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As we celebrate the 75th Republic Day, let’s look back on where we stand on social equality introduced by Dr Ambedkar in the Constitution

Rural development must measure not just what people earn but also how they live

Channel your fears into action to build a world that prioritises sustainability over short-term gains

Resurgence of crafts in a digital world is about creating a conscious economy that respects resources

If leveraged correctly, it can be a powerful prong for environmental conservation and well-being

Jacques Derrida writes in his Sovereignties in Question: The Poetics of Paul Celan: ‘There is a holocaust for every date, and somewhere in the world at every hour. Every hour counts its holocaust’

By Wendy Whitman Cobb Russia intends to withdraw from the International Space Station after 2024, according to an announcement from Yuri Borisov, the new head of the Russian space agency, Roscosmos, in a meeting with Vladimir Putin on July 26, 2022. Borisov also said future efforts will focus on a new a Russian space station. […]

By Deepak Ray Rising competition for many of the world’s important crops is sending increasing amounts toward uses other than directly feeding people. These competing uses include making biofuels; converting crops into processing ingredients, such as livestock meal, hydrogenated oils and starches; and selling them on global markets to countries that can afford to pay […]

Nonalignment may be sensible policy for individual states, but it could spell trouble for international security

As robo sapiens, AIs and other such products of human efforts populate the earth, on what grounds do we delimit the notion of life or the human?

It is time to recognise migrants and the rising cases of injustice against them

Art and science must together raise questions about the viability of emerging technologies and the threats they pose to the Earth 

By Seela Subba Rao India is the second most populous country after China with about 1.38 billion people and is the seventh largest country in the world with an area of 3,28,700 km sq. The highly contrasted country has enjoyed a growth rate of up to 10% over many years in the pre-Covid 19 era […]

By Ratna Geetika, Madhu Viswanathan, DVR Seshadri ‘Prevention is better than cure’ is a well-known adage and nowhere is this more true than in primary health. Primary healthcare is a proactive approach to healthcare that emphasises preventive measures, management of chronic conditions and promoting self-care. This approach also ensures timely notification of serious illness and […]

The ending of poems, especially in the 20th century and after, has almost always delivered a sense that humanity seeks: a return to order