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Getting To The Heart Of Impact Investment In India
Source: Hawaii People's Fund More and more people are becoming familiar with the related concepts of impact investing and social entrepreneurship. These ideas are commanding increasing attention in...
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'Aligarh': A Devastating Portrait Of Human Suffering
Aligarh, directed by Hansal Mehta and written by Apurva Asrani, is based on the life of an Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) professor named Dr. Shrinivas Ramchandra Siras who got suspended from his job...
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WTO Rains On India's Solar Power Plan, Sets Back Climate Action
The World Trade Organization (WTO) recently ruled against India's "buy-local" provisions for large solar projects, which are entitled to subsidy and assured government procurement if the equipment is...
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Budget 2016 Falls Short Of Expectations For The Insurance Industry
I had high expectations of the Union Budget 2016/17 and hoped it would solve some of the core issues in the insurance sector. When Finance Minister Arun Jaitley unveiled the new Budget on 29 February,...
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How To Make Your Brand Matter In Asia
There are thousands of brands in Asia, with more cropping up each day. How do you ensure your brand grabs the attention of consumers for the longest time? Each country in Asia is as heterogeneous as...
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Why A Nation Cannot Be Reduced To A Territory
Amid the consternation which followed the loss of parts of Jammu & Kashmir to China during the 1962 war, the third schedule of the Indian Constitution--which outlined the oaths sworn by public...
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India Must Fight Identity Politics To Embrace True Nationalism
Politics is rarely beautiful, but it is uglier than usual in India at the moment. In Delhi, the face-off in Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) has followed other events which have threatened to make...
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I'm A Proud Indian But I Refuse To Be A Nationalist
A lot has been written recently about 'nationalism'. The recent events at JNU caused emotions to flare up across the country and ignited a debate that has viciously divided Indian citizens into binary...
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The Cartography Of An Anti-National Crime Just Outside JNU Walls
Right, so JNU has been designated as the site of anti-national activity. People have gathered outside the campus gates decrying the anti-national crimes being committed from within. The national...
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Collateral Damage?: The Shelling Of JNU's Soul And JKEDI's Body
This year, two very important institutions were damaged -- JNU (Jawaharlal Nehru University) in Delhi and JKEDI (Jammu Kashmir Entrepreneurship Development), the scene of a recent militant attack, in...
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Bringing Art To The Streets Of Delhi
The streets of the national capital are witnessing a silent revolution, one stroke at a time. Street artists, both national and international are giving the phrase "the world is my canvas" a new twist...
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'Aligarh': A Nuanced Exploration Of The Mercilessness Of Prejudice
By Rohini Banerjee "Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code criminalizes 'unnatural' sex acts. This includes homosexuality," a message on the screen reminds you, before the movie even begins. On the...
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Education Sector Gives High Marks To Union Budget
There was plenty of good news for the education sector as Finance Minister Arun Jaitley unveiled the third Budget of the Narendra Modi government on 29 February. Here's a quick summary: A higher...
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Did Smriti Irani's Parliament Speech School Or Fool Everyone?
In the wake of the suicide of Hyderabad University student Rohith Vemula and the JNU controversy soon after, HRD Minister Smriti Irani has been facing plenty of heat. And then came her fiery speech in...
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5 Ways For Brands To Crack The Millennial Code
When a segment of consumers numbers 700 million, they are no long just relevant. They set the tone for the market. That is the number of millennials in India today. And they groove to a very different...
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8 Major Differences Between Healthcare In The US And India
India and the US differ widely when it comes to healthcare. With the perspective of outcomes, in India the life expectancy at birth is 63 years for men and 66 years for women, while that for US is 76...
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Play Review: 07/07/07 - By FATS The Arts Collaboratives
This certainly isn't the best play I have ever watched; actually it won't even make it into the top five. But by golly, did it make me think long and hard! I'd go as far as comparing it with popular AR...
View ArticleI Am My Family's Super Hero
Over the years I have grown up physically as well as emotionally and mentally. I used to be this little girl whose world revolved around her dolls. What's changed is that I am not so little now, and my...
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Over the years I have grown up physically as well as emotionally and mentally. I used to be this little girl whose world revolved around her dolls. What's changed is that I am not so little now, and my...
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Left, Right And Centre: On Being An Intellectual Orphan
With social media on fire, it seems that the government has vanished, the bureaucracy has become a phantom and the nation has receded. It's all about netizens (all humans are netizens but not all...
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