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FIELDING QUESTIONS
The ministry has had a tough time pushing reform and achieving its aim of improving farmers' incomes
Giving Them Credit
The sector will need some more hand-holding as it strains to recover from the effects of Covid-19 and the Ukraine war
GOING GREEN
It is time to phase out the support to electric vehicle makers as sustainable mobility gathers pace
Coal Comfort
After the scare last year, coal production and supply have stabilised; liberalisation has removed the key bottlenecks
Picking Up Steam
Criticised for electricity woes last summer, the power ministry left nothing to chance this year
The Crude Reality
Cheaper crude oil imports from Russia have been a relief, but India has to step up domestic production
A LONG HAUL
The numbers look promising, but the task to take India into the big league in global shipping remains
FLIGHT CAPTAIN
The ministry has had to play facilitator rather than regulator for an aviation sector hit by inclement conditions
QUIET DOER
Since taking charge of the railways ministry two years ago, Vaishnaw has been busy removing bottlenecks to speed up reforms
HIGH ON HIGHWAYS
Consistency and enduring zeal have been the hallmark of Nitin Gadkari's helmsmanship of the ministry, making it among the best performers
SETTING A NEW COURSE
Having risen to the challenge of switching to online learning during Covid, the ministry is hard focusing on implementing the National Education Policy of 2020
Our Own Global Outlook
Skillful balancing of national interests with the principle of common global good has been the hallmark of Indian foreign policy in the past four years
STEADY AT THE WHEEL
The FM has run a tight ship through Covid and the war in Ukraine, but sluggish disinvestment and inflation remain significant problems
THE SECURITY CORDON
Amit Shah's home ministry has managed to manufacture peace in tough situations, be it Kashmir, Punjab or the Northeast, though Manipur is a reminder of fraught realities
High & Mighty - 10 Officials - Power Wielders
BUREAUCRACY IS THE SOCIAL INSTRUMENT that bridges the gap between legislative purpose and its accomplishment. It is primarily the political executive and the legislature that play the authoritative role in policymaking
High & Mighty - 10 Politicians Leader Board
POLITICS, AS MOST OF its practitioners would have us believe, is a tool for the larger public good. But often it’s a no-holds-barred power game played out without any pretence
Withdrawal Symptoms
In a move reminiscent of the Narendra Modi-led BJP government’s demonetisation exercise in November 2016, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on May 19 said it is planning to withdraw currency notes of Rs 2,000 denomination from circulation, and that the public will be able to exchange these notes or deposit them at banks until September 30
High & Mighty - 10 Global Indians - Worldly People
IN A YEAR WHEN INDIA BECAME OFFICIALLY the most populous nation on the planet ever, it's perhaps less surprising to see so many of our tribe running the show elsewhere in the world. And were the definition of Indian origin' expanded to include akhand Bharat, well, we saw the crowing memes about England, Scotland and London having desis in charge. Hmm...why not Wales, given that they already have an Indian accent? That said, the Indian conquest of the Anglosphere has been in progress for some time now
High & Mighty - 50 Power People
"FOR THINE IS THE KINGDOM,” goes the Lord’s Prayer, “the power, and the glory, forever and ever.” Let’s take one fragment first: the power and the glory. That’s one possible measure of an individual’s accomplishments in life, but it only traces the outer circumference of what is essentially an inner journey. The 50 people on our High & Mighty List were not born on another planet.
CM PATEL'S DIGITAL RAP
The Gujarat chief minister's office is getting a more digital arsenal to improve governance
PRAGMATIC POLITICS
On the face of it, it was an impressive show of Opposition unity in the run-up to the general election next year: 19 senior leaders from 17 non-Congress Opposition parties attended the swearing-in ceremony of Karnataka's new chief minister Siddaramaiah, deputy CM D.K. Shivakumar and other Congress ministers in Bengaluru on May 20
A VOTE DIVIDED
The results of the recently held local body elections held a key lesson for the Opposition in BJP-ruled Uttar Pradesh
It's Brand Yogi In UP
The results of the local body elections in Uttar Pradesh prove yet again that the Yogi factor remains strong in the state.
The Burden Of Victory
New CM Siddaramaiah will not have it easy with his main rival in the co-driver's seat. Then there's the huge task of executing the party's '5 guarantees'
The Return Of Handwriting
Recent studies by experts attest to the therapeutic effects of writing by hand—it helps people improve their mental health and also connect more deeply with others
READYING FOR FUTURE BATTLES
THE CONGRESS HOPES TO DO A KARNATAKA IN RAJASTHAN, MADHYA PRADESH AND CHHATTISGARH, STATES THAT ARE SCHEDULED TO GO TO THE POLLS LATER THIS YEAR. CAN THE PARTY REPEAT ITS MAGIC?
KARNATAKA THE CONGQUEST
THE INSIDE STORY OF HOW THE STATE WAS WON AND THE LESSONS THE GRAND OLD PARTY CAN LEARN FROM THIS SUCCESS
DEATH ON THE CAMPUS
AN ALARMING RISE IN SUICIDES BY IIT STUDENTS FORCES INTROSPECTION ON THE PRESSURES OF HIGHER EDUCATION
NOW LETHAL SEA DRONES
UNMANNED SURFACE AND UNDERWATER VESSELS ARE SET TO TRANSFORM NAVAL OPERATIONS AND WARFARE. AS THE INDIAN NAVY PREPARES TO ACQUIRE A FLEET, DOMESTIC MANUFACTURERS ARE PITCHING IN
STALIN'S HINDU PUSH
THE DMK GOVERNMENT IS SPRUCING UP THE STATE’S SHRINES AND THEIR MANAGEMENT—AND SUBTLY CHANGING ITS OWN IMAGE IN THE PROCESS