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Bangladesh’s 65-day ban on fishing will hurt over 400,000 poor coastal families

The restrictions during the peak fishing season will increase their hardships, they say.

Mohammad Arju
· Jun 28, 2019 · 07:30 pm
These evaluation reforms were tried in schools – and abandoned. UGC now wants them for colleges

A discussion paper drafted by the regulator’s expert committee calls for internal evaluation and on-demand exams, and expresses scepticism about entrance tests.

Shreya Roy Chowdhury
· Sep 22, 2018 · 09:00 am
Ground water authority might expand areas where water-guzzling industries can operate

A draft notification on the Central Ground Water Authority’s website seems to relax the rules laid out in 2015.

Mridula Chari
· Aug 07, 2017 · 09:00 am

Will mandatory sex-determination prevent sex-selective abortions or endanger pregnant women?

A Maharashtra panel wants to make sex-determination mandatory to track all pregnant women carrying female foetuses.

Priyanka Vora
· Apr 11, 2017 · 04:45 pm
India's new National Health Policy sets a very low bar for better public health

The policy recently adopted by the cabinet has weak targets and hands too much over to the private sector.

Amit Sengupta
· Mar 20, 2017 · 02:30 pm
The new mental health bill is a step in the right direction, but experts say there are miles to go

Cuts in healthcare budgets and poor district-level healthcare have prompted mental health experts to question how the ambitious provisions will be implemented.

Nayantara Narayanan
· Aug 11, 2016 · 02:30 pm

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· Aug 07, 2014 · 07:03 am

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Bangladesh’s 65-day ban on fishing will hurt over 400,000 poor coastal families

The restrictions during the peak fishing season will increase their hardships, they say.

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These evaluation reforms were tried in schools – and abandoned. UGC now wants them for colleges

A discussion paper drafted by the regulator’s expert committee calls for internal evaluation and on-demand exams, and expresses scepticism about entrance tests.

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A draft notification on the Central Ground Water Authority’s website seems to relax the rules laid out in 2015.

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Will mandatory sex-determination prevent sex-selective abortions or endanger pregnant women?

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India's new National Health Policy sets a very low bar for better public health

The policy recently adopted by the cabinet has weak targets and hands too much over to the private sector.

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The new mental health bill is a step in the right direction, but experts say there are miles to go

Cuts in healthcare budgets and poor district-level healthcare have prompted mental health experts to question how the ambitious provisions will be implemented.

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What should India do first: Build ports abroad or fix those at home?

The Modi government's policy in the Indian Ocean Region is a sea change from the past. But it could suffer from an accountant's attitude.

Anil Chopra · Apr 15, 2016 · 07:30 pm

The BJP’s real opposition turns out to be a far-Left-far-Right combination

From labour law reforms to FDI in insurance, the Left and Right are finding themselves on the same side on many issues. This has prompted the pro-market camp of the BJP to express concern.

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