West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee’s planned Kali temple visit, AAP’s Sundar Kand recital programmes, Congressmen’s dip in Saryu—opposition leaders are scrambling to prove their Hindu credentials. It betrays crisis of conviction. If they find Ram Lalla’s consecration ceremony a political project, they are only promoting it with competitive Hinduism.
Bad weather is no excuse for Delhi airport’s management mess
Bad weather doesn’t exonerate the government, airlines, and management for the Delhi Airport mess. A CAT-III runway was under maintenance, much beyond deadline, in the thick of the fog season. Airlines failed to inform passengers in real-time. With these and nagging pilot shortage, dreams of world-class aviation standards remain grounded.
50% duty on molasses exports a stop-gap measure. India needs systematic plan to produce ethanol
Government has imposed 50% duty on molasses exports to increase ethanol production. This, just a month after it banned using sugar for ethanol production. It later relented but imposed strict limits. If India is serious about its ethanol blending programme, it needs a systematic plan rather than stop-gap, contradictory measures.