Tag: Sanjay Gandhi

The Population Bomb

The short point is that the deprived sections of society, which are being targeted for family planning by the Government, will hardly follow the two-child norm if they are not assured of having two healthy children who have a fair chance of reaching adulthood. To provide healthcare for everyone, the Government has to ensure that every district has an adequate number of PHCs and CHCs which are properly manned and which have an adequate stock of medicines.

July 26, 2019

Palika Bazaar in Delhi, India’s first air-conditioned underground market, turns 40

It is still the country's only air-conditioned underground shopping plaza.

April 13, 2019

They are intelligent and affectionate

Research proves that goats try to communicate with people in the same way as dogs and horses do.

February 17, 2019

Competitive Corruption

It is not a little ironic that competitive corruption amongst its rank and file has overtaken a hallowed institution created to stand as a bulwark against corruption. Indeed, the Central Bureau of Investigation’s initial years did inspire awe and strike fear in equal measure, for it represented a lineage of detectives considered ace of aces …

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November 20, 2018

Nehru said RBI autonomy subject to Centre, it’s still true: Top govt official

While many see the ongoing tussle between the government and the RBI as unprecedented, the top government functionary also cited instances of RBI governors N C Sengupta and K R Puri, saying their tenures were cut short due to the central government's intervention.

November 6, 2018

Going…returning

The domestic automotive sector is dynamic these days, a far cry from when only Ambassador and Premier cars were available to stamp “third world” on every Indian road. Funnily enough, we may have to thank Sanjay Gandhi for triggering the change. Had his original Maruti not been such an unmitigated disaster, his “Mummy” might not …

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October 14, 2018