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Kerala model decades away for Bihar, MP & UP
May 26, 2020, 10:37 AM IST
Over the past three months, ever since a medical student in Kerala tested positive to corona virus, the performance of the state in preventing and treating the infections to its citizens has become popular subject…
May 26, 2020, 10:37 AM IST
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Disastrous inequality
May 24, 2020, 6:09 PM IST
Large disastrous shocks – like the COVID pandemic disproportionately affect certain sections of society more than others. Early studies in countries like the US and UK already point to the racial and economic divide in…
May 24, 2020, 6:09 PM IST
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Tour of Duty – An analysis
May 24, 2020, 4:03 PM IST
The media is abuzz these days reporting the contours of a raging debate that relates to the Army’s proposal of offering a short tenure of three years (in short called the Tour of Duty or…
May 24, 2020, 4:03 PM IST
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Don’t let screens win over sports, we need the grassroots game back
May 24, 2020, 4:00 AM IST
What we saw during the Covid-19 lockdown was unprecedented for sports. There has never been an occasion when every major tournament in the world has had to be suspended or cancelled. When the World Wars…
May 24, 2020, 4:00 AM IST
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The psychological impact of lockdown on consumer spending
May 23, 2020, 9:47 PM IST
When the lockdown was announced towards end-March, I was a vocal supporter of the same. And it seems to have worked, with our case numbers pretty small compared to our population, irrespective of total testing….
May 23, 2020, 9:47 PM IST
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A wishlist for the post Covid-19 era: A better society for all
May 22, 2020, 12:31 PM IST
Every crisis of the past has been a catalyst for humanity to emerge better and stronger. Even as we try to survive through the Covid-19 crisis, the foundations for a healthier, less divided, sustainable future…
May 22, 2020, 12:31 PM IST
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It took a virus…?
May 22, 2020, 10:09 AM IST
Did we take things for granted so far…..just because we thought nothing would change? Have we always lived in a denial mode that anything, anything at all, would ever affect our current life, our relations,…
May 22, 2020, 10:09 AM IST
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Is domestic violence the next pandemic in India?
May 21, 2020, 6:27 PM IST
Gender-based violence has never been a stranger to us and has been best identified with the isolation of the victims and exerting physical, psychological, and at times, financial control over them. As the ongoing pandemic…
May 21, 2020, 6:27 PM IST
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Covid-19: Opportunity to equalize India’s EdTech story
May 21, 2020, 11:36 AM IST
Covid-19 prompted schools and colleges around the world to close down. By the end of March 2020, over 180 countries had closed down schools, affecting over 1.5 billion ( 87.4%) learners. This hurried transition prompted…
May 21, 2020, 11:36 AM IST
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Accessible entertainment is a work in progress
May 20, 2020, 3:10 PM IST
In recent years, technology has considerably transformed the entertainment industry, redefining the ways of content consumption. In addition to the traditional sources of entertainment like radio, television and cinema, we now have a host of…
May 20, 2020, 3:10 PM IST
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Cycling will emerge as a key component of public strategy as India contemplates a gradual opening of the lockdown
May 20, 2020, 3:05 PM IST
If there was one positive that could be pulled out of the calamitous coronavirus tragedy, it is the turnaround it has brought on environment and air quality. With people staying at home and the bulk…
May 20, 2020, 3:05 PM IST
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Is slow dating among millennials the silver lining of Covid-19?
May 19, 2020, 11:38 PM IST
The year 2020 has been nothing like I expected when celebrating it on the 1st of January. The most dramatic difference has been in the pace of my everyday life. With Covid-19, each of us…
May 19, 2020, 11:38 PM IST
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Corporate Social Responsibility and the way ahead
May 18, 2020, 10:50 PM IST
The dramatic spread of COVID-19 disrupted lives, livelihoods, communities and businesses worldwide. It showcased to us how, today, truly we are a connected society. India’s response to COVID-19 was swift, with the country going into…
May 18, 2020, 10:50 PM IST
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Serving the Food revolution together
May 18, 2020, 10:08 PM IST
As the world faces a global pandemic that affects people and planet’s health, food systems are also challenged. Food is the fulcrum that drives the health of individuals and is the pivot around which societies…
May 18, 2020, 10:08 PM IST
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Rising share of pre-owned car segment in India
May 18, 2020, 9:00 PM IST
The new car sales have seen a steep decline, close to 19% drop in the last financial year. This is the biggest decline car makers have seen since the economic meltdown in 2008. The manufacturers…
May 18, 2020, 9:00 PM IST
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Make the Naval utility helicopter an example of Atma Nirrbharta
May 18, 2020, 8:06 AM IST
Just as Indian Navy reached the threshold of opening doors to private sector participation in indigenous helicopter manufacturing, a series of seemingly unconnected high-level interventions and policy announcements have turned the spotlight back on the…
May 18, 2020, 8:06 AM IST
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Why caution will be key when restarting chemical industries
May 18, 2020, 7:00 AM IST
The styrene gas leak on May 7 from a Visakhapatnam factory that led to the death of 12 people was a rude shock, especially at a time when industries are trying to gradually resume activities…
May 18, 2020, 7:00 AM IST
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Creative governance or uninformed criticism?
May 17, 2020, 3:45 PM IST
Over the last few days, as the ‘Atmanirbhar Bharat’ package touted to be 10% of the GDP was unfolding, there has been many a television interview with spokespersons and others claiming that the value of…
May 17, 2020, 3:45 PM IST
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Returning to quarantine, yours or mine?
May 17, 2020, 10:58 AM IST
“ I am exhausted after 40 days, on the road for twenty days; please let me see my family now ”…a young migrant worker reaching his village in Nalanda, Bihar. “ The Sarpanch is not…
May 17, 2020, 10:58 AM IST
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Scheduled Tribes: Who are they? How to mainstream them?
May 16, 2020, 7:39 PM IST
A quick glance at the Maoist terrorism infested regions shows that barring three districts of Kerala, 87 of 90 afflicted districts are in a clearly demarcated contiguous stretch which is known by the epithet ‘Red…
May 16, 2020, 7:39 PM IST
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