Cope with inevitable climate risk
Climate change-related extreme weather events may not come to an end but the urban planner's efforts in making Indian cities resilient will help them bounce back after inevitable disasters Climate change has become an everyday reality for mankind. The ill-effects of punishing changes in the environment have already taken a toll...
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Light of photography
21 February 2019 | Hiranmay Karlekar -
Political brand battles for 2019
21 February 2019 | Bindu Dalmia -
Getting a grip of Kashmir’s problem
20 February 2019 | Kalyani Shankar -
How to determine stocks like a pro
20 February 2019 | Hima Bindu Kota -
Convenient allies
20 February 2019 | Kumar Chellappan -
This head cannot lie uneasy
19 February 2019 | kk paul -
Towards building a digital future
19 February 2019 | Josh Kallmer
Trapped in a blind alley
With its economy in the doldrums and given its failed inter-provincial relationship, Pakistan has no alternative but to spill out, and India is the only destination Every week, news comes in that Pakistan is moving towards bankruptcy. True, several countries like China and Saudi Arabia have shown sympathies and given financial...
Making old age more secure and safe
An ideal micro-pension programme must address administrative, governance, design and efficiency issues to succeed. For it to work, a delicate balance between economic viability, generation of adequate returns and customised features for participants is a must India is home to one-fifth of the world’s population, which includes a third of...
Understanding our environment
Colonialism rooted in fanning the embers of industrial imperialism did impact the world’s ecosystems. This aspect requires more research Everyone knows, things are changing at a fast pace. There is a general debate on the direction of change. There are people, who are of the view that basically nothing has...
Moving forward on quota
The 10 per cent quota Bill neither intends adequate/proportionate representation nor is a procedure to eliminate poverty. The objective is to provide indemnity and insurance to unreserved populace Drawing unfettered powers from the Kesavananda Bharati (1973) ruling by the Supreme Court, the Modi Government introduced the Constitution (124th Amendment) Bill, 2019,...
Democracy not real test in Catalonia trial
Even as elections loom large in Spain, the ‘Catalan problem’ will not go away. Neither will the ‘Basque problem’, which involves almost identical dilemmas on the other side of the country. There is no ‘fair’ solution, just endless unsatisfactory compromises It’s been a busy week in Spain. On Tuesday, Twelve Catalan...
How e-cigarettes can save lives
They are better than smoking the real thing as they can wean smokers from bad habits and reduce tobacco-related diseases Electronic cigarettes are recently developed products that have created intense controversy among the scientific and public health community. The uproar was expected considering the fact that e-cigarettes contain nicotine and their...
Rise to the jihadi challenge
The Pulwama terror attack is a rude call to the nation to accept the fact that militancy in Kashmir has been overtaken by radicals who now want absolute Talibanisation The deadly suicide car bomb attack on a convoy of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) at Awantipora in Jammu & Kashmir’s...
