labor Force Survey 2019-20 showed a remarkable reversal in this female workforce participation rate in India. However,...
TK ArunThe year that is coming to an end is one in which letters of the Greek alphabet acquired a virulence unimaginable even to those who had shuddered in the classroom at the sight of Sin Theta and Cosine...
Santosh MehrotraUttar Pradesh’s per capita income was barely half (Rs 41,023) of India’s average (Rs 86,659) in 2019-20. The per capita income of UP (at 2011-12 prices) is ranked 32 out of 36 states and Union Territories. That the...
Jayan Jose ThomasEvery time a technology giant chooses an India-born techie as its leader, there is a justifiable swelling of pride in the country, but also some disappointment. Despite having so many celebrated technologists around the world, why is...
Anil TrigunayatAfter President Putin’s short, symbolic yet substantive visit for the 21st Annual Summit with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi , New Delhi installed the first S-400 battery of the Russian Triumf air defence system in Punjab to keep...
Sakshi ShardaThe incident on December 12 jolted the Government of India into action when it came to recognizing the immobility experienced by women in public spaces due to absence of spatial security. Recognizing that pubic access is difficult...
