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Vibrant Gujarat — Brushing up the numbers

The eighth edition of the event got more MoUs than ever before. But it has further polarised the Summit’s backers from those who doubt its impact. Rutam Vora reports

Punjab elections: Whom to vote?

None of the parties — the Shiromani Akali Dal-BJP combine, Congress, or the AAP, seem to have the public’s confidence

A crop of discontent

After the disquiet of demonetisation, can the BJP hold on to its favourites tag in the upcoming assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh? Amiti Sen reports

Demonetisation in Kerala Cooperatives caught in the crunch

Even as people suffer after the RBI curb, parties are busy protecting their turfs in a system filled with their cronies, write Vinson Kurian and V Sajeev Kumar

Vendors go silent in Tirupur

Exporters cut their sub-contracts by a quarter

When the sugarcane industry sowed the seeds of banking

But paying labourers in cash in the upcoming crushing season could be a challenge

Spinning a change

Nearly a month after Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced the demonetisation move, BusinessLine finds out how some of the traditional businesses are coping. It surely is not easy

Governance @140 characters

Social media is changing the way government bodies work. But there is a long way to go, writes AJ Vinayak

Now trending: States and their social media steps

Gujarat is among the more digitally inclined

Empowering the blue bird

These global examples show the way for using Twitter in governance

Sriperumbudur: a reminder of what can go wrong

A tax dispute was the start to the end ofNokia’s largest global facility

Intex to go desi for its handset components

Within two years, 70 per cent of the parts will be made locally

Assembling Make in India’s mobile dream

India might be becoming a handset manufacturing hub, but just 15 per cent of the value addition is done locally, writes Tanya Thomas

Clean it like Mysuru

India’s cleanest city now makes money out of its garbage

‘If this was an infrastructure programme, there would be no problem’

A huge white board hangs in the office of Parameswaran Iyer, Secretary, Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation. There are three sets of numbers on ...

In this Varanasi village, few line up for the new toilets

Villagers of Nageypur, which was adopted by the PM, allege corruption in the cleanliness drive

In the two years since it was launched, the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan has catapulted cleanliness on to the top of public mind. But its implementation remains a challenge, write Richa Mishra & Navadha Pandey

‘Why do I need school?’

Busy feeding themselves and their families, these children in Delhi have lost their childhood

Gujarat’s ‘uncles’ and their employment exchanges

Despite a recent crackdown, employers continue to wield power in the child labour racket

No country for a child

By allowing children to work in family enterprises, amendments to the Child Labour Act have made them more vulnerable to exploitation. Tracking the issue will be more difficult, writes Preeti Mehra

Keeping museums in vogue

With the coming together of public and private agencies, there is hope that the hitherto neglected cultural institutions will become sustainable and engaging public spaces

Getting museums to trend

Government projects and private investments are helping museums make a comeback in the public mind

The business of keeping the past alive

Museums bank on consultants to attract more footfalls

Bhendi Bazaar: Urban India’s largest ever makeover

But can the community-led redevelopment of the 125-year-old market become an urbanisation model? Bindu D Menon reports

Trust In The Law

Electoral trusts were set up to bring transparency in political donations. Instead, they have been used to dodge disclosure, writes Visvaksen P

India File Video: How do you cook?

Only 36% of Indians use LPG to cook. Then how does most of India cook? Watch this video to know more. India File: Making the Indian kitchen Ujjwal ...

Making the Indian kitchen Ujjwal

The Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana promises to make Indian kitchens smoke-free. Can it overcome the hurdles, including doubts on it being a political strategy?

‘Ujjwala is a welfare scheme’

Dharmendra Pradhan, Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Ministry of Petroleum &Natural Gas, wants to make it clear that the PMUY is a ...

In Odisha’s Baranga, LPG is the new ABC

The scheme is slowly altering the lifestyle here

Ballia’s smoke-free kitchens bring a change

The ambitious scheme has seen early success in the Uttar Pradesh district where it was first launched

What’s cooking?

The PMUY scheme, under which the poor get subsidised LPG connection, addresses an urgent need. At the same time, it can turn out to be a political masterstroke for the BJP, write Richa Mishra and Debabrata Das