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Why microborrowers in Assam are refusing to repay their loans this poll season Why microborrowers in Assam are refusing to repay their loans this poll season Microfinance — or small collateral-free loans meant for low-income groups — has emerged as a poll plank on the threshold of the 2021 Assam assembly elections.  Karishma Hasnat 22 February, 2021 2:00 pm IST A+ Guwahati: Manobika Lahon of Santapur village in Assam’s Lakhimpur district has ...

India’s challenge is to avoid two-front war, but can Modi put politics aside for strategy? India must break out of strategic triangulation with China & Pakistan. Before that, it must decide if it’ll let domestic electoral interests limit its strategic options. Shekhar Gupta 20 February, 2021 8:15 am IST Text Size: A+ The disengagement at Pangong Tso has been completed in quick time. As new rounds of the corps commanders’ talks begin, you could a...

Text Size: A+ Koderma, Giridih (Jharkhand):  Earlier this month, when the National Commission For Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) began probing a complaint against cosmetics brand ‘Fenty Beauty’, owned by pop star Rihanna, for allegedly using mica from mines in Jharkhand that use child labour, it shone the spotlight on a dark, illegal but thriving business in two remote districts of eastern India.  Mica, the shimmery, translucent mineral, is used in cosmetics and automobi...

Along with farm laws, Modi govt has passed labour reforms & promised to privatise major companies. This has led to an economic Right-Left divide, and that’s a good thing.

We need more Indian women to make a mark in science: Kiran Mazumdar Shaw On this International Day of Women and Girls in Science, I believe Indian women in science need more role models they can identify with. Kiran Mazumdar Shaw 11 February, 2021 10:33 am IST Text Size: A+ A ship in port is safe, but that’s not what ships are built for,” said Grace Hopper (1906–1992), one of the first programmers in the history of computers. Her belief that programming...

Text Size: A+ Even before India reported its first case of Covid-19, WhatsApp messages began circulating, replete with advice on how to prevent and cure the SARS-CoV-2 infection. One message advised the reader to drink water every 15 minutes, another said the virus could be killed by breathing hot air from the sauna or a hair dryer. In March 2020, the deputy commissioner of Mangaluru directed officials to take action against individuals spreading Covid-related fake messages on WhatsApp. How...

Farm reform could’ve been high point of Modi’s second term. But lack of patience, understanding and contempt for history have turned it into a disaster.

Text Size: A+ Singhu, the village at the key entry point to Delhi from the north on the Grand Trunk Road, is now the most familiar dateline in our newspapers. Protesting farmers, predominantly from Punjab, have built a mini-township. Reporters and cameras going there can find new stories every day. A pizza langar, massage chairs, a spa, gyms, portable toilets, camper beds, clinics, pharmacies, and most importantly, libraries and reading rooms. In this melee of news coverage, visuals, poli...

‘Bhakts’ or ‘Liberals’ — friendship changed in Modi’s India. Tech will make it worse for GenZ In ‘India 2030’, Sandipan Deb, as part of the volume of 20 essays, predicts how ideology and technology will widen political polarisation over the next decade. Sandipan Deb 16 January, 2021 11:31 am IST Text Size: A+ The ideological divide between friends that began in 2014 will widen in the 2020s, as India gets more polarized a...

China’s economy is now 5.7 times India’s, compared to 3.5 times in 2010. It seems a matter of time before it becomes bigger than America’s.