By Vishal Gulati, Da Nang (Vietnam) : Plastic drinking straws are just one example of some of the pointless plastic products that have proved to be a curse for the environment, United Nations Environment head Erik Solheim has said. "We also have pointless packaging,...
By Gokul Bhagabati, Panaji : With digitisation transforming the financial services sector in terms of speeding up transactions and fraud detection, the Blockchain technology holds enormous promise of further strengthening the sector, a top official with The National...
By Bappaditya Chatterjee, Kolkata : Some "radical steps" envisaged by the central government for re-defining the role of the Tea Board have been put on the "back burner" though its performance is still "under the scanner", its Chairman Prabhat K. Bezboruah has said....
By Vishav, New Delhi : Petroleum is the taxation milch cow for the central and the state governments and it is unlikely to be brought under the Goods and Services Tax (GST) any time soon. That's also the view of the Vice Chairman of Niti Aayog, Rajiv Kumar. Several...
By Rajnish Singh, Dehradun : As Uttarakhand hosts the fourth International Yoga Day on Thursday, Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat feels that the event may help attract more tourists to the state, creating more job and business opportunities. The reason Rawat...
By Sugandha Rawal, New Delhi : Actress Huma Qureshi says people in India have a tendency to intimidate a woman when she opens up about sexual harassment, making her feel like an offender instead of a victim. She feels there is a need to create a safer and comfortable...
By Vishav, New Delhi : Even as the ruling BJP and its senior leaders have repeatedly attacked the Congress for leaving behind a legacy of "governance failure", "policy paralysis" and "economy in shambles", the Central government can no more use this as an excuse and...
By Arundhuti Banerjee, Mumbai : Bollywood filmmaker Zoya Akhtar says as more and more women make their mark in the workplace in Indian society, it is reflecting in the country's cinema as well. "Every time we have a woman on-screen, we can empower her in a different...
By Saket Suman, New Delhi : At a time when the opposition and several intellectuals have expressed fear that the BJP government is preparing to change the Constitution and make India a Hindu rashtra, Tripura Governor and former BJP-RSS insider, Tathagata Roy has said...
By Sugandha Rawal, New Delhi : Democracy is under threat in India with "artists, writers and rationalists" being attacked in some form or the other, says acclaimed actress and filmmaker Nandita Das, who feels conservatives and right-wing groups are increasingly...