An unsung success in fertilitySaturday, May 04, 2013,02:35:56 PM
Last week Maharashtra celebrated its 54th birthday along with its twin sister, the state of Gujarat. May Day is when we remember those who struggled for statehood, including some who gave their lives for this state. ....
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Chit funds, a borderline caseSaturday, April 27, 2013,08:51:42 AM
There is a chit fund crisis unfolding in Bengal. The Bengali pronunciation is “cheat fund”. The Kolkata based Saradha Group is alleged to have collected thousands of crores in deposits from small investors. The investors were probably lured by attractive returns promised by the chit fund.....
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CAG and the parched stateSaturday, April 20, 2013,07:58:50 AM
The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India has prepared a report on the various irrigation projects in the state of Maharashtra. This report was tabled in the Vidhan Sabha this week, and contains details on hundreds of small and large projects that were undertaken over past....
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Fasting to get justiceSaturday, April 13, 2013,08:53:00 AM
Medha Patkar has been on an indefinite fast to protest the demolition of 43 houses in the Golibar slum area in Khar West. Her fast is in its ninth day, and her health is deteriorating. Various people have requested the Chief Minister and other authorities to intervene. Aruna Roy of the National Advisory ....
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Reforming the universitySaturday, March 30, 2013,08:16:10 AM
Most students who opt for Commerce or Arts stream after their tenth standard board examination, take compulsory courses in Economics. It’s a popular subject. If you get a B.A. or a B.Com from Mumbai University (MU), it is almost sure that you would have done several courses in Economics. But when it comes to....
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Implementing the Right to FoodSaturday, March 23, 2013,07:47:21 AM
The UPA had promised in its election manifesto in 2009, that it would enact a Food Security law. That pledge is one step closer to being redeemed. The Union Cabinet cleared the Food Security Bill (FSB) this week, which will now be tabled in the two Houses of Parliament. ....
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Banning those bannersSaturday, March 16, 2013,08:08:54 AM
On March 1, the newly-elected Vice President of the Indian National Congress party made a trip to the financial capital of the country. Visits or movement of most VIP politicians means disruption of traffic. But in this case it was Rahul Gandhi, and it was middle of a Friday. Mumbai’s usual gridlock ....
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Could be worse than 1972Saturday, March 09, 2013,08:09:08 AM
The year 1972 is firmly etched in the collective memory of the state of Maharashtra. That was the year of third consecutive failure of monsoon. The drought that year was so severe that it spread to all the districts, not only those which are usually drought prone. The state has one of the lowest potential ....
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Do we need a women’s bank?Saturday, March 02, 2013,09:00:57 AM
In the Thursday speech of the Finance Minister he announced that his government was setting up a public sector Women’s Bank (WB) by October. It would receive an initial capital of Rs 1,000 crore. Since it would be a public sector bank, it would not need to be issued a special license by the Reserve ....
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South Asia’s kill-festSaturday, February 23, 2013,08:08:01 AM
When the train announcer said that the platform had been changed, little did she know that she had just signed the death warrant of 36 innocent pilgrims, mostly women and children. This was on the auspicious night of February 10, the new moon day, the day of the Mauni Amavasya. ....
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$2 trillion economySaturday, February 09, 2013,08:55:31 AM
Six years ago,India became a trillion dollar economy. That meant it joined a select club of a dozen other economies of the world. There was much celebration of having crossed an important psychological mark. The economy’s GDP i.e. output is measured in rupees, and then converted into dollars....
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Budget bluesSaturday, February 02, 2013,08:36:55 AM
The headlines screamed that a dense fog had engulfed New Delhi, and all air, rail and road traffic had been disrupted. The domino effect was felt all over the country. It is indeed that time of the year when due to a combination of winter, ....
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India’s social contractFriday, January 25, 2013,10:43:17 PM
In 1947 India became a free nation. In 1950 we became bound again. We didn’t lose our freedom and go back to bondage as slaves. Instead we collectively agreed to be bound by a contract among ourselves. This contract was framed by us, and not imposed by foreigners. This social....
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Pakistan’s Anna MomentSaturday, January 19, 2013,07:59:35 AM
The rain, hailstorm and cold winds that were pounding North India were also lashing Islamabad. But that failed to dampen the enthusiasm of the march of “millions” onto the nation’s capital in Pakistan. This march was led by Dr Tahir ul Qadri, a Canadian citizen who arrived in Pakistan just about a month ....
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Vivekananda at 150Saturday, January 12, 2013,10:36:46 AM
He was born six years after India’s first war for Independence, two years after Rabindranath Tagore (in the same city), and six years before Mohandas Gandhi. He lived for 39 years, and adopted the name of Swami Vivekananda at the age of 30, just before embarking on a historic sea voyage to America....
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Laxman Rekhas we must crossSunday, January 06, 2013,08:20:08 AM
The tragic, brutal and utterly senseless rape and murder of a Delhi woman has convulsed us all. It has led to a national churning of emotions, and intense soul searching. That six men could stoop to such depravity and cruelty is perhaps incomprehensible and shocking, but ultimately brings us shame too.....
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Remembering S RamanujanSaturday, December 22, 2012,08:27:46 AM
One of India’s greatest mathematicians, Srinivasa Ramanujan was born on December 22, 1887, one hundred and twenty five years ago in Erode, Tamil Nadu. He died at the very young age of 32 on April 26, 1920 in Kumbakonam. Prior to his last few months in India, he lived for five years in Cambridge, ....
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Crowdsourcing Mumbai PlanSaturday, December 15, 2012,08:21:50 AM
12/12/12 proved to be a significant date in the history of the Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai (MCGM). For the first time the Corporation has put in the public domain the mid-term work toward the Development Plan (DP) for the city. It has asked the people of Mumbai to comment on the existing....
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The trade relationship between India and China has grown astonishingly fast. Today China is India’s number one trading partner. The bilateral trade is close to 100 billion dollars. India’s imports include machinery used in the telecom and power sector, like boilers and reactors. ....
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