Is the e-way bill system another inspector raj?
Is the e-way bill system another inspector raj?
While there are glitches, the system has smoothened goods movement
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GST on the Highway
GST on the Highway
Hopping on to a truck carrying consumer durables from Sriperumbudur to Bhiwandi, N Madhavan discovers how GST, despite hiccups, has transformed goods movement on India’s southern highways
Whither political power?
Whither political power?
There is a long way to go till women realise their political power, says Sangeeta Kushwaha. Living in tiny Baghauch Ghat village of Uttar Pradesh, ...
More women in fray, to what effect?
More women in fray, to what effect?
A woman’s temperament and patience might just serve as the right recipe to address political violence if popular mantra is to be considered. However, ...
‘My vote not dictated by husband, father’
‘My vote not dictated by husband, father’
Forty-one year old Kanak Lata Haldar, a domestic help, claims she has not missed casting her vote in any elections. This is despite the fact that she ...
Caste, a double blow
Caste, a double blow
Dalit and other backward women at panchayat levels face more discrimination. “The caste system is very much there. Anyway, men treat women as their ...
Just voters, not leaders
Just voters, not leaders
Many prove their leadership mettle but find their way barred by male domination
A perspective on porn
A perspective on porn
Knee-jerk reactions such as the ban on TikTok signal prejudiced attitudes towards social media and pornography
Tok of the town
Tok of the town
The furore over TikTok overlooks its role as a social equaliser, allowing small-town India to showcase its talent and shake up bastions of privilege. BusinessLine reports
iPhone SE 2020: Endearingly small, enduringly powerful
This little device costs upward of Rs 42,000
Deliver us from Covid-19 waste
An IoT-enabled smart bin hopes to help in collection and segregation of refuse generated by the pandemic
Green thrust to economic recovery
A prescription to build a more sustainable and equitable world post the pandemic. V Rishi Kumar reports
Hammered out by mechanisation
The hammers of the Barpeta bell-metal artisans are slowly getting silenced as machine-made products take over
Why Moody’s ratings downgrade may not matter, for now
Experts think that the negatives are already factored in
Gold might extend consolidation phase
The iCOMDEX composite index of the Multi Commodity Exchange (MCX) gained about three-fourth of a per cent last ...
Big Story | How Covid-19 deepened the pain for metal and mining players
Two years of unfavourable market conditions were already weighing on metal, mining players when Covid-19 ...
Home insurance: How to file a claim
In what was considered to be a powerful storm, Amphan wreaked havoc in major parts of West Bengal and Odisha.
Outclassed: Online classes remain out of bounds for most students in rural India
Online education may have its takers in urban schools, but has pushed students and teachers in rural India ...
This lockdown, download a teacher
With online learning in great demand during the lockdown, startups in this teaching space are cashing in
Small village, big learnings
Ulley, near Leh, is where minimalism and contentment live together happily ever after
“We need to involve the local community in education”
Urban schools have taken recourse to online classes in the face of the Covid-19 pandemic. Educationist Wilima ...
Yellow gold roots in the age of corona
Turmeric is making a big comeback into our lives. Will the trend of Haldiness continue post Covid?
The virus of fear has to be fought as strongly as the virus of Corona
As we start travelling, it’s important to start reposing faith in brands that are taking precautions
Changing face of campaigns |New narratives for the New Normal
From human stories to point of view content, how brands are adapting to different types of storytelling
The role of consistent key messaging in getting brand communication to “land” with audiences
The role of consistent key messaging in getting brand communication to ‘land’ with audiences
‘Financial literacy is important to assess risk, to ask questions’
“There is no protection, across the world, for money against market investments; misinformation or violation ...
Summer of discontent for small investors
Whether it’s PMC, DHFL, CKP or Franklin Templeton, it’s a story of ordinary middle-class folk losing their ...
KITE, Corona and Kerala
Covid-19 shut down schools and cancelled exams but learning didn’t stop for students of Kerala’s government ...
Where do we go with our harvested wheat?
The lockdown has impacted the pace of procurement, driving prices below MSP in MP and Rajasthan, even as costs ...