The Jal Jeevan Mission is fulfilling a promise to provide every rural household with drinking water and a tap, a grand plan that began with the government integrating its disparate arms dealing with water under one ministry. Its biggest challenge now is to sustain groundwater and ensure India’s water security
19 March 2021BJP banks on development, Congress plays the CAA card—and the battle remains essentially Assamese
05 March 2021The discovery last month of a set of ancient ruins in Bhubaneswar and the damage done to it raise questions about how development work is undertaken around heritage sites
12 February 2021An interview with Himanta Biswa Sarma
29 January 2021Lauded for his handling of the pandemic, Himanta Biswa Sarma has reinforced his image as BJP’s most dynamic face as Assam prepares for elections
29 January 2021The biggest challenge is yet to come for Bharat Biotech
15 January 2021As the chief minister’s approval ratings rise, the divided opposition in Uttar Pradesh is scrambling for the anti-BJP vote
20 November 2020‘I will take the Oxford vaccine shot myself and put out a video to inspire people,’ says Adar Poonawalla, 39, CEO, Serum Institute of India
12 November 2020After 15 years in power, Nitish Kumar’s party seemed to be slipping to the third position in the seat after the RJD and the BJP, as counting went late into the night
10 November 2020Brahma Chellaney is a geostrategist and the author of two award-winning books on water: Water, Peace, and War and Water: Asia’s New Battleground
MJ Akbar is the author of, among several titles, Tinderbox: The Past and Future of Pakistan. His latest book is Gandhi: A Life in Three Campaigns
TCA Raghavan is a former Indian High Commissioner to Pakistan and Singapore. His first book, Attendant Lords: Abdur Rahim and Bairam Khan: Courtiers and Poets in Mughal India, was awarded the Mohammad Habib Prize by the Indian History Congress. He is also the author of The People Next Door: The Curious History of India’s Relations with Pakistan and History Men: Jadunath Sarkar, G S Sardesai, Raghubir Sinh and Their Quest for India’s Past. His latest book is Circles of Freedom: Love, Friendship and Loyalty in the Indian National Struggle
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