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Student Loans Jump 15 Times To Rs 48,000 Cr In 9 Years

Student Loans Jump 15 Times To Rs 48,000 Cr In 9 Years

Our higher education system rests on the pillars of accessibility, affordability and quality…

Financial Inclusion Seems To Be Working

Financial Inclusion Seems To Be Working

A stated goal of financial inclusion seems to be working for the Government as well as the Reserve Bank of India…

Foodgrain Wastage Is Shrinking But Not Fast Enough

Foodgrain Wastage Is Shrinking But Not Fast Enough

Food and foodgrain worth nearly Rs 50,000 crore is lost every year, India’s Minister of State for Agriculture and Food Processing Industries Tariq Anwar said recently…

Viznomics

Farm Sizes Are Shrinking, Amazingly

Farm Sizes Are Shrinking, Amazingly

India’s agriculture sector grew over 3% on an average annual basis in agriculture during the 11th Plan (2007-2012), and the sector accounted for 13…

A New Target For Firearms Thieves; Police Stations

A New Target For Firearms Thieves; Police Stations

Is the long arm of the law long enough to guard its own backyard? Evidently not…

Rahul’s Fav Words – People, Movement, India, Going….

Rahul’s Fav Words – People, Movement, India, Going….

Congress Vice-President Rahul Gandhi’s speech last Thursday in Delhi to the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) received mixed reviews – largely down party lines…

IPL Cricket – Who Makes What & How

IPL  Cricket – Who Makes What & How

Come April 3, and cricket-crazy fans across the world be glued to Indian Premier League (IPL) matches played every day, for another 60 days…

More Drunk Driving Cases In `Dry’ States Like Gujarat!

More Drunk Driving Cases In `Dry’ States Like Gujarat!

Bollywood actor Salman Khan’s 2002 hit-and-run case continues to keep the spotlight on road accidents due to drunk driving…

Fact Check

Education & Suicide – What’s The Connection?

Education & Suicide – What’s The Connection?

Mumbai Police Commissioner Dr Satyapal Singh recently said: “In Mumbai, if there are 150 murders, there are eight times (more) suicides and all the perpetrators are educated people…

Is Malnutrition In Gujarat Worse Than Sub Sahara?

Is Malnutrition In Gujarat Worse Than Sub Sahara?

Justice Markandey Katju, Chairman of the Press Council of India & formerly a Supreme Court judge, cited several data points to highlight the issue of child malnutrition in Gujarat…

Modi, Contrary To Opposition Claims, Is Delivering On Jobs

Modi, Contrary To Opposition Claims, Is Delivering On Jobs

Gujarat goes to polls this week and political parties are leaving no stones unturned in their attempt to woo some 37…

Can Maharashtra Really Be Power Sufficient By 2013?

Can Maharashtra Really Be Power Sufficient By 2013?

Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan claimed last week that the state would be free of power cuts by the end of this year…