India’s GDP forecast to contract 7.7% this fiscal is awful news even if not a surprise. But there’s hope in the outlook as Covid cases decline, vaccines arrive and the economy recovers steadily. The union budget should give a fresh fiscal push to ensure growth bounces back strongly next year.
Rashtriya Kamdhenu Ayog is not helping cows or science. Govt body mustn’t promote superstition
Rashtriya Kamdhenu Ayog has done a disservice to both cows and science with misleading reference materials for ‘gau-vigyan’ examination. There is no denying the nutritional value of cow’s milk. But a government body mustn’t promote superstition and non-scientific temper by attributing imaginary qualities to indigenous cows. Faith mustn’t dictate science.
Capitol violence a lesson to all democracies to understand downside of electing demagogues
For decades, America exported democratic values to the world. Capitol Hill violence has now exposed its ugly underbelly. Joe Biden assumes office on 20th, as American moral stature stands deeply wounded. It’s a lesson to all democracies never to take freedoms for granted and understand the downside of electing demagogues.