Opinion

Don’t deprive children of their screen time, rather ensure supervised limited exposure

Critics who denounce the provision of free electricity to the agricultural sector inadvertently reveal their contempt and animosity towards farmers and the sector as a whole

Current efforts are focused mainly on recycling or disposing of plastic but incentives are needed to replace them with environmentally friendly options

Allies could dissuade the US from taking a divisive path, but their own weaknesses are making them complicit

On paper, the Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana scheme seems good, but in reality, things are different

The success of PM-PRANAM hinges on farmers’ adoption of natural fertilizers but will they do it if they see no benefits in it?

Thuingalen Muivah, the general secretary of NSCN(I-M), is from Manipur and if the peace talks fail and the Nagas in Manipur districts rise in revolt then the situation will be complicated further

During 2018-20, Telangana achieved a further reduction in MMR to 43, which made the State among the few in India to achieve the SDG target

The Global South is flexing political and economic muscles that the ‘developing countries’ and the ‘Third World’ never had

While species loss is a process of Nature, the role humanity has played in their disappearance is undeniable

Many new States were reorganised in the country after independence, but they did not see such a high number of deaths as Telangana

Opposition parties need the presence of a statesman like Jayaprakash Narayan among them

Using drama to explore inner self allows one to experience hidden emotions and identify new ways of finding solutions

Telangana’s policy innovations are becoming policy learnings for other States and the central govt, enabling cooperative federalism

The inauguration of Parliament building by the President would have sent a strong message on inclusive governance

The India-US Joint Statement has put focus on technology that has many spin-off sectors waiting to be exploited

India needs significant investment in R&D, people and environment-friendly government regulations so as to break China’s supply chain

If there is a legally guaranteed MSP for sunflower seeds, the nation can strike two birds with one stone: it can accelerate crop diversification and self-dependence in the third most consumed edible oil

The future of finance will be shaped by AI but its successful integration depends on thoughtful implementation

Banks not displaying signs of stress in their loan book despite the central bank hiking repo rate by 250 basis points since last May could be one of the reasons

CMIE in its March update indicates that Telangana has 4.1% unemployment while AP recorded 7.7% unemployment. India’s unemployment rate is around 7.45%

There are a staggering 1.12 billion websites worldwide but about 50% of the content on even the most popular sites remains unread

Repeated exposure to violent crime-related material may make viewers desensitised to the crime or agony of others

The process of delimitation has the potential to cultivate the narrative of separatism in the southern States