Education without entrance examinations
India’s entrance exam regime has grown into a parallel economy, draining families and destroying young lives.
India’s entrance exam regime has grown into a parallel economy, draining families and destroying young lives.
In a healthy democracy, student activism has always been a vital force - a crucible where ideas are sharpened , injustices challenged, and futures forged.
Vikram-1 reaching orbit marks an important transition in India’s space journey.
The latest Republican US budget package is about far more than allocating another $95 billion in federal spending.
Indian administration has always had a fantastic worldwide reputation. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel once referred to our civil services as the “steel frame” of the nation.
The US-Israel-Iran war has brought our vulnerabilities into sharp focus; on one side is the US led by Donald Trump, who does not respect any middle ground ~ even a stray comment invites the danger of being ‘tariffed’ ~ and on the other side is Iran, which controls the Straits of Hormuz, a passageway for most of our oil and gas.
The National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) is far more than a routine administrative exercise; it is the ultimate repository of dreams for millions of young Indians striving to enter the medical profession.
India’s food economy is entering a dangerous phase ~ not necessarily because adulteration is new, but because public trust is beginning to collapse faster than the state can restore it.
The story of Bengal’s decline is not merely an economic one ~ it is a narrative of complete cultural and intellectual transformation.
Although health was not an election issue, after assuming office in West Bengal, the new chief minister Subhendu Adhikary has already conducted a meeting at SSKM hospital with all hospital superintendents with a mission to make health delivery smooth and to end “Dalal raj” (agents or middlemen usually of ruling parties).
