Homeopathic dose for human capital The Centre’s budgeted education spend remains unchanged from last year, at 0.4% of the GDP. Total government (the Centre plus states)… By Sarthak RayFebruary 2, 2023 05:40 IST
Budget needs to accord high priority to school education The pandemic-induced decline in learning outcomes ought to be addressed By Sarthak Ray January 27, 2023 01:30 IST
Explainer: Basic structure of the Constitution The doctrine protects the ‘basic structure’ principles from the potential majoritarian tendencies of the legislature. By Sarthak RayJanuary 18, 2023 03:15 IST
Explainer: India and Omicron BF.7 Covid risk BF.7 (aka BA.5.2.1.7) is a sub-lineage of the Omicron BA.5 variant. By Sarthak RayDecember 26, 2022 22:07 IST
Explainer: Carbon border tax and Indian industry Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman recently flagged “climate tariff walls” as an impending cost, days after European Union (EU) nations reached… By Sarthak RayDecember 24, 2022 08:06 IST
Explainer: Can the CBDC be anonymous? RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das said at the post-policy meeting on Wednesday that India’s central bank digital currency (CBDC) will be… By Sarthak RayDecember 9, 2022 09:04 IST
Explainer: The Dharavi redevelopment project The state tried to rope in a developer for Dharavi first in 2008 and then in 2016, but met no… By Sarthak RayDecember 2, 2022 06:00 IST
Explainer: Decoding India’s groundwater data The World Bank, some years ago, had predicted 21 Indian cities, including Delhi, Bengaluru, and Chennai, to run out of… By Sarthak RayUpdated: November 24, 2022 13:29 IST
The ground report: First-person accounts of initiatives that heralded change in Indian society make for a worthy read That said, the narrative unevenness doesn’t help the reader readily evolve an understanding the common denominators of ‘significance’ of an… By Sarthak RayNovember 20, 2022 01:15 IST
Data Drive: Disaster & displacement A just-released report from Future Earth, The Earth League and World Climate Research Programme (WCRP) pegs climate-related displacement at more… By Sarthak RayUpdated: November 14, 2022 06:54 IST
‘Should we set up a JPC on Mallikarjun Kharge’s Louis Vuitton scarf?’: BJP hits out at Congress president
Mutual Fund SIP inflows hit record high of Rs 13,856 crore in January; number of accounts rises to 6.21 crore