Saturday 24 November 2018

The private sector has transformed India's highways, airports. Can it do the same for water supply?

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The private sector has transformed India's highways, airports. Can it do the same for water supply?
Private sector has done wonders for many sectors. Can it do the same for one of India's biggest problems?
Kicked off by the Centre, Startup India is now finding echoes across states
Startup India has started two important trends, the first being that it has catalysed states to back startups.
Dematerialisation of shares: How companies race against time and investors reminisce about a bygone era
More than two decades after dematerialisation of physical shares, investors still love to hold on to paper shares
Surprised the Sentinelese killed someone: First anthropologist to enter North Sentinel island
"They are not hostile people. They warn; they don't kill people, including outsiders. They only say, leave us alone," TN Pandit said.
A decade after 26/11, are we safer?
While anti-terror grid has been strengthened, we still don't know if the measures are adequate
Shiv Sena, VHP intensify call for Ram Temple
"I am here to wake up the government that has gone into a slumber like Kumbhakaran after getting votes in the name of the Ram Mandir," Uddhav Thackeray added.
Why we misread Suu Kyi and her refusal to demonise the Burmese Army
The Myanmar leader's refusal to demonise the armed forces stems from a profound Buddhist philosophy that everyone is redeemable, but it also gives her the space for practical, hard-nosed politics.
View: The problem is the Brahminical system, the basis of which is inequality
Caste is all-pervasive — from birth to death — in India. It needs to be questioned by everyone, not just the depressed castes, if we need to move towards equality.
This tribe community in Madhya Pradesh says their vote is not for sale
A number of the villages in the Sheopur and Shivpuri districts have ghettos inhabited by the Sahariya tribe and considered by many parties as a vote bank readily wooed by cash, liquor and gifts.
Missing from manifesto: The business community of Madhya Pradesh feels ignored
In its election manifesto for MP, BJP announces its aim to bring in Rs 5,00,000 crore worth of investment for industrial growth over the next five years.
In poll bound Rajasthan, government and political leaders are ignoring artisans
Rajasthan's Dabu print is famous throughout the country but the people who make them say politicians ignore their demands, even during elections.
Our funding focus is beyond Ecommerce: Vijayaraghavan, principal scientific advisor to PM
"It is important to keep in mind that the best way to avoid challenges is not to get started at all," says Vijayaraghavan.
What crime stats don't say
Crimes against women contribute to about 10% of all crimes.
Istanbul combines the modern and the medieval to remarkable effect
Istanbul was originally founded by the Thracians in the 7th century BC.
Why we should raise a toast to a Benedictine monk called Dom Perignon
Some 400 years ago, winemakers in Champagne, France, were pulling their hair out when they saw the fizz in their wine. They were desperate to stop the pop.
How food sustains us in the middle of tragedies — from 9/11 to 26/11 — and why
The emotional pull of comfort foods has drawn a fair amount of scientific interest, particularly from food manufacturers eager to capitalise on their appeal.
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