14
Nov
No, It’s Not the Magic of Women Voters or BJP’s Charm that Won NDA the Bihar Elections
Category: Politics
The polls were won and lost in the 72 assembly seats of north-central and north-east Bihar because the...
01
Nov
Transfer of Votes, New Blood & Minority Seats: What Phase 1 of Bihar Polling Means for Those in Fray
Category: Opinion
With RJD making determined efforts to wean away NDA voters by increasing its catchment area, 2020 by was a close contest from Day 1.
23
Oct
MP Bypolls: BJP Banks on the Fact that Even 75% Strike Rate May Not Help Congress Reclaim Power
Category: Politics
The BJP did not have much to do in ticket distribution as it had to put all 25 turncoat MLAs who had left Congress to join the saffron party.
28
Sep
Challenge to Nitish’s Popularity, No One to Play Spoiler: Why Bihar is an Open Game in This Election
Category: Opinion
The Bihar elections are an open game which could go in anybody’s favour and the contest would be held seat by seat, district by district and region by region.
23
Jun
Seeing Red Over Green: Auction List of 41 Coal Blocks Includes 14 That are Densely Forested
Category: India
The move has surprised environmentalists as many coal blocks with little or no forested areas are available for allotment.
17
Jun
Coal Mining in No-go Forested Areas Leaves a Black Mark on India’s Green Pledges
Category: Opinion
While coal will remain the mainstay in the near future for India’s energy needs, we can certainly and easily fulfill this demand without touching any coal blocks situated in densel...
22
May
Dishing It Out: 2 Friends in Chhattisgarh Have Become Benefactors for Stray Animals during Covid-19 Lockdown
Category: India
An advocate and a taxi operator, both from middle-class families, have been buying vegetables, bread, biscuit, etc, in large quantities and feeding cows, bulls and dogs in their ne...
20
May
Labelled the Black Sheep of Welfare Schemes, How MGNREGA Has Come to Aid of Stranded Migrant Workers
Category: Opinion
The addition of new works like these has made MGNREGA more useful and also helped silence the critics who had objected to the scheme on the ground of “no asset creation”.
12
May
In Chhattisgarh, MGNREGA Reducing Rural Distress But Payment Delay Snatches Safety Net of Workers
Category: India
The complicated procedure of wage payment under the MGNREGA scheme is a loophole which needs to be corrected at the earliest to provide immediate succour to the destitute.
28
Dec
Could Tie-up Between BJP & AJSU Lead to Victory? Why Jharkhand Elections Were Beyond Arithmetic
Category: Politics
Almost every analyst has concluded that there was a serious anti-incumbency against the Raghubar Das government. The 8.1% vote share of the AJSU is a vote share secured while oppos...
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