Analysing the findings of the Comprehensive Annual Modular Survey (CAMS) of...
On Wednesday, 9th of October, 2024 the Ministry of Statistics & Programme Implementation, Government of India released key findings of a Comprehensive Annual Modular Survey (CAMS) conducted from...
View ArticleHistory is injurious…
…to health, unless it’s about things & not power SC’s intervention in the Sambhal mosque case restores status quo ante. But for how long? The larger point in all such disputes, and the violence...
View ArticleSUVs, cars, and what we can do about It
SUVs aren’t as eco-friendly as they seem, and while the government can make some rules, it’s up to us to make a difference. Back in 2014, half of India’s cars drove between 4,800 and 16,000...
View ArticleSarkar, car & us
SUVs aren’t green. Government can’t do much. We have to In 2014 half of India’s cars drove 4,800-16,000km. Ten years on, yearly mileage may not have changed but the car population has multiplied. If...
View ArticleBuck stops where?
So, who’s in charge of money these days? Money is the engine of our world, writes David McWilliams in Money: A Story of Humanity. Money is trust. To mess with money is to rip the...
View ArticleHistory and its impact
History can be harmful to our present if we focus too much on the past, especially when it’s about conflicts or old battles. When we look at history as a series of wars, conquests, and...
View ArticleHow to win after losing big
Whoa! What was that Maharashtra result? BJP-led Mahayuti swept the assembly elections. Sometimes, BJP doesn’t just defeat its opponent. It crushes them. It takes away their souls. Out of 288 seats...
View ArticleMental health and marginalised youth: What’s missing?
Well-being programmes for young people work better when they are context specific, person centred, and peer led. Young people growing up in low-income communities in Indian cities are at a higher risk...
View ArticleRich state, poor state
This blog is part of a series on ‘Compassionate Citizenry’ written by Madhuri Dass Woudenberg, who is starting to think that she’d better write things down before she forgets them. Our societies are in...
View ArticleNeeded: A prescription to restore doctor-patient relationship
Dr Balaji Jegannathan, an oncologist at the Kalaignar Centenary Super Specialty Hospital in Chennai, had just started seeing patients around 10.15am on Nov 13, when a young man came into his room. The...
View ArticleMy story
Today, I’d like to share a personal story of how I became interested in healthy eating and lifestyle, the sources of information I rely on, and my approach to research. Like many people, I used...
View ArticleDurbar move of wardrobe
“Are we shifting home?” I asked my wife as I entered the room. Every surface in the room was full of clothes. The almirahs were wide open. Bed box was staring at me with its...
View ArticleWorld AIDS day: Women and AIDS in India
AIDS in women in India is a silent crisis in need of urgent attention. The HIV/AIDS epidemic in India, while showing signs of improvement over the past two decades, remains a significant public health...
View ArticleWomen in command
The issue of the performance of women officers placed in command of units was recently in the eye of the storm after a demi-official letter on the subject, written by a Corps Commander to his...
View Article2023 was very tough for startups and investors, why and where do we go from...
Different parts of the world have fared very differently but sitting in Silicon Valley, overall 2023 has been a difficult year for both startups and investors. Three data points: Longer wait time...
View ArticleKiller on the road
India has once again earned the sad title of being the country with the most traffic deaths in the world. It’s a record no one should be proud of, but it keeps happening because nothing...
View ArticleAussie sweet 16s
Will a social media ban send them to cricket practice? Australia is in crisis. Raygun’s kangaroo dance moves in the breakdance competition at the Olympics are widely acknowledged to have destroyed...
View ArticleAloo’s not well…
…if inter-state trade can be curbed on a whim, as Bengal’s doing now. Producers are robbed of the national market Bengal cops posted on state borders have strict orders: the spud stops here. Seasonal...
View ArticleAloo’s not well…
Imagine this: farmers in Bengal grow tons of potatoes, but instead of selling them to neighboring states like Odisha and Jharkhand, trucks full of potatoes are stopped at the border. Why? Because the...
View ArticleKiller on the road
India grabbed the global top spot on traffic deaths again. And, again, nothing will change It’s a record high, a shameful one. Yet it is little surprise that India tops the world in the number...
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