organoids vs animal testing

Organoids set to replace animal testing in biomedical research

Regulators move to phase down animal testing in biomedical research as an alternative for cancer research is emerging in the form of organoids. Read more »
workplace mental health

Workplace mental health crisis is structural, not personal

India’s mental health crisis at work reflects structural failures, not individual weakness, and demands systemic reform. #mentalhealth Read more »
Bengaluru water crisis

Bengaluru water crisis calls for circular water governance

Bengaluru water crisis is structural, driven by degraded lakes, groundwater overuse, and a linear water model that wastes rain and treated wastewater. #Bengaluru #water Read more »
hostility towards Indian Americans

Indian Americans and the limits of American nativism

Rising hostility towards Indian Americans reflects a political phase, not a structural shift in the US economy or policy. Read more »
higher education

Higher education crisis is driving a permanent brain drain

As global student mobility tightens, India risks losing more talent unless it fixes higher education and research capacity. #education Read more »
H-1B visa reset India impact

India’s migration policy is stuck in 1980s

India exports labour at scale, but its migration policy remain outdated and fragmented. Read more »
higher education

India’s higher education ambitions hinge on states

Without state-level reforms, India’s higher education ambitions will remain a pipe dream. #highereducation Read more »
Indian universities ageing

India’s universities are ageing faster than they can renew

India’s universities are leaning increasingly on experience, but weak execution risks turning continuity into quiet stagnation. Read more »
multidimensional poverty index india

Multidimensional poverty gains and fiscal federalism

The sharp fall in multidimensional poverty since 2015 shows welfare delivery can work—but sustaining the gains will require better state capacity. Read more »
child marriage

Why child marriage persists in West Bengal despite social progress

West Bengal’s stubbornly high rate of child marriage exposes the limits of legal reform and income growth—and points to girls’ education as the most effective policy lever. #childmarriage #WestBengal Read more »