The writer is research scholars at the Centre for the Study of Regional Development, JNU

July 22, 2024 17:59 IST
Major schemes need requisite budgetary support in order to improve agricultural incomes and alleviate prevailing rural distress in the country. A contraction in state support to agriculture and rural development at this juncture can further worsen the precarious situation of millions
Mon, Jul 22, 2024
July 03, 2022 18:48 IST
Sunit Arora writes: A blind person requires assistance while flying. But airlines that believe her special needs can be met by simply giving her a wheelchair are being insensitive
Sun, Jul 03, 2022
September 30, 2021 03:12 IST
Sonal Ann D’Souza, Sunit Arora write: Inadequate access to affordable credit lies at the heart of rural distress
Fri, Oct 01, 2021
December 21, 2020 18:33 IST
The state has posted high growth rates in the agricultural sector in recent years, but the growth has been skewed in favour of the state's irrigated parts and a small number of crops.
Mon, Dec 21, 2020
January 19, 2006 00:00 IST
That the government has no business being in the business of making cars is a truism, but that has never been an obstacle when viewed throug...
Thu, Jan 19, 2006
December 15, 2005 01:27 IST
With ASEAN firmly in the driver’s seat, the first-ever ‘historic’ East Asia Summit formally kicked off today as a ‘‘...
Thu, Dec 15, 2005
December 15, 2005 01:26 IST
Warning that tariffs were on their way down, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh urged the Indian industry to to discard its ‘‘fear of t...
Thu, Dec 15, 2005
December 14, 2005 03:48 IST
Japan and South Korea discussed cooperation with India on civilian nuclear energy during two separate bilateral meetings with Prime Minister...
Wed, Dec 14, 2005
December 14, 2005 03:44 IST
India's proposed free trade agreement (FTA) with ASEAN took centrestage at the fourth ASEAN-India summit today, with three nations—Sing...
Wed, Dec 14, 2005
December 13, 2005 03:14 IST
The window of reforms in India’s retail sector is not shut, affirmed Prime Minister Manmohan Singh at the ASEAN Business Advisory Counc...
Tue, Dec 13, 2005
December 12, 2005 01:04 IST
Indicating that India is pushing to quickly meet commitments made in the Indo-US nuclear deal, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today said that...
Mon, Dec 12, 2005
December 11, 2005 01:05 IST
India will let trade — and its huge market — do the talking at the first-ever East Asian Summit, seen as a “historic” op...
Sun, Dec 11, 2005
October 25, 2005 01:04 IST
The Uttar Pradesh government is reviving the long-pending Rosa Power Project at Shahjahanpur — promoted by the A.V. Birla Group — ...
Tue, Oct 25, 2005
June 17, 2005 00:00 IST
The last-minute voterIran's crucial Presidential elections kick off today, but it’s hardly evident on the streets of Tehran. Election f...
Fri, Jun 17, 2005
June 14, 2005 03:15 IST
India finally inked the deal with Iran to import 5 million tonnes per annum (tpa) of liquefied natural gas (LNG), starting 2009, over a peri...
Tue, Jun 14, 2005
June 11, 2005 00:47 IST
The hunt for black gold dominates Baku’s skyline, from the countless offshore rigs that stick out like matchsticks far on the horizon o...
Sat, Jun 11, 2005
June 08, 2005 02:11 IST
Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf has no issue with India playing a more active role in the proposed deep-sea pipeline from Qatar. This as...
Wed, Jun 08, 2005
June 07, 2005 02:02 IST
In a boost to the Iran pipeline project, India and Pakistan have set up a Joint Working Group (JWG) to move the project forward.‘‘...
Tue, Jun 07, 2005
June 06, 2005 02:30 IST
As discussions kicked off today between India and Pakistan on pipeline solutions to meet their growing energy requirements, both sides conve...
Mon, Jun 06, 2005
May 22, 2005 00:00 IST
INDRA Nooyi, among the world’s most powerful women in business, is disarmingly frank when asked about the constant noise around her bec...
Sun, May 22, 2005
March 30, 2005 01:00 IST
Indra Nooyi, PepsiCo’S Indian face, says the $27-billion foods and beverages giant will invest $300m-$500 mn into its India operations ...
Wed, Mar 30, 2005
January 23, 2005 00:00 IST
There were no big fireworks during a week dominated by Reliance group board meetings, only indications that the battle continues to fester a...
Sun, Jan 23, 2005
December 09, 2004 01:24 IST
Investment Inc is finally getting off the ground. And how. A spectacular, 181 per cent increase in new investment projects announced in the ...
Thu, Dec 09, 2004
October 26, 2004 01:46 IST
On a flying visit to India, PepsiCo CEO Steven S.Reinemund stressed that the $27-billion foods and beverages giant would not ‘‘tol...
Tue, Oct 26, 2004

