Opinion

NCRB Legal Service Beneficiaries Report (2016-2019) shows that only 7.91% of under-trials utilised their entitled legal aid services, raising concerns about the system’s effectiveness

Since April, a NewsGuard investigation has found hundreds of websites, written in several languages, that are mostly or entirely generated by AI to mimic real news sites

UNCTAD Trade and Development Report 2023 directly links food insecurity to corporate profiteering made possible by financial speculation in commodity markets

The US and China have substantial economic interests in the Asia-Pacific region, which hosts almost 40% of the world’s population and accounts for nearly half of global trade

Global intergovernmental entities must curb foreign meddling in African nations that causes political instability

We must tell our own stories as this is a necessity for commitment to our own well-being as well as to the progress of the communities we are part of

A comprehensive multidimensional strategy for the ‘War on Terror’ must include a comprehensive view of other strategic military and economic affairs

Make in India can set a paradigm shift through the circular use of water and a water neutral approach

India depends on China for renewable technologies and related important raw materials (such as rare earth), which is a major challenge

In the race towards profiteering, HEIs are forgetting that education is a movement and not labour force-generating factories

The TRS government has undertaken a premeditated, strategic reconstruction plan without much help from the Centre, making use of its own resources

Small gestures such as buying them a cup of coffee are extremely effective in making an individual feel valued

BRICS does often act more as a geopolitical entity than an economic one, and the addition of newer members would aid in countering the Western clout

Companies should encourage employees to take breaks from their computers and go for walks to get some exercise

The Hamas misadventure and Netanyahu’s retaliation have opened up many possibilities and the region is up for a change

The absence of quota scheme for transgender individuals disconnects them from achieving political, social and economic justice

It is time patients created an online platform to share their experiences and rate hospitals on transparent billing practices

One estimate says that meeting the Paris Agreement targets could reduce the price of oil to $10 a barrel by 2050

Palestinians in Gaza are at the receiving end and the territorial dispute might remain a ticking time bomb

India must strike a balance between utilising debt as a financial tool and ensuring fiscal sustainability

There is a need for more dialogue, trust, cooperation and collaboration among countries to achieve the theme of G20

The objective should be to minimise revenue loss, thereby addressing the valid concerns of States as they relinquish a significant source of fiscal autonomy

In India, around 41% of women in rural areas and 48% in urban areas reported that child care and personal commitments at home are the reasons for not working or not seeking work (PLFS 2021)

Inclusion is not just hiring people because they look and sound different, it is genuinely being aware of and questioning one’s implicit bias