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'Epidemic is more widespread than we believe'

'We are making decisions in the dark, in fear.''Let us shine the light of science on this.''Let us actually get better numbers, so that we make better decisions.' IMAGE: A passenger is seen under......

Busting fake news: Who funds whom?

Some unlikely celebrities are behind multiple campaigns to fight the fake news menace.Sai Manish reports. Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com While the Narendra D Modi government burnt its fingers......

Warriors of the fake news era

'It all runs on sugar-coated lies.''If I like something, I will want to believe it.'Ranjita Ganesan finds out how some organisations are separating fact from fiction to fight the ravages of the......

The idea of justice in India is indeed vague

Actor Shah Rukh Khan gets held up at New Jersey Airport for two hours (one hour, six minutes if you were to believe US Immigration). The nation is seething in anger because a) he is a Muslim and it......

6 lessons that ISRO can teach

I once asked former ISRO (Indian Space Research Organisation)chief K Kasturirangan (now a Rajya Sabha MP) whether he had pursued astrophysics (his specialisation) abroad. He said, "No." "At no......

Why does PepsiCo want to curb free speech?

'Ask a beat journalist their opinion, and you will always be told that they are more worried about writing something that would upset a company than something that would anger a politician,' says......

How Tata Trusts uses big data to gauge consumption, production

In keeping with the Trusts’ objectives, the initiative was underpinned by an attempt to determine how over-nutrition was impacting citizens at a mass scale. There’s a new......

Why financial tech start-ups must be under scrutiny

A technology provider cannot magically acquire banking skills or be trusted with your or my money, at least beyond a point, says Govindraj Ethiraj. Banking is first about trust and integrity......

9 ways to clean up India's polluted cities

Measures that will make Indian cities more organised and liveable need to be implemented to tackle the menace of pollution, says Govindraj Ethiraj. Petroleum Minister Dharmendra......

9 reasons India's rising credit card debt should worry you

Next time you swipe, ask yourself, do you really need it or do you just want it? The rise in credit card outstandings in itself is not so much of a worry as much as two accompanying factors.......

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Govindraj Ethiraj

News for Govindraj Ethiraj

'Epidemic is more widespread than we believe'

Busting fake news: Who funds whom?

Warriors of the fake news era

The idea of justice in India is indeed vague

6 lessons that ISRO can teach

Why does PepsiCo want to curb free speech?

How Tata Trusts uses big data to gauge consumption, production

Why financial tech start-ups must be under scrutiny

9 ways to clean up India's polluted cities

9 reasons India's rising credit card debt should worry you

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