It should not lose time in abolishing the 40 per cent import duty on wheat. Vegetable inflation may ease with the normal winter season arrivals, but cannot be expected in cereals, edible oils and pulses. Government must act through tariff policy

Punjab's politics is in a precarious situation right now. The Centre and state must collaboratively address such sensitive issues with care.

The sooner we overcome this, the sooner we can avoid making policy errors that dampen our growth prospects.

Periodic recalibration of the electrical load of healthcare facilities is needed. However, hospital authorities frequently cut corners - this needs to stop.

Thirty-two years ago, the Bharatiya Janata Party and the Sangh Parivar’s intolerance, didn’t only bring down a place of worship. It also rent asunder the social fabric of India - the country is still grieving.

The disenchantment with social media comes at a time when we ask if it's detrimental to young people’s mental health. But this generation is more adept at handling the dangers.

This is the front page of The Indian Express published on December 06, 1984.

After a rather debilitating loss, the Democrats should confront their selective justice - now more than ever

While Odisha and Jharkhand are dealing with tuber-shortages, West Bengal’s history with potatoes is worth knowing

Will the newly-appointed CM rise to the occasion and bring back Maharashtra to its former glory?

They will not address labor shortage and decelerated economic growth fears

This is the front page of The Indian Express published on December 05, 1984.

The Akali Dal, which articulated its broader vision as a party dedicated to Punjab, Punjabis and Punjabiyat in its Moga Declaration, risks a shrinking of its appeal if it is perceived to be retreating into a narrower, exclusively Sikh space.

Chilling can be hard work, as the creator of the Chill Guy meme has recently demonstrated

The proposal hinges on the idea of catering to diverse learning needs. But it must not end up forcing students to make a critical selection when they might not be prepared for it.

Institution-level dialogues can help in setting up both general and discipline-specific guidelines on what constitutes permissible AI assistance, and what is not

The post-pandemic revenge-consumption driven high growth cannot last three years. A coordinated policy action is required.

This is the front page of The Indian Express published on December 4, 1984.

In a deep ideological sense, India, Pakistan, Bangladesh are joined at the hip. India uses the fires in Pakistan and Bangladesh to shore up the claims of a Hindu state, and the ‘India’ card is still a potent defining feature of their identity. But they must remember: State sponsored religious nationalism will always turn authoritarian

Categorising judges, on their disposal performance, could push them to choose cases that have a high likelihood of faster disposal. This might negatively impact the hearings of sensitive cases. Hasty judgments can increase the likelihood of appeals, further clogging the judiciary

If some see the graduation attire as a colonial relic, for others it represents empowerment and choice

Government initiatives to end manual scavenging have fallen short. Organisations have argued that fixing the problem is difficult without acknowledging that it operates at the intersections of caste, economic inequalities and the deficits of the country’s sewerage networks

The question after the recent GDP data is whether the MPC will continue to attach primacy to inflation, or will growth considerations also dominate its thinking. The RBI will need to draw on tools at its disposal to navigate the changing environment

This is the front page of The Indian Express published on December 3, 1984.