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Perhaps newspapers could dedicate a separate column to report daily road accidents and fatalities, similar to how death tolls were reported during the...
For an industry globally classified as hazardous, protections such as health insurance and a provident fund for workers are necessities. In Sivakasi,...
BJP’s majoritarian and singular agendas, such as 'One nation, One people, One culture', threaten the regional identities.
We’ve built over floodplains, squeezed buildings into every inch of space, and let garbage clog up drains. The result? Water has nowhere to go into...
In a majority of petrol stations, E20 and E10 are retailed for a similar price, basically augmenting oil company profits.
This policy unpredictability is accelerating India's brain drain, particularly in tech and digital innovation, where skilled professionals seek more...
Why should local communities suffer in order to facilitate someone else’s adventures? The trickle-down effects of over-tourism reach the economy,...
All industries are still facing an acute shortage of skilled manpower despite thousands of crores spent on skilling schemes.
India’s policymakers need to ensure that labourers, and milk and newspaper delivery workers, do not have to sacrifice food just to keep a roof over...
The assumption that all gold loan borrowers can produce formal documentation is detached from the ground reality and culturally tone-deaf.
A fundamental flaw resides in the impenetrable, convoluted and excessively technical process of settling claims.
Simplify compliance. Repair regulatory logjams. Provide transparent and equitable access to credit. Above all, change the culture—to one that...
Hampi to RG Kar, no woman is safe in India. The solution is not in policing their lives.
The past few years have seen a worrying shift in Indian Railways’ priorities—from necessary infrastructural upgrades to glitzy prestige projects.
Employment of third-party vendors to conduct KYC processes is another issue. They bombard customers with document requests, sometimes without a proper...
India's record on stampedes is bleak. Even with repeated occurrences and deaths, there has been no significant shift in the public administration’s...
These regulations are not intervention-based or focused on incentives. Instead, strategies such as counselling or voluntary game limits could promote...
By 2036, 40% of India’s population will reside in cities. This presents significant challenges—the problem isn’t the pace of urbanisation, but...
This issue isn’t confined to India—it has followed the Indian diaspora abroad. Gutka stains became so widespread in London that local authorities...
While expatriate pilots are hired at significantly higher salaries, Indian pilots’ salaries have been stagnant for over a decade, with allowances...
Supporters of longer workweeks argue that relentless labour is crucial for India to remain globally competitive. However, productivity is not directly...
The three most dreaded institutions in India—police, hospitals, and courts—stand out for their potential to turn protectors into tormentors.
The result is a system where ordinary Indians are relegated to the margins, while corporations operate with impunity, leaving little room for...
A lower CIBIL score enables banks to charge higher interest rates. This raises questions about a concerning nexus between financial institutions...
The government’s political calculus seems to favour the affluent and the marginalised, while largely disregarding India's middle class and its...
The future of Indian politics lies in the ability of political parties to adapt to state-specific dynamics and engage with the electorate in a...