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Urban Farming : Cuba’s Response to Climate-Driven Food Crises

When the Soviet Union collapsed in the 1990s, most of Cuba’s food supplies went with it. To stave off severe […]

France : Nationwide Prolonged Strikes of Workers & Employees

A few months later, it was the status of the SNCF (French National Railway Company) and that of the railway […]

Communalism :Absurdity as a tool to rake up hatred

Many an intellectuals, artists and writers are agitated about the IIT, Kanpur’s decision to form a panel to examine whether […]

We Shall See :Translation: Mustansir Dalvi

Inevitably, we shall also see the day that was promised to us, decreed on the tablet of eternity.[…]

Budget 2020-21 : No steps to contain crisis

The Indian economy is facing a crisis. The growth rate has dropped to its lowest in the last 11 years. […]

Telecom Sector : Plunder of Indian Resoures

These entire years telecom sector has been placated as the perfect example of benefits from the liberalization. Once a family […]

Facts about Bangladeshi Migration to Assam

The Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India released migration data regarding 2011 census.[…]

Railway Privatisation :A shameful sell-out

As a part of the privatization of railways, the government decided to allow private companies to run trains in designated […]

Uttar Pradesh:Who is failing the Students?

The Board of High School and Intermediate Education declared results of board examinations for classes 10 and 12 in April […]

MSMEs: High sounding Promises but Bank credit shrinks

The manufacturing sector is has not recovered from the shock inflicted on it by demonetization and GST.[…]

BSNL/MTNL : Retrenchment under the garb of VRS

As a part of privatizing the state-run BSNL and MTNL, the successive governments pushed them into losses by several means.[…]

Rajasthan: Infant Deaths in State -run Hospitals

The National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) in a study observed that “the available information … and reports […]