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Vasudev Chakravarti
Public Sector Banks Reeling Under NPAs Post Huge Losses
11 Jun 2018
India’s 21 public sector banks, many of which are reeling under the weight of NPAs, scams and frauds, have posted a whopping loss of Rs.87,357 crore in the fiscal year 2017-18.
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India Records Decline in Maternal Mortality
07 Jun 2018
According to the latest bulletin on maternal mortality, the country’s MMR is 167 as opposed to 130 in the previous bulletin.
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Government Scraps Weapon Development Subsidy
06 Jun 2018
The move by the government is indicative of the failure of its flagship “Make in India” programme, and also its rhetoric of being military-friendly.
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The Myth of Caste-Free Metropolises
05 Jun 2018
A new study reveals the extent to which caste segregation is a fact in India’s metropolises. Even within these symbols of modern globalised capitalism, caste still retains its grip.
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ONGC: From Cash Cow to Sacrificial Lamb?
02 Jun 2018
The BJP-led NDA government has been using ONGC’s cash to fill its coffers and now wants to place the burden of a fuel cut on the corporation.
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To Reduce Fuel Prices, Government to Ask ONGC to Bear Fuel Subsidy
01 Jun 2018
High on the revenue it recovers from excise duty, the government, instead of bringing a cut in the excise duty, is trying to transfer the burden on ONGC.
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The Quagmire of US Sanctions: Whither India?
31 May 2018
Though India has in recent times appeared to orient itself towards the United States in terms of its foreign policy, the relations that it had and continues to have with Russia and Iran cannot be…
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Growing Wealth Inequality: India to Triple Billionaire Tally By 2027
29 May 2018
India is expected to become the third wealthiest country at a time when there is rising inequality in the country. The ensuing cornering of wealth by billionaires and millionaires comes as a result…
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Prohibition in Bihar: Marginalised Bear the Brunt of the Law
28 May 2018
The question of whether prohibition laws are an effective tool to combat alcoholism and whether they benefit those from marginalised sections arises, as people from marginalised sections are being…
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BJP’s ‘Yagna’ Model of Governance: Gujarat Government to Conduct Yagnas for Monsoon
26 May 2018
The BJP government in Gujarat is set to conduct yagnas to bring a good monsoon. The party has a history of conducting yagnas for various issues, and of often using government funds to finance them.