Amita SinghAs lawyer Mihir Desai was arguing on the bail application of Stan Swamy lying on ventilator support in the Holy Family Hospital, news came in that he was no more. This frail, old priest succumbed to...
Arun KumarIndia’s vaccine policy has seen many twists and turns. Production of vaccines in India may be hobbled by the availability of inputs and vaccine shortage is likely to continue. At the current rate of vaccination, assuming no vaccine hesitancy, the...
If the ecommerce site were to follow this rule, it would kill off any number of small enterprises whose business is to do price comparisons, product reviews and rankings. What is the meaning of the ban on related-party sales on ecommerce platforms? That Reliance Trends cannot sell its wares on JioMart or that Tata Cliq cannot sell Voltas or Starbucks products? Or that Amazon should entrust sales of its Echo line of products or Kindles to Flipkart ?
अरुण कुमारअर्थशास्त्र का यह सामान्य नियम है कि जब बाजार में मांग होती है, तब महंगाई बढ़ती है। पर मांग न होने के बावजूद यदि कीमतें आसमान छू रही हों, तो उसकी एक बड़ी वजह तंत्र की गड़बड़ी मानी...
At the height of second wave of coronavirus infections in India, Prime Minister Modi asked his officials “how volunteers from civil society can be utilised to lessen the pressures on healthcare sector” during a review meeting held on April 30, 2021. He further suggested that NGOs can help in communications with affected patients and their families during this crisis.
Amita SinghIt becomes a call of conscience to prevent entropy of our cherished workplaces as most of us may not be born King Nero who fiddled as Rome burned. This column comes at the face of an arbitrary order...
Bail is the norm and jail, the exception, ruled Justice V R Krishna Iyer. Unless an accused poses the risk of flight, destruction of evidence and repeating the offence, there is no rationale for denying him or her bail.
Budget proposals bode well for the infrastructure sector. However, unless the Government’s plan is backed by institutional reforms, we will not be able to exploit the true potential of urbanization.
The Smart City Mission needs to change its course of action if it aims to achieve inclusive growth and sustainable development. For this we need to draw lessons from failures and build upon the mission’s successes
Gurinder KaurIn the last week of June, an extreme heatwave has killed at least 600 people in Canada. Of those killed, 486 were from British Columbia alone. Most of the dead were elderly people living alone. Generally, the...
