CATEGORIES

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