Editorialthe/Hindu

TOPIC – For the record In a mega polis teeming with skyscrapers, Novak Djokovic wants to be the tallest of them all. History beckons the Serbian tennis...

TOPIC – At the Centre As the joint statement at the end of the India Central Asia virtual summit on Thursday noted, ties between India and the...

TOPIC – Long Haul Ahead Factory output continued to contract in July, albeit marginally slower than in June, reflecting the depressed economic conditions as the pandemic rages on. Quick estimates for the IIP show output across the three sectoral components of the index — mining, manufacturing and electricity —  all shrank, dragging the overall index to a 10.4% year-­on­year contraction. While this is slower than June’s 15.8% shrinkage, a closer look reveals that the rebound in momentum  witnessed in the fiscal first quarter’s last month — when the economy reopened and the contraction narrowed sharply from May’s 33.9% fall — has dissipated appreciably. The most telltale sign of this flattening is the more than halved pace of growth in the solitary use­based industrial activity of the IIP’s six product groups, in which output had turned positive in June. Growth in consumer non­durables — it includes essential household consumables — slid back to 6.7% from the preceding month’s 14.3%, betraying the abiding weakness in private consumption spending. The other five groups posted double digit contractions, with consumer durables...

TOPIC – Blooded in battle and fighting in the shadows On November 14, the elite Special Frontier Force (SFF) will turn 58. For an organisation that has served India for close to six decades and played some pivotal roles in key moments of Indian history, from liberating Bangladesh to fighting in the Kargil war, the SFF has scrupulously stayed out of the headlines. The death of an SFF soldier on August 30, who was deployed along the recently tense Line of Actual Control (LAC) that separates India and China, has now shed the...

TOPIC Mixedsignals  (The latest GST data give cause for hope of a sustainable momentum in growth)   In these pandemic-hit times, when most economic news has...

TOPIC ‒ Mid-air After India’s fruitful outing at the Tokyo Olympics last year, the expectations of the sports-loving fraternity in the country were obviously high for the...

TOPIC ‒ A planetary adjustment Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in perhaps his first address this year on the theme of the environment, remarked that it was...

TOPIC – Big on hopes, short on ideas   Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman fourth successive budget, while common sensical in its approach, is not exactly bubbling with...

TOPIC – Boosting confidence The downward trend in fresh coronavirus infections in India continues to inspire confidence that the pandemic is on the wane. The daily...

TOPIC – Big on hopes, short on ideas   Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman fourth successive budget, while common sensical in its approach, is not exactly bubbling with...

TOPIC – Boosting confidence The downward trend in fresh coronavirus infections in India continues to inspire confidence that the pandemic is on the wane. The daily...

TOPIC – Turbulence ahead The Tata Group’s consummation of its acquisition of Air India last week marks both the culmination of the airline’s return to its...

TOPIC – A serious lapse The lapse in Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s security arrangements, which left his convoy stranded on a flyover for around 20 minutes, near Ferozepur...

TOPIC – The quartet of hope   Coming as it did after some ordinary showings in the Olympic year, the performances of K. Srikanth, Lakshya Sen and...

TOPIC: The economic reforms provided the necessary impetus to the growth of the country's GDP.  The economic reforms provided the necessary impetus to the growth...

TOPIC: "Breathing life into biodiversity conservation" The preservation of biodiversity is a pressing global issue, as ecosystems are increasingly threatened by human activities such as...

TOPIC – Turbulence ahead The Tata Group’s consummation of its acquisition of Air India last week marks both the culmination of the airline’s return to its...

TOPIC – Trust deficit The decision of India’s competition watchdog to order investigations into Google, following allegations by the country’s digital news publishers that it has...

TOPIC – Pain from prices The latest inflation data, both retail and wholesale, point to accelerating price gains that could potentially undermine the fragile economic recovery by...

Topic: "The impact of natural disasters on communities and their resilience in recovery". The community's resilience in the face of the protracted and incessant rain...

TOPIC – Unconquered   Sport throws up surprises and cricket is not immune to it. The latest twist transpired at Cape Town’s Newlands where South Africa registered...

TOPIC – Unchanged It is a matter of considerable relief that the Supreme Court has allowed the commencement of counseling for post-graduate medical admissions under the...