Union Budget 2016-17 The great deceptionV. SRIDHARBy launching a frontal attack on several major sections of society, Union Budget 2016-17 probably marks a turning point in the way the Narendra Modi
Internet Winning round oneV. SRIDHARThe TRAI fires the first salvo in favour of protecting Net neutrality, but the battle to keep the Internet free from control by commercial interests r
‘Consumer ambitions must not override citizen rights’V. SRIDHARInterview with Nishant Shah, co-founder of the Centre for Internet and Society, Bengaluru.
Invest Karnataka Another jamboreeV. SRIDHARThe recently concluded investor meet in Bangalore raises serious doubts about the efficacy of hosting such mega events to promote industrialisation.
Infrastructure The Trojan horseV. SRIDHARThe promotion of public-private partnerships, which goes hand in hand with the state withdrawing from its responsibility of discharging its basic duti
Financial Institutions/ Insurance Opening the FDI floodgatesV. SridharThe lifting of the FDI cap in the sector has not increased insurance penetration and has only undermined the unique contributions made by public secto
Emission Volkswagen shockV. SRIDHARArvind Thiruvengadam, research assistant professor at West Virginia University, speaks on the emission scandal.
Stock market Market mayhemV. SRIDHARANUPAMA KATAKAMThe recent collapse of the stock market punctures the euphoria that has been driving Indian stocks since the Modi government assumed office.
Cover Story The spectre of suicideV. SridharAs rural Karnataka reels under an unprecedented wave of suicides by farmers, the State administration looks on, unwilling to address the reasons that
Interview: Prakash Kammardi ‘The predictability of incomes in agriculture has collapsed’V. SridharInterview with Dr T.N. Prakash Kammardi, Chairman, Karnataka Agriculture Prices Commission.
Farmers' debt Creditor’s nooseV. SRIDHARThe State government’s drive against usurious moneylenders is bound to fail because it is not backed by any effort to reach institutional credit to fa
Ban on Maggi Nestle in a soupV. SridharThe Swiss food multinational finds reality catching up with its claims of producing healthy food for the masses.
The great Indian family A strict population control policy sounds good on paper, but it ignores sociological correlations.
SlideshowThe hungry river Villages in West Bengal’s Malda and Murshidabad districts live under the constant threat of river erosion that eats up their homes overnight.
