Centrally sponsored schemes need to be rationalized: here are six rules to guide this exercise

New Delhi, May 19 -- K. Hanumanthaiah, then chief minister of Mysore, made two related complaints at the third meeting of the National Development Council (NDC) in November 1954. First, that India's ... और पढ़ें

The value of state paternalism gets inverted beyond a point-but what exactly is that point?

New Delhi, April 29 -- In 1604, James I of England anonymously published a small book titled A Counterblaste to Tobacco. He called smoking "a custom loathsome to the eye, hateful to the nose, harmful ... और पढ़ें

Here's how fiscal prudence could foster India's emergence as an innovation-driven economy

New Delhi, April 15 -- Vikram Sarabhai, when pressed on why a poor country should spend on space research, offered an elegant rebuttal. He said that we are not in competition with economically advance... और पढ़ें

Freebies galore: The 16th Finance Commission warns against them and so does ancient history

New Delhi, March 10 -- In 123 BCE, Gaius Gracchus passed the lex frumentaria, a law mandating that the Roman state sell grain to citizens at a fixed below-market price. The aim was modest: stabilize f... और पढ़ें