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Text Size: A+ New Delhi: Uttar Pradesh, Gujarat and Bihar contained the spread of Covid-19 the best. Kerala, Telangana and Andhra Pradesh have saved the most lives. Maharashtra has under-performed the most in restricting the spread of cases and in saving lives. These are the conclusions of the Economic Survey 2021 on the relative performance of Indian states during the pandemic. Making a strong argument in favour of India’s early and stringent lockdown, the annual document on the economic...

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.

ET Politics NEWS Powered by The coordinates of today’s farm policy should be located in this big picture. Synopsis Do not blame the beneficiaries of the policy for the state of affairs, they did not make this policy. To end abject dependence on food imports from a disdainful donor, Indian politicians, civil servants, economists, agricultural scientists and extension workers cajoled, incentivised, trained the farmers of undivided Punjab to abandon traditio...

Modi is popular, BJP keeps winning, but India’s indicators & global rankings are alarming Govt’s own NFHS, as well as many global non-Left institutions’ rankings have shown a drop in India’s development indicators. This will begin to hurt soon. Shekhar Gupta 19 December, 2020 8:16 am IST Text Size: A+ As this troubled year comes to an end, Prime Minister Narendra Modi should have some concerns. India is looking worse than before on many key...