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Fighting Drug Abuse in India: Greater Focus on ‘Demand’ side is Required

Late last month, six northern States and a Union Territory joined hands to tackle the rising drug abuse menace in the region. Ruled by different political parties, they have come together, cutting across ideologies, to plot a common strategy. The ini....

September 07, 2018 Governance and Political Studies , Commentary , Drug menace , Combating drug abuse

कृषि की वृद्धि में एमएसपी की भूमिका

Rajesh Singh Article

देश भर में फैले कृषि संकट से राहत देने के लिए केंद्रीय मंत्रिमंडल ने जुलाई में एक महत्वपूर्ण कद�....

September 05, 2018 Governance and Political Studies , Article , कृषि संकट से राहत , न्यूनतम समर्थन मूल्य

समकालिक चुनाव: सहमति, असहमति और समाधान

Shiwanand Dwivedi Article

समकालिक चुनाव अर्थात एक साथ सभी चुनाव कराने का मुद्दा इसबीच चर्चा में है। इसको लेकर पक्ष और विप�....

August 30, 2018 Governance and Political Studies , Article , समकालिक चुनाव , बुनियादी चुनावी चुनौती

पुस्तक समीक्षा | एकीकरण के सूत्रधार सरदार पटेल पर नई पुस्तक

Published in Defence Monitor August September 2018....

August 21, 2018 Governance and Political Studies , Sardar Patel , Book Reviews

He could sting, but also give a healing touch: A tribute to Atal Bihari Vajpayee

Rajesh Singh Article

It was, if I recollect correctly, towards the end of 2002. Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee had arrived in Goa to usher in the New Year. I was then located in the State. Having taken a break from journalism a few months before, I had assumed charg....

August 20, 2018 Governance and Political Studies , Article , Atal Bihari Vajpayee , NDA-I Government

Appointments of Judges: President to Collegium to NJAC and back to Collegium

Dr Makkhan Lal Article

After the Keshavanada Bharati and the A.D.M. Jabalpur Cases, High Courts and the Supreme Court of India came under immense pressure. The supersession of three senior most Supreme Court judges and promotion of judges of her choice in var....

August 20, 2018 Governance and Political Studies , Article , Appointment of judges , Supreme Court Collegiate , NJAC

Vimarsha: A Talk by Shri Hardeep Singh Puri, Minister of State (Independent Charge), Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs, on ‘Urbanisation in India: Trends, Challenges and Opportunities’

Eminent speakers have addressed the public on varied subjects of importance to the nation and society from the Vimarsha platform. Keeping with this monthly tradition, the Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) invited Shri Hardeep Singh Puri, Min....

August 16, 2018 Vimarsh , Governance and Political Studies , agriculture , vim , GDP , Urbanisation in India , Amrut Scheme , Smart Cities Program

The Conclave on River Basin Management Equitable Use of River Basin Water

Introduction

Water Management in India has always been a challenge because of large temporal and spatial variations in its availability. The task is becoming more challenging due to global warming having significant impact on water availa....

August 14, 2018 Governance and Political Studies , River Basin Management , Water Resources in India

The NRC process: Both Complex and Necessary

Rajesh Singh Commentary

If we disentangle politics from the ongoing process to prepare a National Register of Citizens (NRC) for Assam, we will better understand the ‘what, why and how’ of the exercise, its enormity, and its necessity from both the State and the nationa....

August 10, 2018 Governance and Political Studies , Commentary , Illegal immigration , Assam Accord , NRC