Commentary
UPI fees threaten digital shift
New MDR charges could undermine digital payments, burden merchants and users, and weaken India’s shift away from cash despite the system’s remarkable nationwide success The mandarins in the finance ministry…
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SIR: Advani, Jaishankar, others get notices over ‘discrepancies’
Foreign secy Misri, Election Commissioner Sandhu also issued notices New Delhi: Former deputy prime minister…
Pitch for sustainable growth in Goa
It has been a case of rampant degradation and destruction of the state’s environment which…
Give hope a chance Â
As New Year kicks in, government and people must resolve to improve happiness index There…
EDM death: Report points to mix of drugs, alcohol
Panaji: The preliminary report into the death of Delhi youth, who died in a hospital…
Lasted Commentary
India’s rising diplomatic challenges
The last week was full of hope and consternation for the Indian diplomatic community. On the one hand Chinese Foreign…
Hostile borders, shared pitch
Blood and water won’t flow together.. warned Prime Minister Narendra Modi soon after the Pahalgam terror attack while taking the…
Effective traffic management
Traffic indiscipline and the inefficiency in managing traffic have made road travel hazardous these days. More so in Goa where…
Our failing health, education systems
India is the world’s fourth largest economy but what does that mean when the top 10% of the population holds…
My encounters with Digambar Kamat
In the face of his harshest critics, he refuses to respond with malice. That is what makes him a pro-people…
The pursuit of peace in Gaza
On August 19, 20225 Hamas said that it had accepted the new ceasefire proposal presented on the 17th by Qatar…
Ways to resolve Konkani script row
At the time of the colonial rule in Goa, in the early sixteenth century, Konkani and Marathi were the languages…
Saving the last lung
Many people don’t associate cities with trees. Trees within cities reduce heat, recharge the soil and water, and provide spaces…