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Economy

Waterways to Success

Being a state with a great network of rivers and expansive water bodies, West Bengal boasts of one of the longest navigable waterway networks in the country, with approximately 4,593 kilometers of rivers and canals, of which 97 per cent are navigable.

Uttar Pradesh no longer a ‘BIMARU’ state: Nitin Gadkari

Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari praised the development in Uttar Pradesh, stating that the state is no longer a ‘BIMARU’ state but has become one of the leading contributors to India's economy. He also said that Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has successfully worked towards establishing ‘Ram Rajya’ in Uttar Pradesh.

Freebie Culture

India's long-standing tradition of electoral freebies has once again come under scrutiny, with concerns that it fosters dependence and undermines economic self sufficiency.

Changing hues of migration

Mobility is normal human behavior and a global phenomenon. Our ancestors in the prehistoric era were hunters-gatherers. They were constantly on the move in search of food and shelter. Floods, storms, earthquakes too compelled them to move from one place to the other. Agriculture changed life, and man started to settle at a place. About 96.5 per cent of the global population today lives in countries where they were born. But there are 3.5 per cent who reside in other countries.