Opinion
What The Fork: In the Month of Shravan, Let’s Go Saatvik and Detox, Says Kunal Vijayakar
My predominantly meat- and fish-eating family fasted during the month of Shravan on Mondays and Saturdays, writes Kunal Vijayakar.
As a Kashmiri Pandit, I Guess I Will Never Like a Tent – Ever
The death of secularism in Kashmir saw its shadows in the burnt Pandit houses, lonely belongings on Habba Kadal roads for months at a stretch open for selling, after the owners had settled in the dingy camps.
Opinion: Central Vista Project is Needed for a Bigger Parliament in the Future
Delhi is on course to becoming a world-class capital city and by the time India completes 75 years of its Independence in 2022, a new Parliament building will be ready.
As India & World Witness Adverse Weather Events, IPCC Report Could Show Us the Way
IPCC recommendations will form the basis for COP26, where global leaders will meet for the first time since 2019 to discuss strategies to cut greenhouse gas emissions.
‘Man Must Conquer Nature’: Spurred by Mao's Words China Builds Big Dams, Spelling Doom
Mao Zedong died in 1976, but China, it seems, made his words against nature a permanent policy directive.
To Integrate Northeast with Rest of India, Improving Air Links Must be Top Priority
Most citizens, including those debating Mizoram-Assam border clashes, have never quite visited the Northeast, due to lack of awareness and lack of connectivity.
World Nature Conservation Day: How Corporate India is Learning to Become Eco-conscious
The increasing environmental problems have prompted many businesses to recognize that we cannot step on the environment to meet our egotistical wants.
Dine out or Order in? Consumer Behaviour Changing, Some Old Routines Will Never Return
Consumers will shift to new ways of doing things if they are ‘more convenient, affordable, and accessible.’
Liberalization Neglected Rural Growth for 30 Years. India Can No Longer Afford to Do That
The idea of Atmanirbhar Bharat has to be aligned with the need to industrialize rural areas for which special incentives to investors must be extended.
OPINION: Supreme Court Takes Note of One Super Spreader but Turns a Nelson’s Eye to the Other
What is the rationale for the Supreme Court to take on and fast track new cases despite a massive backlog of pending cases?
Digital and Branchless: The Big Structural Reform that Indian Banking Needs
This will lead to expansion of the credit market and credit- starved segments will get access at a right rate.
Kappa or Lambda: Don’t Fear the Greek Alphabets, Follow COVID Norms and Get Vaccinated
It is possible that if a new variant emerges, the third wave could arrive early in India.
30 Yrs of Liberalization: More than Thatcher or Reagan, India Needs its Own Ayn Rand and Milton Friedman
The champions of economic reforms in India never accepted the fact that socialism is inherently flawed and capitalism is the natural system of economy.
As China Tightens Grip over Hong Kong, Verdicts of Island’s Judiciary Must Reflect National Interest
This is almost tantamount to the Central Intelligence Agency telling the US Supreme Court justices that their decisions have to reflect the national resolve.
Before Cabinet Reshuffle, Mohandas Pai Writes: Technocrats as Ministers Can Help PM Modi Deliver Better on Jobs
Job creation is the single biggest challenge for India. More people from job-creating sectors must work with the government.
OPINION: With Modi Govt’s Mega Vaccination Drive, Indian Economy Should Start Marching Ahead Swiftly
A V-shaped recovery is clearly and surely taking shape with Moody’s and India Ratings projecting a 9.3% and 9.6% GDP growth respectively for India in FY22