Bureaucracy and its political crutches
Sugata Srinivasaraju The two bickering officers are part of a nationwide phenomenon of being trapped in the web of political expectations, opportunism and factionalism. Even amidst a newsy and rather noisy...
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Testing times for Shiv Sena movement and party
Sanjay Patil What will be the future of Shinde-led Shiv Sena? Can we imagine a Shiv Sena without the Thackerays? How will these developments impact the state’s politics in the next...
Ballooning superpower rivalry
Kajal Basu The balloon’s original surveillance target was likely Guam, but the weather skewed the balloon northward. The last month has seen an unprecedented fiasco centred on the US response to...
Misconduct in medical research endangers health
Dr K Srinath Reddy ChatGPT’s advent has led to concerns about convincingly crafted fake research papers polluting scientific literature. “I wish men would get back their balance among the elements. And...
The difficulty with renewables
LACK OF STORAGE CAPACITY MEANS DEPENDENCE ON COAL-BASED POWER WILL CONTINUE By Somit Dasgupta India’s push towards decarbonisation has to be backed with adequate storage facilities, without which it clearly cannot...
Mega order is a major game changer
The gains of an Indian carrier expanding fleet are not restricted to network growth and better connectivity. By Jitender Bhargava Even though the constraints of Air India had been diagnosed much...
Is Air India deal such a big deal?
By Manish Tewari Let me commence this piece with a caveat. I have been a principled opponent of the Air India disinvestment process. That automatically does not make me a supporter...
Bugle for restraint: On scheduling of five Assembly elections
The schedule for Assembly elections in five States announced by the Election Commission of India (ECI) on January 8 was along expected lines. Polling will begin in Uttar Pradesh on February...
Boosting protection: On COVID-19 vaccination programme
Nearly a year after India rolled out the COVID-19 vaccination programme, it began administering a ‘precaution dose’ scientifically called a third or booster dose to people above 60 years with comorbidities,...
Looking After Senior Citizens
Due to an increase in life expectancy and better medical care the population of senior citizens is increasing in our state, the country and the world. India has currently the second...