by Sanjeev Chopra, IAS (Retd) | Apr 4, 2026 | Agriculture
Empowering Women Farmers A new Rajya Sabha Bill seeks to establish a national commission to secure the rights and entitlements of women farmers, something dreamt by late M S Swaminathan, father of our Green Revolution. Who is a farmer? The person in whose name the...
by Sanjeev Chopra, IAS (Retd) | Mar 14, 2026 | Governance
Need for Younger Civil Servants Those who join beyond the age of 30 have limited chances of making it to the apex scale, irrespective of the service they join. In fact, after years of preparation, the frustration of not making it to leadership positions will continue...
by Sanjeev Chopra, IAS (Retd) | Oct 18, 2025 | Governance
Developing Uttarakhand How should Uttarakhand mark its silver jubilee next month (November) as a separate state? It could announce an airport expansion, commencement of international flights, and new institutions for medicine, engineering, technical education, and...
by Sanjeev Chopra, IAS (Retd) | Aug 26, 2025 | Governance
Caged parrot or fearless eagle? CBI has had its highs and lows. While it has been called a “caged parrot” by the Supreme Court, it is also the soaring eagle which is called upon to investigate some of the most complex cases with manifold implications cutting across...
by Sanjeev Chopra, IAS (Retd) | Jul 22, 2025 | Agriculture
Revitalising Food Corporation of India The Food Corporation of India is competent enough to carry out the responsibilities the government entrusts it with After the enactment of the Food Corporations Act, 1964, C Subramaniam, the food and agriculture minister in Lal...
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