A huge mistake India made post-Independence was the lack of emphasis on primary and secondary education, says member of PM’s Economic Advisory Council.
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RBI to announce monetary policy today; interest rates tripled from 1.25 per cent to 3.2 in past 14 months, says Bhalla, a member of PM’s eco advisory panel.
The guidelines ask whether a student can climb stairs, but not whether the college has a ramp. They ask whether a student can bear weight, but not whether the system can bear the weight of its own prejudice.
India’s industrial output growth saw a 10-month low in June, with Index of Industrial Production (IIP) growing by mere 1.5% as against 1.9% in May 2025.
ACM Katre was 2nd IAF chief to die in harness. It was at a memorial lecture in his honour where IAF chief AP Singh revealed that India shot down 6 Pakistani aircraft in Op Sindoor.
Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.
This episode came as a breath of fresh air (with a lot of background shaadiwala noise), the soft spoken Chairman of ISRO is a “rare to air” guest. I was happy that all the questions about big ticket projects were asked though a bit puzzled that neither Shekhar Sir nor Manu asked Mr. Kiran Kumar if ISRO was looking into developing or has developed a low tech on ground Civilian Offshoots Division where high tech projects can be assimilated into general public’s daily life. Like DARPA-NET is now Internet, Mobile telephony etc. Like batteries developed for satellites could be developed or manufactured and provided to remote villages where electricity transmission is a challenge. Another question also could have been about how much stress did the increase in digital transactions post demonetisation put on India’s satellite data transfer & connectivity.
This episode came as a breath of fresh air (with a lot of background shaadiwala noise), the soft spoken Chairman of ISRO is a “rare to air” guest. I was happy that all the questions about big ticket projects were asked though a bit puzzled that neither Shekhar Sir nor Manu asked Mr. Kiran Kumar if ISRO was looking into developing or has developed a low tech on ground Civilian Offshoots Division where high tech projects can be assimilated into general public’s daily life. Like DARPA-NET is now Internet, Mobile telephony etc. Like batteries developed for satellites could be developed or manufactured and provided to remote villages where electricity transmission is a challenge. Another question also could have been about how much stress did the increase in digital transactions post demonetisation put on India’s satellite data transfer & connectivity.
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