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For the corporate world of sponsors and advertising agencies, the marathons offer them an opportunity to reach out to the masses.                                  In this generation of citizens and social media, where people follow…
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The recently announced enhanced benefits under the NHPS without allocating any money for it is an excellent move in ensuring that private sector is not preferred over public sector. Data from the 70th round of the National Sample Survey…
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In the fight against corruption, India should shift its focus from imprisonment of the criminal/offender to civil forfeiture of the looted resources.  Lalu Prasad Yadav has yet again been convicted in a couple of corruption cases. He…
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For the education sector, the budget has remained an exercise in enhancing optics and playing to vote-bank politics. Finance Minister Arun Jaitley while presenting the Union Budget 2018-19 rightly acknowledged that the quality of…
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India’s budget transparency scores have increased from 46 in 2015 to 48 in 2017.  New Delhi: Since the time it gained power in 2014, the BJP has always wooed for a transparent government system for its citizens to trust and actively…
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India contributes to a quarter of the TB cases worldwide and holistic efforts are required for its elimination.  Tuberculosis (TB) is a treatable disease yet in 2015 it killed 1.8 million people globally, more than any other…
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Karnataka, known for its digression from the national trend is heading for a tightly contested election this year. Karnataka is bracing itself for a stormy summer this year, as it heads for elections in May. The past five years have been…
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In Nepal, Everest climb has become a money-making venture that has compromised people’s safety and has led to the deterioration of the ecosystem. Hundreds and hundreds of mountaineers come together every year to climb the magnificent…
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The proposed FRDI Bill in its current form could impact banks in a detrimental way. The Modi-led NDA government did not have to be in the defensive many a time, in its nearly four-year term. However, in the case of Financial…
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