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Stirring up the truth about Zero Budget Natural Farming..

10.10.19

Most criticisms of modern agricultural practices are criticisms of post-Liebig developments in agricultural science. It was after the pioneering work of Justus von Liebig and Friedrich Wöhler in organic chemistry in the 19th century that chemical fertilizers began...

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The fight over Mumbai’s Aarey Colony..

08.10.19

A special Vacation Bench of the Supreme Court on Monday ordered “status quo [to] be maintained till the next date of hearing with respect to cutting of trees”. This means that while the Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation Limited (MMRCL) cannot cut any...

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Acts of violence, acts of grace..

07.10.19

First, consider the inhumanities inflicted on people. The 1958-1961 famine during Chairman Mao Zedong’s time killed 20-40 million, according to some estimates, in the People’s Republic of China. The 1971 campaign of the Pakistani Army in East Pakistan...

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In search of the Wuhan spirit..

05.10.19

The second informal summit between leaders of India and China is scheduled to take place in the second week of October in the coastal town of Mamallapuram, south of Chennai. Among the decisions taken at the Wuhan Summit held in April last year was to hold...

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The brick and mortar of FDI..

05.10.19

Foreign Direct Investment (FDI 1.0) has been welcome in India irrespective of whether or not its equity structure includes Indian public shareholding. However, the world has undergone a structural change with the emergence of Internet Multinational Companies (MNCs)...

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Furthering this neighbourhood friendship..

03.10.19

to India from October 3-6, post the general elections in Bangladesh (December 2018) and India (May 2019). She will address the World Economic Forum’s India Economic Summit followed by the bilateral visit. India and Bangladesh today enjoy one of the best periods...

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How to read corporate tax cut..

01.10.19

The cut in corporate tax rate has been the biggest change; inclusive of cesses and surcharges, the rate has come down from roughly 35% to 25%, and without the cesses and surcharges, to 22% from around 30%........ ...

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Two Asian powers and an island..

30.09.19

The imposing Lotus Tower in Colombo, which was opened to the public recently, is considered to be the latest symbol of Sri Lanka-China ties. An agreement to build this structure, which is to serve as a multi-functional telecommunication tower, was signed by the two...

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As Xi comes a-calling, a footprint without traction..

28.09.19

Earlier this week, on September 24, in a two-day event attended by the top brass of the ruling Nepal Communist Party (NCP) which included the Prime Minister, a memorandum of understanding (MoU) was signed by the NCP with the Communist Party of China. Signed...

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The National Population Register and the controversy around it..

28.09.19

the two different? What kind of data will be collected, and why? In the backdrop of the National Register of Citizens (NRC) in Assam excluding 19 lakh among the 3.3 crore who had applied, the resurrection of the National Population Register (NPR) project has added...

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House is Sovereign..

26.09.19

The United Kingdom Supreme Court, in a slender but significant judgment, decided that the prorogation of parliament by the Queen of England, acting on the advice of the Privy Council, was unlawful on the grounds of parliamentary sovereignty.................. ...

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