By Anjali Chhabra New Delhi: A tweak in the process for hiring researchers on contract for Government of India ministries and a proposal to route all such contractual recruitments through private hiring agencies appear to have sparked discontent among scientists, many of whom foresee long-term damage to research […]
New Delhi: Communist China has bought support for itself among the academia, think-tanks, media, trade bodies, tech companies, filmdom, and political parties in India to influence public opinion and destabilise the nation from within, strategic affairs experts have said. They were speaking at an online discussion following the […]
By Prabin Kumar Padhy Before we delve deeper into the energy future of India and how India shifted its focus, it is pertinent to understand the term “Energy Transition” first. Energy Transition is a significant structural change in energy system driven by the demand for and availability of […]
By Deepak Sharma New Delhi: Indian parliament’s upper house (Rajya Sabha) on Sep 20 passed two of the three contentious farm bills amidst an uproar by opposition parties’ members and protests by farmers at several places. The two bills – Farmer’s Produce Trade and Commerce (Promotion and Facilitation) Bill, […]
By Deepak Sharma New Delhi: Most Indian business are pinning their hopes on the forthcoming festive season to overcome the challenges posed by the muted demand in the aftermath of the spread of COVID-19, which forced the consumers to cut down spending and the government to implement lock […]
By Amit Agnihotri New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi today pitched India as one of the most attractive global investment destination and urged American multinational companies and corporate sector to pump in money into key sectors such as defence, aviation, infrastructure, technology, agriculture and other manufacturing industries. Modi […]
By Deepak Sharma New Delhi: As rains in India gathered pace this month indicating a bountiful Monsoon, farmers across the country, taking advantage of increased soil moisture, have increased the area under plantation. As per the data made available by the Ministry of Agriculture Cooperation and Farmers’ Welfare, […]