sat Economic Survey right in emphasising remonetisation: Assocham By www.business-standard.com Published On :: Wed, 01 Feb 2017 10:23:00 +0530 Upsurge in protectionism, affecting India's exports, is a matter of concern, says Sunil Kanoria Full Article
sat No healing touch for logistics in budget after demonetisation By www.business-standard.com Published On :: Tue, 07 Feb 2017 12:21:00 +0530 However, plans to improve 'Lifeline' will offer better future for logistics sector, says Areef Patel Full Article
sat Derelict house for sale that's sat alongside homes belonging to celebrities such as Sid Vicious By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Sat, 14 Mar 2020 08:59:59 GMT The property in London's affluent Pindock Mews in West London's Maida Value has fallen into a state of disrepair and needs a complete renovation. Full Article
sat Vladimir Norov, Secretary General of Shanghai Cooperation Organisation arrives in New Delhi [ph]Photo Courtesy:Chandan Kumar Shah[/ph] By meacms.mea.gov.in Published On :: Sun, 12 Jan 2020 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
sat External Affairs Minister meets Vladimir Norov, Secretary General of Shanghai Cooperation Organisation in New Delhi [ph]Photo Courtesy:Chandan Kumar Shah [/ph] By meacms.mea.gov.in Published On :: Mon, 13 Jan 2020 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
sat External Affairs Minister in conversation at Raisina Dialogue 2020[ph]Photo Courtesy:Hemant Joshi [/ph] By meacms.mea.gov.in Published On :: Wed, 15 Jan 2020 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
sat Startup Agnikul raises Rs 23.4 crore to put small satellites into space By www.business-standard.com Published On :: Wed, 18 Mar 2020 10:45:00 +0530 Agnikul, operating out of National Centre for Combustion Research at IIT Chennai, is developing a satellite launch vehicle for payload capacity of up to 100 kgs Full Article
sat AAP's focus on governance trumped BJP's polarisation: Shiv Sena By www.business-standard.com Published On :: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 10:16:00 +0530 The Shiv Sena praised Delhi Chief Minister and AAP president Arvind Kejriwal, saying he single-handedly took on the 'army of BJP leaders' Full Article
sat New Satellites Could End Internet Deserts By Published On :: Fri, 01 Nov 2019 08:30:00 GMT The most reliable streaming providers have typically used cable to deliver content. But that’s all changing with the launch of new and better satellites that could one day give us 5G, low latency data. The FCC's International Bureau chief explains how those changes are happening almost overnight. Full Article
sat The In Crowd (Saturday Crossword, May 2) By blogs.wsj.com Published On :: Fri, 01 May 2020 20:01:10 +0000 Download PDF See Solution Full Article Crossword
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sat As They Sigh In the Outback (Saturday Crossword, May 9) By blogs.wsj.com Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 20:01:48 +0000 Download PDF Full Article Crossword
sat Turning Points (Saturday Puzzle, May 9) By blogs.wsj.com Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 20:01:53 +0000 Download PDF Full Article Variety Puzzle
sat Father of 2 victims of train tragedy recalls last conversation By www.business-standard.com Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 12:34:56 +0530 Just a day before he was killed in the train accident in Aurangabad, 28-year-old Brajesh Singh had informed his father that he would be reaching their village by a special train soon. For Gajraj Singh, a resident of Antoli village in Madhya Pradesh's Shahdol district, that phone call was the last conversation he had with his sons Brajesh and Shivdayal (25). Bodies of the two brothers, along with those of 14 other labourers, would be reaching their village on Saturday. At least 16 labourers, who were travelling to their home state Madhya Pradesh on foot, were mowed down by a goods train while they were sleeping on tracks near Karmad station in Maharashtra's Aurangabad district early morning on Friday. "Only a day before the mishap, my sons informed me that they had left on foot to board a train from Maharashtra and will reach Shahdol soon. They told me that they would sit in the train on Friday. But instead of my sons, the news of their death has reached me," said an ... Full Article
sat Satyanshu Singh starts online classes to raise money for COVID-19 relief By www.business-standard.com Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 16:08:57 +0530 Filmmaker Satyanshu Singh has launched a unique initiative to raise relief money for those affected by the coronavirus pandemic. The director has started online classes for budding cinema students and has roped artistes from different fields of filmmaking for the initiative. Actor Vinay Pathak, screenwriters Anjum Rajabali and Sudip Sharma, cinematographer Siddharth Diwan and director Shoojit Sircar have come aboard the initiative. Since April 1, more than a dozen lectures have been conducted with students from cities like Bokaro, Kota, Bhilai, Almora, and Coimbatore taking part in them. Overseas students have also showed interest in the lectures. Through the initiative, Satyanshu has so far raised Rs 15 lakhs which has been donated to non-for-profit organisations like Milaap, Goonj, Sarvahitey, and Sneha, providing food and support to out-of-work labourers, women and children in slums, and the homeless. The daily wage workers from the film industry are also benefitting from this ... Full Article
sat Realtors body Credai reports 40-50 pc hike in cement, steel prices; alleges cartelisation By www.business-standard.com Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 16:32:53 +0530 Realtors' apex body Credai on Saturday said cement and steel rates have increased by 40-50 per cent in last few weeks despite the lockdown and alleged price cartelisation and unfair trade practices by the manufacturers. The association has written a letter to Minister of Housing and Urban Affairs Hardeep Singh Puri seeking his intervention in the matter. "We would like to bring your attention to the cartelization by the cement and the steel manufacturers by imposing a sudden increase in their selling price," Credai said in the letter. Across various states, there has been an increase of Rs 100-250 per bag cement and about Rs 2,000-2,500 per tonne of steel, it added. During the past few weeks, there has been a sudden, steep increase in prices of essential raw materials such as cement and steel by 40-50 per cent despite the nationwide lockdown. The Centre has allowed construction work on sites where labourers are already available. Given the current crisis faced by the real estate ... Full Article
sat Ensure dispensation of medicines from pharmacy resumes without delay: Delhi HC to AIIMS By www.business-standard.com Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 17:36:54 +0530 The Delhi High Court has asked the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) to ensure that dispensation of medicines from its pharmacy, which was functioning in limited capacity due to the coronavirus lockdown, resumes without any delay. A bench of justices Vipin Sanghi and Rajnish Bhatnagar asked AIIMS to work out the modalities and file a compliance report before May 14, the next date of hearing. The order came on a PIL claiming that outstation non-coronavirus patients who had come for treatment at AIIMS are not being provided medication from the hospital's pharmacy anymore due to the lockdown. The petitioner, Rachna Malik, further claimed that patients were unable to procure medicine as there was no endorsement on their OPD cards permitting dispensation of medicines as the OPD of AIIMS was closed due to COVID-19 lockdown. AIIMS told the court that its pharmacy has been made fully functional since May 6 and it operates from 10.00 am to 5.00 pm. It also told the court that it . Full Article
sat Over 1 lakh migrants to return to UP on 114 trains by Saturday night: Official By www.business-standard.com Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 17:44:55 +0530 Over 1 lakh migrant workers from Uttar Pradesh stranded in different parts of the country following the coronavirus-induced lockdown will return to the state by Saturday night on 114 trains, a senior government official said. Another 98 trains will reach the state on Sunday and Monday, while talks are on to allow 15 to 20 more, he said on Saturday. "Till Saturday morning, 97 trains have reached the state and another 17 will reach by the evening. With this, more than 1.20 lakh migrant workers and labourers will be back in the state," Additional Chief Secretary, Home, Awanish Awasthi said. These trains arrived at 36 railway stations of the state, with Lucknow and Gorakhpur receiving 11 trains each, he said. Awasthi said Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has stressed that no migrant should undertake the journey home on foot or bicycle. The government has also given permission for 98 more trains which will bring back migrants from other parts of the country on Sunday and Monday, he said, ... Full Article
sat Lessons in urbanisation By indiatogether.org Published On :: Sun, 20 Feb 2005 00:00:00 +0000 Every developed country built the infrastructure of its cities only during the last 100 years, often in response to crises of plagues or fires. If we learn their lessons, then we could build our infrastructure with the participation of the people, says Ramesh Ramanathan. Full Article
sat The saffronisation of green By indiatogether.org Published On :: Tue, 31 Jul 2012 00:00:00 +0000 The sometimes nebulous connection between green and saffron, or Hindu chauvinism is the topic of a new book, with a major part covering Anna Hazare's work in Ralegan Siddhi. Darryl D'Monte connects the dots. Full Article
sat Who killed Sathyamma? By indiatogether.org Published On :: Sat, 25 Jun 2011 00:00:00 +0000 The State and society must understand that only when we facilitate and provide safety nets and ladders can people in desperate economic conditions hope to get out of the poverty trap, writes R Balasubramaniam. Full Article
sat Water - a national conversation By indiatogether.org Published On :: Thu, 01 Jul 2004 00:00:00 +0000 Following an 18-month long yatra of the nation's river basins, the Rashtriya Jal Biradari proposes policies and steps to address India's water problems. Anuj Grover reports. Full Article
sat Law, justice, and the 'placebo' of compensation By indiatogether.org Published On :: Wed, 06 Feb 2013 00:00:00 +0000 Governments have taken to announcing monetary compensation for victims' kin in cases of criminal acts as well, but it hardly masks their failure to impose the rule of law or bring about systemic improvements, says Harish Narasappa. Full Article
sat Institutionalising compensation for lost forests By indiatogether.org Published On :: Sun, 17 Aug 2008 00:00:00 +0000 A new Bill introduced in the Lok Sabha, ostensibly to re-green India, is actually a blow to the environment. Rather than conserve forests, it advocates market mechanisms to make money off afforestation in degraded lands. Kanchi Kohli writes. Full Article
sat Uttarakhand Gujjars being ousted without compensation By indiatogether.org Published On :: Fri, 05 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 A large number of Ban Gujjar tribal families remaining within the Rajaji National Park are facing constant harassment from the state forest department. Their rehabilitation is mired in red tape. Aparna Pallavi reports. Full Article
sat Privatisation of behaviour By indiatogether.org Published On :: Tue, 23 Jun 2009 00:00:00 +0000 Ritual culture is fundamentally incompatible with modern city life, but an alternative based on an implicit social contract has yet to emerge in India, writes Rajesh Kasturirangan. Full Article
sat Urbanisation challenge: What will drive the funds? By indiatogether.org Published On :: Sun, 07 Sep 2014 16:22:56 +0000 Indian cities have neither the funds required to realise their envisaged progress, nor credible systems to ensure effective utilisation of what they have. Srikanth Viswanathan emphasises the need for accountability and more robust financial management by municipal corporations. Full Article
sat Demonetisation and the Rule of Law By indiatogether.org Published On :: Sun, 27 Nov 2016 15:55:32 +0000 Demonetisation is primarily about the Rule of Law in our country and the capacity of the state to ensure, and abide by, the Rule of Law, comments Harish Narasappa. Full Article
sat 'Forced privatisation' of cotton By indiatogether.org Published On :: Sat, 25 Feb 2006 00:00:00 +0000 Disputes over output do not hide the trouble Maharashtra's cotton economy is in. Small farmers face another year of huge losses. The role of nature is very minor compared to conscious policy measures that have undermined the farmer and world cotton prices, writes P Sainath. Full Article
sat Privatisation, come hell or high water By indiatogether.org Published On :: Wed, 22 Mar 2006 00:00:00 +0000 Converting water to a commercial good to be sold for profit invites disaster. Most of all for poor people whose already pathetic access to water will shrink swiftly, writes P Sainath. Full Article
sat "Every house should be a woman's organisation" By indiatogether.org Published On :: Tue, 05 Feb 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Rural women have nothing to lose by speaking out. Urban women have their bank accounts, education certificates and some 200-300 saris in the cupboard. They have a high tolerance for violence, says Ruth Manorama, in this interview with Charumathi Supraja. Full Article
sat In conversation with an alleged terrorist By indiatogether.org Published On :: Tue, 19 Aug 2014 04:34:20 +0000 Abdul Nasser Madani, a key accused in the 2008 Bangalore serial blasts, waits in vain for his trial to be speeded up after countless adjourned sessions of court. PN Venugopal recounts the circumstances of the case and talks to Madani himself to discover how rules become exceptions in such cases. Full Article
sat CAG: Compensatory afforestation a hoax in M.P. By indiatogether.org Published On :: Wed, 30 Apr 2008 00:00:00 +0000 The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) carried out a comprehensive performance audit on the diversion of forestland for non-forest purposes in Madhya Pradesh. The result: exposure of significant cases of violations and the virtual non-execution of compensatory afforestation measures. Himanshu Upadhyaya has more. Full Article
sat Equal compensation for equal loss By indiatogether.org Published On :: Tue, 15 Dec 2009 00:00:00 +0000 The Madhya Pradesh High Court has ruled that excluding canal oustees from the R&R policy applicable to its dam projects is discriminatory and unconstitutional. Shripad Dharmadhikary reports. Full Article
sat Politicisation and the Indian military By indiatogether.org Published On :: Mon, 17 Apr 2006 00:00:00 +0000 While agreeing with General S Padmanabhan who says in his recent book that "politicisation of the military is a self defeating exercise in a democracy," it is difficult to concede that "greed for fish and loaves of office" is how the politician would corrupt the military establishment and wrench it from its apolitical moorings, writes Firdaus Ahmed. Full Article
sat Tripura aims for total immunisation By indiatogether.org Published On :: Sun, 06 Jan 2008 00:00:00 +0000 From drum beating at markets to using helicopters, Tripura has been making rapid strides in its immunisation programme, pushing this important health care intervention among tribal as well as non-tribal mothers and children. Ratna Bharali Talukdar reports. Full Article
sat The masculinisation of India By indiatogether.org Published On :: Mon, 18 Apr 2011 00:00:00 +0000 The child sex ratio continues to follow the worsening trend established over four decades ago. Demographers predict that India's population will remain overly masculine for decades. Kannan Kasturi reports. Full Article
sat Why minimising ‘mobile’ conversations is a ‘no-brainer’ By indiatogether.org Published On :: Fri, 24 Oct 2014 04:45:31 +0000 Did you know a cell phone in a moving car emits significantly greater radiation, half of which could be absorbed by the brain while talking? A renowned epidemiologist from the US warns users of this and other cell-phone related hazards in the course of her recent talks in India. Darryl D’Monte reports. Full Article
sat Why the Chhattisgarh sterilisation tragedy may happen again By indiatogether.org Published On :: Mon, 24 Nov 2014 12:33:18 +0000 With a recent drug sample report confirming the presence of rat poison in medicines administered to Chhattisgarh’s hapless tubectomy victims, it is yet another wake-up call for India to address the threats posed by its $4.25-billion fake drugs market. Tanvi Bhatikar bares some stark facts. Full Article
sat Privatisation turns murkier in K East ward By indiatogether.org Published On :: Thu, 28 Jun 2007 00:00:00 +0000 A pilot privatisation effort in Mumbai's K East ward ignores the lessons from other such efforts, both in India and elsewhere. Worse still, proponents of privatisation show little regard for public particiaption, and reject other options at the outset. Shripad Dharmadhikary reports. Full Article
sat Privatisation in the Krishna basin is recipe for conflict By indiatogether.org Published On :: Mon, 17 Dec 2007 00:00:00 +0000 In September, the Maharashtra Krishna Valley Development Corporation invited expressions of interest from private companies to build the canals for the Nira Deoghar dam on a Build Operate Transfer (BOT) basis. Everything about the process so far indicates the decision is not a well-thought out one, notes Shripad Dharmadhikary. Full Article
sat Water privatisation: Start again By indiatogether.org Published On :: Thu, 18 Dec 2008 00:00:00 +0000 The Maharashtra Water Resources Regulatory Authority calls a halt to the privatisation of the Nira Deoghar dam, citing contradictions in the laws governing water management. Shripad Dharmadhikary reports. Full Article
sat Who will benefit from the ‘Manhattanisation’ of Mumbai? By indiatogether.org Published On :: Fri, 20 Feb 2015 05:21:01 +0000 The Mumbai municipal authorities have delivered a draft 20-year development plan for the city, but implementation of many of the proposals therein could well deliver the final blow to a city already gasping for breath, says Darryl D’Monte. Full Article
sat BJP forces will press for saffronisation of history books: Partha Chatterjee By blogs.timesofindia.indiatimes.com Published On :: Mon, 28 Jul 2014 00:04:41 IST Full Article
sat UPSC and CSAT are not for castaways, civil services must pick the best By blogs.timesofindia.indiatimes.com Published On :: Tue, 29 Jul 2014 00:30:59 IST Precious time of the nation and its leadership is being wasted on a non-issue, namely Union Public Service Commission (UPSC)’s new Civil Service Aptitude Test (CSAT). Full Article
sat Auto Expo: In conversation with Rajeev Chaba, MG Motors India, Head By timesofindia.indiatimes.com Published On :: Wed, 05 Feb 2020 17:52:18 GMT Auto Expo: In conversation with Rajeev Chaba, MG Motors India, Head Full Article
sat Record-breaking hole in ozone layer over Arctic closed: EU sat By timesofindia.indiatimes.com Published On :: Mon, 27 Apr 2020 06:13:24 IST Full Article
sat Nashik: Goods worth Rs 35L gutted in Satpur By timesofindia.indiatimes.com Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 04:36:00 IST A fire broke out in a pharmaceutical packaging factory in the Satpur industrial area on Thursday night. While there were no casualties, goods and articles, collectively amounting to over Rs 35 lakh, was gutted in the fire. Full Article
sat A satellite lets scientists see Antarctica’s melting like never before By timesofindia.indiatimes.com Published On :: Tue, 05 May 2020 08:18:42 IST Full Article
sat Using Ropes and Tires, Been More Than a Month Since Proper Training: Satish Kumar By www.news18.com Published On :: Wed, 6 May 2020 04:48:04 +0530 For Satish Kumar the euphoria that came with sealing qualification for the Tokyo Olympics was quickly balanced off by the news that it been postponed due to coronavirus Full Article