Govt revokes IIPS director's suspension after he quits

The Centre has accepted the resignation of International Institute for Population Sciences (IIPS) Director K S James and revoked his suspension for alleged irregularities during his tenure, the......

India will touch peak population of 1.69 bn in 2063

By 2030, 600 million people will be living in cities in India, representing 40 per cent of the population.. IMAGE: A view of an overcrowded market in Mumbai. Photograph: ANI Photo On Tuesday, the......

It's Going To Get Hotter In India

More than 80 per cent of Indians live in districts vulnerable to climate risks.Among these, Assam, Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra, Karnataka, and Bihar are the most vulnerable states to extreme......

Caste Is Missing In Prohibition Debates

The point made by sociologist M N Srinivas, that it represented a Sanskritic act that was linked to caste, is never raised in Indian debates and the disapproval of drink is almost universal, notes......

Evaluating India's well-being

  The past decade has seen significant improvements in India’s health indicators, but it still lags other Asian countries, notes Shankar Acharya When it comes to economic news, the......

Tribute to JRD Tata, an iconic businessman

"I do not want India to be an economic superpower. I want India to be a happy country." – JRD Tata One of India’s most enterprising businessmen, Jehangir Ratanji Dadabhoy Tata was born......

Dear Nirmalaji, are you listening?

IMAGE: A medic conducts a dry run of the COVID-19 vaccine in Bengaluru. Photograph: Shailendra Bhojak/PTI Photo On Monday, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will present the Budget for the......

'Why is stock market buoyant amidst slowdown?'

Former CEA Arvind Subramanian called for research in the area and urged the NSE Centre for Behavioural Science in Finance, Economics and Marketing to explain why as the economy has been going down,......

'Confident of sending record 125 athletes to Tokyo Olympics'

'Olympics is once in four years, and athletes have only one shot at glory, and it's important to have a holistic approach, use science, use medicine, use technology and engineering in training and......