digital public infrastructure, DPI

Drawing a line: Protection of personal data in a digitised world

Along with legal provisions to protect privacy, the government must introduce data protection in school syllabus to make internet secure for future generations. Read more »
quality issues in social science research

National Education Policy 2020: Will it truly champion liberalism?

Liberal education is the opening up of education to interdisciplinary understandings, to choices, and to critical inquiry. But will this government permit it? Read more »
Ongoing coal shortage in India

GST Council meeting: A case for the abolition of the coal cess

The impact of the GST compensation cess on coal is not confined to the metal and energy sectors. Its ripple effect is felt on many other industries. Read more »
universal pension way to go for India

Ageing in times of Covid-19 pandemic

It is imperative that the state and civil society play a more constructive and interventionist role in ensuring the social security of older persons. Read more »
Budget 2021 agriculture

New thinking: Agriculture reforms will release Indian farmer from shackles

The three pieces of legislation may provide farmers with a range of choices in the agri-business market place by unlocking opportunities for new investments. Read more »
plastic waste

Marine pollution: Annual plastic waste flows into water bodies could top 53 mt

Renewed efforts to mitigate plastic pollution may fall short of requirement, says a study by researchers at the University of Toronto. Read more »
self-employment

Majority of handloom workers earn less than Rs 5,000 per month, govt informs Parliament

About 26.2% of handloom workers earned between Rs 5,000 and Rs 10,000, Union textiles minister Smriti Zubin Irani informs Rajya Sabha. Read more »
India's four labour codes

Insolvency resolution: Why corporate MSMEs deserve special treatment

India’s gross domestic product had a great fall in the first quarter of 2020-21, pushing the economy into deep uncertainty. The sharp contraction of the economy made a huge dent on the... Read more »
Covid 19 vaccine drive

Race to Covid-19 remedy: Will the Oxford vaccine fail?

The restart of trials brings a sigh of relief for those awaiting a successful vaccine against Covid-19 and for the volunteers who are part of the experiment. Read more »
manvsnature

Climate change: Humans cannot win the war against nature

The nature is rebelling against exploitation by human beings through wild fires, tsunamis, hurricanes, massive floods, and now with the dreaded coronavirus. Read more »