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Business News > Mint Authors > Sanjay Kumar

Sanjay Kumar

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ARTICLES BY SANJAY KUMAR

In Ladakh, there are almost an equal number of Shia and Buddhist voters, but the split in Buddhist votes benefitted the independent Shia candidate.

Tactical voting can play a big role: Lessons from Barmer and Ladakh poll results

4 min read . 04 Sep 2024

The performance of students at the foundational level is better, but still far from optimal.

Disparities in schooling quality need to end for better outcomes

4 min read . 05 Jun 2024

The existence of separate boards for secondary and higher secondary levels in eight states creates disparities in student performance within the same state.

How state-level school boards can promote educational equity

4 min read . 23 Apr 2024

Class 6 sees almost 1.7 million students drop out as they move from primary to upper primary school, while class 9 records nearly 2.5 million students leaving, likely due to the shift to upper secondary education and the associated increase in academic rigour.

Minimally disrupted schooling can reduce high drop-out rates

4 min read . 24 Mar 2024

There has been pupil-teache ratio reduction from 29 to 23 at the primary level, 26 to 18 at the upper-primary, 26 to 17 at the secondary and 38 to 26 at the higher-secondary levels.

Our school infrastructure needs to be revamped to flatten its pyramid

4 min read . 22 Feb 2024

An expansion plan for the health sector has been laid out, probably to signal that all sections of society are being looked after, as health remains a concern for a large section of people, cutting across identities of caste, religion, gender, class, etc.

The budget reaches out far and wide with well-crafted messages

4 min read . 02 Feb 2024

Instead of CPI, if the Wholesale Price Index (WPI) were to be used as the deflator, earnings growth in April-June 2023 over July-September 2020 would be merely 2%. (AP)

The performance of the informal sector demands indepth analysis

4 min read . 24 Dec 2023

A survey data indicates that 80% of journalists believe that the media portrays the government in an overly favourable light.

Something must be done about discontent bared by journalists

4 min read . 01 Nov 2023

In 2004, 66% of Muslims were opposed to the idea of uniform laws for all citizens. (HT_PRINT)

The idea of a Universal Civil Code: What Indians at large think of it

3 min read . 10 Jul 2023

A poll win needn’t mean approval of a government’s performance

4 min read . 19 May 2022

Given that consumption is the main driver of our economic growth, putting more money in the hands of the individual would definitely give fillip to consumption (Photo: iStock)

Govt's fiscal position and what to expect from Budget 2022

5 min read . 17 Jan 2022

The PLI scheme for textiles could support an Anchor Investment Mission for leveraging the global market.. Photo: Bloomberg

Opinion: PLI scheme - achieving the goal

4 min read . 24 Nov 2020

RJD leader Tej Pratap Yadav plays cricket with children in Hasanpur Assembly constituency while campaigning for his party in Hasanpur.

A running subplot in fight for Parsa seat: Tej Pratap Yadav’s troubled marriage

4 min read . 01 Nov 2020

Rashtriya Janta dal (RJD) leader Tejashwi Yadav addresses an election rally ahead of the second phase of the Bihar assembly election in Samastipur on Friday. (ANI Photo)

Battleground Raghopur: In Lalu bastion, no walkover for Tejashwi Yadav

4 min read . 31 Oct 2020

The BJP came to power in 2014 on the promise of development (PTI)

Opinion | Ayodhya milestone behind, BJP needs to find a new agenda for future

1 min read . 09 Nov 2019

The Left Front needs to reshape its agenda and extend it beyond anti-BJP rhetoric to make a difference even in its strongholds of Kerala, West Bengal and Tripura. (PTI)

Why Elections 2019 is a tough challenge for the Left Front

4 min read . 16 Apr 2019

While in some states the Congress faced tough challenge from regional parties, in others, where it was in bi-polar contest against the BJP, it was completely wiped out. Photo: Priyanka Parashar/Mint

Can the Congress rise from defeat?

4 min read . 29 May 2014

Photo: Hindustan Times

Why women voters matter

3 min read . 03 Apr 2014

Illustration: Jayachandran/Mint

The BJP’s Dalit game plan

4 min read . 20 Mar 2014