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Moin Qazi is a well-known banker, author and Islamic researcher. He can be reached at moinqazi123@gmail.com

According to the Economic Survey (2017-18), child and maternal malnutrition posed the most challenging health risk of our times.

Malnutrition: India's silent catastrophe

Malnutrition threatens a child's physical as well as mental wellbeing for many years to come.

7 May 2018 12:37 AM IST

God always wants us to triumph over our karmic hurdles because only then will we fulfill the purpose of life, which is to grow into better human beings.

Mystic Mantra: Adapting to change

The temptation to use tradition as a cover for prejudice and conformity, accompanied by a refusal to change or stretch,...

3 May 2018 6:15 AM IST

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India's grey clouds of depression

Although mental illness is experienced by a significant portion of the population, it is still seen as a taboo.

16 April 2018 1:00 AM IST

A lack of education on post-harvest practices often results in poor quality control and food being damaged during handling.

Wasting food in a hungry world

One of the major ways of enhancing food security in India is by simply controlling wastage.

11 April 2018 1:31 AM IST

The young Rumi and his family fled to Turkey, where he spent most of his life -- he died in the city of Konya in 1273.

Mystic Mantra: The golden middle way

Spiritual teachers of all hues and stripes repeatedly emphasise the need for finding equilibrium between the material...

9 April 2018 5:49 AM IST

The Heartfulness Way: Heart-Based Meditations for Spiritual Transformation by Kamlesh D. Patel & Joshua Pollock, Westland, Rs 198.

A treat for those wanting to learn heartfulness

Meditation renews spiritual energy and is a means of building self-control and striking a balance between the spiritual...

8 April 2018 12:52 AM IST

Illnesses are a severe risk, which takes a huge bite out of the earnings of the poor.

India must revitalise its public health system

A recent heartening development is that the government has finally woken to the seriousness of India's health crisis.

6 April 2018 12:22 AM IST

Rural banking has been a great hurdle race ever since the government nationalised major commercial banks and mandated them to focus their thrust on villages.

The major challenges for rural banking

This is however not to obscure the cutting-edge role the public banks have played in financial inclusion.

2 April 2018 12:23 AM IST

Praying (Photo: AP)

Mystic Mantra: Faith is the bark of life

An emphasis on tolerance runs as a common thread through all scriptures.

28 March 2018 2:33 AM IST

Education and skills are what normally comprise human capital. While educational qualifications are essential for entering the labour market, it is the skills that will finally determine ones employability quotient.

Govt should work towards closing the skills gap

In an age of skyrocketing unemployment, it is integral to incorporate skills within the education system.

26 March 2018 12:35 AM IST

The average Indian had access to 5,200 cubic metres a year of water in 1951, shortly after Independence when the population was 350 million.

India needs to act quickly to fix its water woes

Water is a multi-dimensional resource requiring an understanding of many other disciplines for its sustainable...

22 March 2018 6:27 AM IST

India is one of the few countries that still have a significant sector which employs artisans who weave for a living and produce almost 40 per cent of the cloth in the country.

Our handloom is threatened with extinction. Govt must act

Weaving in India dates to 500 B.C. and flourished during the Mughal period from the early 16th to mid-18th centuries.

14 March 2018 1:54 AM IST