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Patralekha Chatterjee focuses on development issues in India and emerging economies. She can be reached at patralekha.chatterjee@gmail.com

Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar takes a survey of the flood-hit areas, in Patna, Friday. (Photo: PTI)

The floods in Bihar: The fault is not in our stars!

Patna has been among the worst hit but the arc of suffering goes far beyond.

3 Oct 2019 1:21 AM IST

They plan to take cheek swabs of the migrants and process them to prove a parent-child relationship. Those whose claims are fraudulent will be prosecuted, the officials said. (Photo: AFP I Representational)

Migrants try to better lives: Why get so riled?

All this suggests that Indians have done very well by crossing borders in search of a better life.

21 Sept 2019 2:09 AM IST

The countrys serious hunger level is driven by high child malnutrition and underlines need for stronger commitment to the social sector, the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) said in its report. (Photo: Representational/PTI)

Why culture and context matters in malnutrition debate in India

Experts rarely agree with each other and this case will be no exception.

17 Sept 2019 1:27 AM IST

$Asserting that Kashmir is \a bilateral issue\ between India and Pakistan, Rahmani said her country believes Pakistans motive and insistence to purposely tie Afghanistan to the Kashmir issue is a deliberate attempt to prolong the violence happening on Afghan soil. (Photo: PTI)$ Opinion

Who can speak, about what issues & where!

The issues at stake go beyond one editorial, one journal, one state or even one country.

22 Aug 2019 1:52 AM IST

Zomato is encouraging its customers to change their account password, if used for any other services, to avoid risks.

Zomato row shows bigotry is alive and well, taking new shape in urban...

It is this bigotry and prejudice which lies at the heart of many customs, mores and personal habits which are inherently...

8 Aug 2019 12:05 AM IST

Indias second Moon mission Chandrayaan-2 lifts off onboard GSLV Mk III-M1 launch vehicle from Satish Dhawan Space Centre at Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh on Monday. (Photo: PTI)

Can Chandrayaan trigger scientific temper in India?

What made this mission perhaps unique is that for the first time in Isro's history, key leadership positions were held...

25 July 2019 12:05 AM IST

Among other findings, the report said in 1990 there were just ten megacities with populations of 10 million or more.

Migration to surge, we need smarter policies

India already fares poorly relative to other emerging and developed economies in terms of per capita availability of...

11 July 2019 12:20 AM IST

Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) on Saturday began a statewide over actue water crisis issue. (Photo: File)

A world without water: Scary future lies ahead

Chennai's water crisis is front-page news; friends' FB posts describe in grim detail what is it is like to go without...

28 Jun 2019 12:30 AM IST

The petitioners have blamed the deaths on carelessness of the doctors at the hospital and further contended that although encephalitis claims many young lives every year there were no effective measures to contain the outbreak of the vector-borne disease. (Photo: PTI)

Fix healthcare now, or future shock is certain

Encephalopathy is a disease in which the functioning of the brain is affected.

21 Jun 2019 3:02 AM IST

The weather agency has predicted a heat wave to severe heat wave conditions over parts of the northwest, central and adjoining east and peninsular India during the next four to five days. (Representational Image)

Heat, drought & water crisis: Take action fast

This has adverse consequences on millions of livelihoods, especially smallholder farmers.

14 Jun 2019 12:54 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi

Modi's welfarism: Some action, a lot of emotion

Modi framed the gas cylinder scheme not just as something that would reduce indoor air pollution but also empower the...

31 May 2019 12:00 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses a public rally in Churu, Rajasthan, on Tuesday. (Photo: PTI)

Why strong' India still needs a healing touch

The campaign has been as intense, acrimonious and polarising as the kind we have seen in India.

23 May 2019 12:21 AM IST