The Hindu Editorial

Dangerous rhetoric Political parties must stop feasting on the complexities of Assam’s demography In the week since the final draft of the National Register of Citizens in Assam was completed, the political rhetoric(भाषण कला/उदारवादी) has...

Change gears: amendments to the Motor Vehicles Act States should reconsider their opposition to amendments to the Motor Vehicles Act India’s law governing motor vehicles and transport is archaic(प्राचीन/पुरातन), lacking(कमी/अभाव से) the provisions(प्रावधानों )necessary to manage...

Rooftop solar: Still way out of reach The finance ministry’s recent decision to levy (वसूल करना/उठाना))25% safeguard duty on solar equipment is likely to raise solar power tariffs and affect offtake. Power minister...

Impasse ends: on K.M. Joseph’s elevation Now, a fresh memorandum of procedure for judicial appointments must be agreed upon Good sense seems to have prevailed(प्रबल होना/जीतना) at last. The Centre has cleared the elevation(उन्नति/उठान) of Justice K.M....

Managing perceptions: on amending the SC/ST Act From the viewpoint of pragmatism, the Centre had no choice but to amend the SC/ST Act If we accept that politics is about pragmatism(हस्तक्षेप/व्यावहारिकता), about managing(प्रबंध/किफ़ायती) perceptions(धारणाओं/अनुभूति), about defusing(को कम करने) difficult situations(परिस्थिति/दशा), and...

Layers of protection: on changes in anti-corruption law Protecting honest public servants is important; so are anti-corruption efforts The amendments(संशोधन/सुधार) to the Prevention(रोक-थाम/निवारण) of Corruption Act, 1988, adopted(अपनाया गया/गोद लिया)recently by both Houses of Parliament, are a mixed...

Starvation deaths just not acceptable Death by starvation(भुखमरी/अनशन) of three sisters aged eight, four and two years in India’s national capital is tragic(दुखद,/भयंकर), unacceptable(अस्वीकार्य/अग्राह्य) and calls for immediate(तुरंत/तत्काल) remedial(उपचारात्मक) action. It betrays(प्रकट करना/शर्त) lack of social cohesion( एकता) and neighbourly empathy(सहानुभूति/हमदर्दी), apart from fatal(घातक/प्राणनाशक) gaps in the institutional(संस्थागत) mechanism...

Up, up and away: on Sensex’s new high The stock market may be roaring, but the rally is narrow India’s benchmark stock indices(सूचकांक) are roaring(गर्जन/चिल्लाहट) again, with the Nifty and the Sensex scaling all-time highs on Friday,...

Prudent increase: on RBI’s rate hike The RBI’s decision to raise benchmark rates spotlights concerns about inflation The decision by the Reserve Bank of India’s Monetary(मौद्रिक) Policy Committee to raise benchmark interest rates again by...

Numbing numbers: on draft NRC To begin with, the claims of those left out in the NRC must be heard carefully, humanely At upwards(ऊपर) of four million, the number of those excluded(छोड़ा हुआ/बाहर रखा गया) from the...