Opinion

The Bihar Education Department struck off names of over 20 lakh students from nearly 75,000 government schools for remaining absent so far

Washington and Beijing understand each other only too well and have come to the conclusion that their respective world outlooks cannot be reconciled

Congress which made only two promises during YSR regime can now offer more only because of KCR’s performance

Time away from work helps the brain consolidate the day’s memories, replenishing it as well as promoting productivity and increased creativity

People who acknowledge their mistakes and take lessons from them show a growth mindset when faced with failure

Untenable, in fact downright dangerous, homes have become a reality for those living in degraded environments

The World Food Programme estimates that ‘every one per cent cut in food assistance risks pushing more than 400,000 people towards the brink of starvation’

With right manoeuvres, responsible entrepreneurship and AI can be a perfect pair and empower development

Uttarkashi tunnel tragedy highlights the need to have a development model that embraces resilience

Humanity has endangered the world of the nonhuman, entered it, violated it and therefore needs to pay the price

The 2023 AI Safety Summit was a diplomatic breakthrough because it got the world’s political, commercial and scientific communities to agree on a joint plan

Capitalists accumulate wealth and income from the surplus value created by labourers leading to imbalance in income and wealth distribution

Cancel culture has evolved as a powerful force in the ever-changing sphere of social dynamics, altering public discourse and influencing individual lives

Discard narrow judgements for the greater good to embrace humanity that unites us all

Relations with Israel and Palestine along two independent tracks may not be tenable amid the current crisis

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