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Considering an orthopaedic or joint surgery during Covid times? Here’s what you need to know
July 22, 2020, 5:43 PM IST
If you are considering an Orthopaedic, joints or fracture surgery, here is what you need to know in the changing landscape of surgical preparedness and pre-operative fitness: Since the start of the lockdown, all elective…
July 22, 2020, 5:43 PM IST
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Adapting to the workspaces of the 2020s
July 21, 2020, 4:06 PM IST
What does the future of our concentration and collaboration look like? When were you last in the concentration zone and able to deliver a seriously productive day? Perhaps a more important question is where –…
July 21, 2020, 4:06 PM IST
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How can we improve student learning in private schools ?
July 20, 2020, 10:52 PM IST
Private schools in India serve 12 crore students, nearly half of the country’s school-going children. The rise of private schools is an important and often unheard story about our education system. Contrary to the popular…
July 20, 2020, 10:52 PM IST
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Technology will help protect ‘travel bubbles’ from popping
July 20, 2020, 9:07 PM IST
In 2020 new vocabulary has seeped into global consciousness. From ‘new normal’ to the more practical yet equally disliked ‘social distancing’, the additions to this year’s dictionary paint a bleak, dystopian picture. But in the…
July 20, 2020, 9:07 PM IST
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Perils of the pandemic and clouds of human trafficking
July 20, 2020, 7:59 PM IST
The International Labour Organisation in a recent report, Covid-19 and the World of Work describes the Covid-19 pandemic as one of “the worst global crisis since World War-II and that in India, 400 million workers…
July 20, 2020, 7:59 PM IST
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Your order has been successfully delivered
July 20, 2020, 7:18 PM IST
“Your order has been successfully delivered!”; we all know this subject line a little too well. In fact, I remember a time not so long ago where an email with this subject line used to…
July 20, 2020, 7:18 PM IST
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How Indian Railways can emerge as a key driver of the Indian economy
July 20, 2020, 1:59 AM IST
Since the first passenger train chugged out of Bombay in 1853, Indian Railways has gone on to employ over 1.2 million people and generate approximately Rs 2 lakh crore annually. Not to forget the extraordinary…
July 20, 2020, 1:59 AM IST
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Exemption from examination: Academic commitment or populist politics?
July 18, 2020, 11:35 AM IST
Academic realm remains an easy prey for populist politics and demand for exemption from examination amid fighting with the Corona crisis is no exception. Confrontation of a genuine health emergency, arising out of communist China’s…
July 18, 2020, 11:35 AM IST
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Mask is a part of life now but we still miss the smiles
July 18, 2020, 6:38 AM IST
One of the things that I miss the most is seeing and soaking up the warmth of a smile. It starts with my routine morning perambulation, where, forget the smile, I cannot even recognise the…
July 18, 2020, 6:38 AM IST
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How India helped China to steal its industry and jobs
July 17, 2020, 8:08 PM IST
In November 1971, on assuming UN Security council seat, Time magazine’s cover prophesised “The Chinese are Coming”. At home, however, due to successive policy failures with its Great Leap Forward (58-62) and its Cultural Revolution…
July 17, 2020, 8:08 PM IST
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The rise of the professional woman in the workplace
July 17, 2020, 4:30 PM IST
It is widely accepted that the Covid-19 pandemic, has worsened social and economic inequalities, especially for women. Crises tend to amplify existing inequalities, so it is women, already more likely to be earning a smaller…
July 17, 2020, 4:30 PM IST
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One Device Households
July 17, 2020, 4:29 PM IST
“No, I could not study as we do not have a smart phone at home; my papa’s phone is only for speaking,” Neera Kumari of Deoghar district of Jharkhand explained her situation. Namisha of Panipat…
July 17, 2020, 4:29 PM IST
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Understanding data center and cloud services in the post Covid-19 world
July 16, 2020, 7:45 PM IST
With the prolonged lockdown and the resultant stay-at-home orders, businesses across India dealt with supply chain shortages and slowdowns and were re-aligning their IT infrastructure strategies to operate without on-premise access or having a reliable…
July 16, 2020, 7:45 PM IST
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Calcutta High Court judgement on victim compensation
July 16, 2020, 5:58 PM IST
The Calcutta High Court, in a recent judgement to two writ petitions wherein two young women had challenged arbitrary directives of the West Bengal State Legal Services Authority, upheld the claims of the plaintiffs and…
July 16, 2020, 5:58 PM IST
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Data and citizen-government partnership shape Delhi’s Covid-19 fight
July 16, 2020, 5:27 PM IST
A frail Mr R N Mehrotra has the heart of a warrior. A resident of Janakpuri, he contracted Covid-19 from a family member and was immediately hospitalized. At the age of 82, when he was…
July 16, 2020, 5:27 PM IST
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Seek transparency in hospital bills
July 15, 2020, 4:27 PM IST
Capping charges will hurt the financials of hospitals and compromise their near term upgradation plans The decision of several states including Delhi, Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu to unilaterally cap charges hospitals can bill Covid-19 patients…
July 15, 2020, 4:27 PM IST
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Rent vs. Investment? How to make the correct investment decisions in the real estate sector
July 14, 2020, 8:12 PM IST
The COVID-19 outbreak and the resultant nationwide lockdown have put immense pressure on the economy, consequently affecting job creation. Unemployment continues to be on an upward trajectory, as we enter the 4th month of lockdown,…
July 14, 2020, 8:12 PM IST
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Quality medical diagnostics: Making it affordable and accessible
July 14, 2020, 7:50 PM IST
The Indian diagnostic industry is characterised by a very high level of fragmentation. It is estimated that there are nearly 100,000 clinical labs operating in the country with the majority classified as unorganised. These have…
July 14, 2020, 7:50 PM IST
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The Dragon blinks
July 14, 2020, 1:02 PM IST
“Take up arms, newly Arisen. For my kind do not heed the toothless.” – Dragon’s Dogma Introduction Third of the six wars that China is sure to fight in the next fifty years will be…
July 14, 2020, 1:02 PM IST
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Why so many police casualities?
July 13, 2020, 11:45 PM IST
In last fifteen days, we have seen two major police related incidents. First, two Haryana Police constables were brutally murdered. Second, eight police personnel of Uttar Pradesh police were martyred in the line of duty…
July 13, 2020, 11:45 PM IST
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