For a state that has cricket as its religion and football as its faith, the Maidan market in Kolkata is the mecca of sports goods. The market’s sheer variety of sports goods and equipment attracts thousands of sports enthusiasts.Maidan market, formally known as Dr. Bidhan Chandra Roy Market, was i...
It is expected that the pollution level in New Delhi, the national capital, would be under control. However, the statistics are alarming. Recent data indicate that the number of vehicles in New Delhi has increased by 65% since 2003. Such an alarming increase in the number of vehicles has raised the ...
Recently, Punjab’s Finance Minister, Manpreet Badal presented his second Budget, which primarily focused on fiscal consolidation, i.e., mobilising resources and cutting down expenditure. Although the Budget tried to please all the stakeholders, it remains to be seen whether it can do so convincing...
For the first time since 2002, the BJP’s supporters, including the Patels, have criticised the party’s rule in Gujarat because of its economic performance. Resentment among the urban youth has been increasing due to the large number of educated unemployed. Recent data indicate that the number of...
The present LDF government of Kerala is proactive about providing social securities to its migrant labourers. As many as 15 lakh migrant workers, mainly from Odisha, Bengal and Assam, work in the state. The estimate of workers made by the Gulati Institute of Finance and Taxation, Trivandrum, is much...
Professor Irfan Habib is an enigmatic Marxist Indian historian who is widely regarded as an authority on ancient and medieval India. BE’s Saptarshi Deb and Anustup Roy Barman spoke to him on the sidelines of the 78th session of the History Congress held in Kolkata on issues ranging from the evolut...
Madhya Pradesh concentrated on agriculture, which employs the largest share of the state’s workforce (54.6% in 2015-16 as per the Labour Bureau). Over the last decade, MP has made rapid strides in agricultural production. The state’s wheat production increased from 6 million metric tonnes (MMT) ...
In India acquiring a passport is is often about social status. Earlier, getting a passport was a painstakingly long process. But with time and technological advancements, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) has come up with effective ways to expedite the process. Now passports can be obtain...
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has initiated the process of becoming the world leader at Davos. According to him, since Donald Trump started to put America first, there has been a vacuum in the global leadership. Modi highlighted three main challenges confronting the post-Cold War global ...
Kerala is famous for its long drawn policy for social sector development. The present LDF government is moving towards better social security and high salaried industry. But problems are many. The LDF supported GST. But what is its present experience of it? How is Kerala trying to achieve path break...
