What are the reasons for the impending economic crisis in Kerala? Is it the huge debt incurred by the state or is it the failure…
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Author: A Harikumar
Journalist, and commentator with an experience of over 20 years in the print and the digital media in India and Oman, who extensively reported on infrastructure and energy sectors in India and the GCC. Formerly, staff reporter with The Hindu, special correspondent with Deccan Herald, deputy chief reporter with Oman Tribune and deputy editor at OER Dossier, Muscat.
Kerala economy in a perfect storm; economic review reveals mismatch between promises and reality
A. Harikumar Not many aimed brickbats at Kerala finance minister K N Balagopal after he presented the budget for 2022-23 in the state assembly on…
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Kerala Budget 2022-23: road development focuses on widening; 6 new bypasses, 20 junction development planned
A. Harikumar Thiruvananthapuram, March 11. Kerala’s road development remains focused on widening existing narrow roads and developing junctions to remove traffic bottlenecks. This is evident…
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Infrastructure development: the powerful mantra that won Yogi Uttar Pradesh
A. Harikumar For the first time in 35 years, Uttar Pradesh, the most populous state in India which was among the most backward states in…
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Crude oil crisis: What are the reasons, and what is the forecast for the future?
A. Harikumar As the Russia-Ukraine war worsened, the world experienced a crude oil shock today (March 7) with prices hitting a 14-year high What are…
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Kerala lags behind other states in functional household tap water connections
A. Harikumar When the American poet Samuel Taylor Coleridge wrote, “Water, water everywhere, / nor any drop to drink, he wasn’t forecasting a drinking water…
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Steel prices surge; may rise further in the near term, impacting construction industry
A. Harikumar Steel prices in India have shot-up along with Europe following the worsening Russia-Ukraine war. India’s domestic steel manufacturers hiked prices of hot rolled…
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India provided tap water connection to 47 percent households in the last 2.5 years
Bengaluru, March 5. India is making giant strides in ensuring potable water to all rural households. The country has provided nearly 6 Crore tap water…
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LED bulbs distributed under Ujala Scheme helped India’s households save 20 k crore in power bills: PM Modi
New Delhi, March 4. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has emphasized the need for energy saving along with energy production for sustainability. Addressing a webinar on…
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Honda and HPCL announce partnership to set up battery swapping stations across India
Kochi, March 3. Honda Power Pack Energy India Private Limited, Honda Motor Co., Ltd.’s new subsidiary for battery sharing service, and Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited…
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