Warming Signals

Steps too little, too late By Dhurjati Mukherjee Most countries, including India, have announced various measures to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, but these are abysmally inadequate....

Both lose $ 1500 million

Indo-Pak Singham War By Shivaji Sarkar Playing Little Singham is the cheapest way of releasing energy and keeping cool for many millennials (new generation kids). Usually...

45 collateral exits

Lateral Entry Politics By Poonam I Kaushish The reservation ration tamasha is back on the political platter as our netagan continue to conjure populist hullabaloo to...

Billions at stake in education

A Rating Surpasses IISc! By Shivaji Sarkar A ranking by the university accreditation system has raised critical questions about higher education in India and its ranking...

What has morality got to do with it?

Black: Colour Of Polls By Poonam I Kaushish Circa 2014: Mayawati accuses ex-Rajya Sabha MP Akhilesh Das of offering her Rs 100 crore for a nomination....

Election by selection

Party Presidentship   By Dr S. Saraswathi (Former Director, ICSSR, New Delhi) The importance of party leadership position must have been realised by every citizen watching the process...

Rakshak or Bhakshak?

Police Atyachari By Poonam I Kaushish Last week tore to tatters the slogan: With you, for you, always, as those tasked with ensuring the aam aadmi’s...

More acerbic the better!

Premuim On Slander By Poonam I Kaushish Democracy is a conflict of interests masquerading as a contest of principles in this theekha-dhoondhar election season. An adage...

Ensuring basic wages, income

Labour Reforms By Dhurjati Mukherjee It is indeed heartening that the Government plans to introduce a pan India minimum wage that would cover all sectors of...

Is anti-nationalism new black?

Govt Stifling Freedom? By Poonam I Kaushish Democracy is a conflict of interests masquerading as a contest of principles. An adage which nails our leaders angst...

Need to accept diversity

Equality In 21st Century By Sagarneel Sinha We often boast of living in the most modern era, where the gap between an individual and the world...

National job policy wanted

No Employment Growth By Shivaji Sarkar National and international predictions indicate over seven per cent growth. It is commendable in the not so bright world scenario....

People pay a hefty price

Warped Pollution Data By Shivaji Sarkar Pollution or the supposed climate change plagues the Indian poor the most. Every bit of manufacturing, production, industrial, services, transportation...

India’s image at stake

Modern Forms of Slavery By Dr. S.Saraswathi (Former Director, ICSSR, New Delhi) Modern slavery in various forms like forced labour, child labour, and human trafficking are among...

Fiscal turmoil, uneven growth

UN Predictions By Shivaji Sarkar The global economy is stagnating and income inequality is increasing concerns over growth, as India enters a vibrant political phase and...

Fresh Assault on Judiciary

By Inder Jit (Released on Jan 27, 1981) Another Republic Day has rolled by. The nation has gone through the ritual of annual celebrations at the...

As serious as crime?

Encounter Killings By Dr. S. Saraswathi (Former Director, ICSSR, New Delhi) Encounter killing of four persons suspected of gang rape & murder of a veterinary doctor in...

Avoid tribal backlash

Forest Rights By Dhurjati Mukherjee The Supreme Court decision asking States to implement their own orders, rejecting 11.8 lakh claims over forest land by Scheduled Tribes...

Absurd, govt must step in

90-Hour Work Week! Two statements, one by Larsen & Toubro (L&T) Chairman SN Subramanyan saying there should be 90-hour weekly work, including on Sundays, for...

Impact river system, food security

Melting of Glaciers By Dhurjati Mukherjee In a recent study by the University of Leeds in the UK, it found that the Himalayan glaciers are shrinking...