by Sanjeev Chopra, IAS (Retd) | Jun 4, 2023 | Governance
Proper Use of Cantonment Lands The first of India’s sixty-two cantonments was established in Barrackpore, near Kolkata (then Calcutta) , in 1765, eight years after the historic Battle of Plassey between Nawab Siraj ul-Daula of Bengal and Lord Clive of the East India...
by Sanjeev Chopra, IAS (Retd) | May 12, 2023 | Business & Infrastructure
Beauty and Value of Agates Agates are semi-precious stones which display a wide spectrum of colours and vibrant images. They are believed to have been formed under earth’s cavities out of volcanic action and extreme climatic conditions. The word is derived from...
by Sanjeev Chopra, IAS (Retd) | Apr 19, 2023 | Governance
Why Canada is a Bigger Problem for Punjab than Amritpal Punjab is in the news again. Commentators have blamed administrative failure, discord between the Centre and the state, political vacuum, drug mafia, Pakistani intelligence, diaspora politics, and perceived...
by Sanjeev Chopra, IAS (Retd) | Apr 7, 2023 | Governance
Migration and Political Consequences Even though the DMK and the AIADMK have disagreed on most issues, both late Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa and present Chief Minister MK Stalin were firm and unanimous in their forthright condemnation of all those who tried to...
by Sanjeev Chopra, IAS (Retd) | Mar 17, 2023 | Agriculture
The Magic of ‘Rataul’ Circa 1874: Barden, an engineer engaged to supervise the construction of the Eastern Canal in the Baghpat region of Meerut, brought some plants of the Bambai variety from the Bombay Presidency (as Maharashtra was then known). These were grown by...
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