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Exclusive Interviews

‘It is Congress vs AAP’

Supriya Shrinate is one of the prominent leaders of the Congress. She is also the chairperson of Congress' Social Media and Digital Platforms department as well as a member of the Congress Working Committee, the party's highest decision-making body.

‘Pedagogy must be flexible’

In an exclusive interaction with Ritwik Mukherjee of The Statesman, Srikrishna G Kulkarni, chairperson, Board of Governors, Indian Institute of Management Calcutta (IIMC), outlines how the first national institute for post graduate studies and research in management, has evolved and emerged as an international centre of excellence in all facets of management education.

‘Tsunami Ready equips people’

Dr. T. Srinivasa Kumar is a seasoned expert with over 25 years of experience in ocean observation, information systems, and advisory services, including the development of tsunami and storm surge early warning systems.

‘People’s needs drove me’

Rajendra Singh, fondly called "Paani Baba" (waterman), is an acclaimed water conservationist. He is credited with bringing back water adequacy to villages, apart from fighting against illegal mining and taking up the cause of clean Ganga and Yamuna rivers.

‘Parents’ caution can protect children’

It will be appropriate that the high priority groups - the elderly, and those with co-morbidity, those who are at risk of developing severe disease and mortality - should first get the vaccine, and then gradually, when we have sufficient vaccines, we can immunise all children as well.

‘Hydro power projects are necessary’

Holding protests is a fundamental right of the people but if Himachal Pradesh wants to become a financially viable state, hydro projects are the necessity of the time. The state government always keeps interests of the locals in mind and engages with them from time to time to redress their grievances.

‘Hybrid immunity gives protection’

The Omicron variant has become a cause of great concern across the world, with many countries imposing restrictions and taking severe measures to contain its spread. India too needs to be cautious. The initial evidence, however, suggests that though the virus is highly transmissible, it is not causing severe disease or death

‘BJP can be defeated nationally’

We have taken a conscious decision to spread our party outside Bengal. We are already advancing in that direction. We have made footprints in Meghalaya, Tripura and Goa and also in Haryana. So we are advancing.

Govt. must tackle drug abuse

"Due to the pressure maintained by us, nearly 3,000 cases under the NDPS Act have been registered in the past three years and more than 900 peddlers arrested. The police in Jammu district arrested more than 500 peddlers during 2019"