Securing infra
India’s critical assets are increasingly under threat, both physical and cyber. An overarching framework of protection is need of the hour The recent terror attack on a workers’ camp at the...
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Seat sharing may be almost sealed on both sides, but Maharashtra will see more drama Maharashtra is about to have a big election, and things are already looking dramatic! The election is on November...
View ArticleSecuring infra
India’s critical assets are increasingly under threat, both physical and cyber. An overarching framework of protection is need of the hour India’s important buildings and systems, like transportation,...
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Seat sharing may be almost sealed on both sides, but Maharashtra will see more drama Maharashtra’s Nov 20 election to its 15th legislative assembly was always expected to be a roller-coaster ride,...
View ArticleChoose forgiveness, no matter the challenge
Unforgiveness is a sin and displeases God. He takes it seriously, even if we tolerate it in our hearts. When someone injures us, whether intentionally or inadvertently, we face a decision. This choice...
View Article‘Networked X-ray machines for baggage checks are the best answer to hoax bomb...
The ongoing deluge of threats to airlines is unprecedented. Ex-IPS officer MA Ganapathy, who headed NSG, BCAS & airport sector of CISF, tells Saurabh Sinha tech solutions that can isolate and play...
View ArticleDeft move in tough game
Depsang-Demchok patrolling agreement showed India compelled China to exhibit a flexibility the latter doesn’t display in its dealings elsewhere. But this isn’t enough ‘normalisation’ for diluting...
View ArticleNational Book Depot: A timeless beacon of medical publishing excellence...
Established in 1955, The National Book Depot (NBD) has stood as a beacon of medical knowledge for nearly seven decades. Founded at a time when India was witnessing significant developments in its...
View ArticleLeadership types: Tested over time periods
Leadership is one of the many human traits not adequately studied and difficult to explain in terms of desired qualities. What makes a good Leader? What is the Role that a Leader plays? The 20th...
View ArticleMera beta jhaadu nehi marega!!
Let me see. I come with nearly twenty years of work experience in the industry. Which jobs are beneath me? Is it one among converting someone’s design to Python codes, getting a cup of coffee...
View ArticleCoral bleaching: Nature’s distress signal and what we can do about it
I first learned what an ocean feels like in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. I was six when my father, posted in Port Blair for a government job, taught my brother and me to swim...
View ArticleA very unusual idea from Trump
Should the U.S. Get Rid of Income Tax? Imagine the government getting rid of the income tax, which is the tax people pay based on how much money they earn. That’s exactly what Trump wants...
View ArticleMars Vs Venus: Podcast wars
Trump & Harris choose different shows for their closing pitches Twenty years after podcasts got their name, they are a mainstream cultural powerhouse in US. That’s why Trump and Harris have spent...
View ArticleA fight over art and censorship
Who Gets to Decide What’s ‘OK’ to See? Imagine going to an art museum to see paintings and finding out some of them aren’t allowed to be displayed because someone in charge thinks they’re “too...
View ArticleNude feud
Dangerous customs, as practised by Customs It reflects how much the Big Brother self-image is embedded into the Indian bureaucracy. Last year in Mumbai, the Customs department seized three drawings by...
View ArticleVery silly. Very Trump
He’s batting for the strangest economic policy idea ever Days to the Nov 5 election, the Trump-Harris campaign has zeroed in on taxes – Trump wants to scrap the federal individual income tax. He...
View ArticleAQI: Adaptable, quick-acting ideas
We know we’re losing the battle against air pollution, yet we persist with the same corrective measures, hoping for different results. The Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) serves as a good example....
View ArticleBeyond the Kamala/Trump lectures on immigration
Fanny Lauby Trump said this week that US has become “like a garbage can” for the rest of the world. If in 2016 it was claimed that Mexico was sending “rapists” to US, in 2024...
View ArticleAdding fun and function: Using emojis in your to-do list
In the digital world, emojis have become a universal way to express emotions. What started as simple smiley faces has evolved into a whole language that we now use without even thinking. Emojis have...
View ArticleChina crisis has changed India so there’s no going back to 2020
It is striking to compare the response in most quarters in India after Delhi announced the understanding with China that defused the Doklam crisis in 2017, and the reaction this past week. Indian...
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