Heart vs Head?
We often picture the ideal decision-maker as a cool, calculating machine, sifting through facts and figures with laser focus. But what if the key to truly effective choices lies not just in logic, but...
View ArticleWhy Modi will not lose 2024
Elections for 2024 are almost over and in less than a week we will be seeing the new government at the Center. Will it be Modi 3.0 or something else? Well that question will be...
View ArticleMuslim world is also changing
Generally, the worldwide impression is that the Muslims are fanatics, intolerant, strict about their religion and well behind in time. To some extent, these assertions may be true but things are...
View ArticleProactive climate policies in Uttarakhand’s horticulture sector an urgent need
The rich horticultural heritage of Uttarakhand is under siege. The state, once celebrated for its abundant yields of temperate fruits such as apples, pears, peaches, plums, and apricots, is now...
View Article4 ideas have won the election
The 2024 general election is going to be an important event for two reasons. First, the outcome of this electoral battle will decide the political destiny of two powerful coalitions – BJP-led NDA and...
View Article‘BJP parliamentary board has only one woman…33% reservation may make more...
Rina Verma Williams is Professor of Political Science and Associate Dean for Social Sciences at the University of Cincinnati. Her book ‘Marginalised, Mobilised, Incorporated: Women and Religious...
View ArticlePatanjali, FMCGs, Shrinkflation and Skimpflation
Baba Ramdev and Balkrishna’s Patanjali recently came under Supreme court’s fire for some of the advertisements of it’s medicines which made false, suspicious and misleading claims that they cure...
View Article‘And how many deaths…will it take ’til we know that too many people have died?’
The answer (can’t keep) is ‘blowin’ in the wind’. Four times in under a fortnight we’ve been shaken by catastrophic – and totally avoidable– tragedies. 68 lives were snuffed out. Parents, siblings,...
View ArticlePunjab’s power ride on a rocky road
SAD-BJP split, as well as some anti-incumbency against AAP, has Congress eyeing anti-BJP, anti-AAP votes. AAP’s still banking on its free power scheme. Support for radicals shows turmoil in Panthic...
View ArticleDear new govt, do get real
Message to incoming GOI: in the fastest growing large economy, over 80% of those out-of-work are young. And remember, the largest number of poor in the world live in India The election campaign is...
View ArticleNot a drop to waste: Water woes are a recurring Indian urban phenomenon....
Delhi residents are experiencing a double whammy of intense heat and water scarcity. Parts of the capital yesterday recorded a maximum temperature of 52.3°C. Along with it came announcements this week...
View ArticleIn London, three Lens Masters and a date with India
Imagine an exhibition that offers photographic possibilities and the subject is India at the hands of many lens masters . At Cromwell Place in London, lovers of photography can step into an avant-garde...
View Article‘Yeh Mumbai Shehar Haadson ka shehar hai’
Last evening I left the TOI building and boarded the 9.50 pm local from Mumbai CST to Vashi. The train was a good 30 minutes late and I was the only person in the front...
View ArticleThe missing piece in sanitation access for nomadic and denotified tribes
Social welfare schemes and public facilities are not planned keeping this population in mind. Here’s why this needs to change. The nomadic and denotified tribes (NT-DNTs) in India were falsely labelled...
View ArticleNot a drop to waste
Water problems are a big issue in Indian cities. Reusing treated water can help fix this problem. In Delhi, people are dealing with extreme heat and not enough water. This week, the temperature reached...
View ArticleProtect our land: How trees can help beat the heat and fight desertification
A big part of India’s land is turning into a desert. This is not good and we need to stop it. Trees are important to help us stay cool and protect the land. Recently, one...
View ArticleElection Commission faces challenges and opportunities for improvement after...
The campaigning for the last part of the Lok Sabha elections is done. There are some things the Election Commission (EC) did well, but there are areas where they can improve. The last phase of...
View ArticleWorld heat wave disaster history: A comparative analysis with India
The Earth’s climate has been undergoing significant changes in recent decades, marked by a noticeable increase in global temperatures. This rise in temperature has led to various climatic anomalies,...
View ArticleUS Commission on international religious freedom, USCIRF’s uncalled for...
Introduction Nearly two weeks after India trashed a report by the US State Department alleging human rights abuse in ethnic violence-hit Manipur, a group of people from the Kuki tribes settled in the...
View ArticleThe future belongs to meritocracy
Democracy cannot be the highest possibility man can attain. It is good in comparison to other forms of govt that have preceded it, but not something that can succeed it. I call that meritocracy. I...
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