Saturday, 10 June 2017

Why loan waivers won’t fix India’s agriculture woes

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Why loan waivers won't fix India's agriculture woes
Loan waivers could prove to be a huge drain for the exchequer and might deal a blow to the creation of much-needed infrastructure in agriculture.
Rashtra is supreme and Rashtra ka naam Hindu Rashtra hai, says RSS veteran MG Vaidya
When Togadia visits Nagpur, no one reports it, but when Amit Shah does, it makes headlines, says RSS Veteran MG Vaidya
Battered by aggressive Chinese rivals, Micromax is trying to claw back into the game
In terms of the overall market share (smartphones plus feature phones), Micromax has been pipped by a little-known Chinese player Itel.
The history that mules, mountains and the military share
The honour was naming the Central Army Service Corps officer's new mess lounge named Pedongi after a bay mare mule in the Indian Army's Animal Transport (AT) corps.
German filmmaker Fatih Akin on immigrants, integration and the rise of the ultra-right
"Since the 1990s, I wanted to make a film on the neo-Nazis," he says. "I didn't know what kind of a story I wanted to tell. Once I had the story, it happened very fast.".
Those claiming to be die-hard secularists behave like die-hard communal people: Manmohan Vaidya
It is not our job to assess the performance of the government. Our job is character-building and nation-building, says Manmohan Vaidya.
Machine learning: A chance for engineering students to look beyond software services
For most engineering graduates in India, there is little in their curriculum that can bring them up to speed on ML and artificial intelligence (AI).
Why Donald Trump may still hobble along despite James Comey's testimony
The country is in the midst of one such renewal, trying to determine whether US president Donald Trump or his people have a "special" relationship with Russia.
As Consumer Electronics Show turns 50, let's go down the memory lane of the most popular tech show
Launched on June 24, 1967, in New York , CES, organised by the Consumer Technology Association, is now held in Las Vegas in January every year.
In Sangh Country: 25 days, 914 men and full brown pants
The 25-day camp was significant for another reason: it was the first training camp that witnessed the change in uniform from khaki knickers to "full brown pants".
Objective of Aadhaar is to include, not exclude: Ajay Bhushan Pandey, CEO, UIDAI
In the last four months, Aadhaar, the 12-digit unique identification number, has been made mandatory for around 100 services and welfare schemes.
Soul survivor: How Alok Madasani is picking up the pieces three months after Kansas bar attack
The Houston Indian-American community raised $1,00,000 through India House, a NGO, for Ian Grillot, the American who took a bullet to try and save Kuchibhotla, Madasani
Why Britain's Theresa May is not much of a gambler
The crumpets on the Continent are apt to look with a somewhat jaundiced eye on the Home Counties, and eager to shut the door on Queen and Country.
Armenia, where natural beauty, wine and brandy trump a troubled past and a volatile present
Buildings hewn from pink volcanic rocks, azure to deep blue lakewater, honey-hued liquor - Armenia, in the Caucusus mountains, offers many such enchantments.
"It is time to perceive restaurants as an industry and not a rich man's pastime"
Even as L Catterton eyes a majority stake in his company, restauranteur Riyaaz Amlani is readying to invest in smaller brands and partnering with chefs and entrepreneurs with quirky ideas
Top ten books inspired by mythology, as chosen by Indian bibliophiles
Last month, Indian bibliophiles chose books inspired by mythology. Here are the top 10 such books of May
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