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SubscriberWrites: Organic food is not healthier for you or for animals & nature – just far more expensive

It’s a fad for the woke generation but something the poor and needy do not have the luxury to enjoy, writes Hindol Roy.

SubscriberWrites: UP elections 2022: Development or Covid resentment, the coming polls could give BJP a scare

The second wave of the pandemic has altered the political grammar of Uttar Pradesh but caste arithmetic is still the deciding factor, believes Nischai Vats.

SubscriberWrites: Hitchhiker’s Guide to consuming politics: Quit the ‘echo chamber’, listen to the other side

To overcome political biases, avoid social media and trust good journalism, Subramaniam Gopalakrishnan says

SubscriberWrites: Why Nitin Gadkari should lead Covid battle after ‘failed autocratic governance’ of Modi-Shah

Harish Anil Jamakhandi has a few other suggestions for better management of the pandemic by the government.

We are ‘mere votes’ and politicians are ‘vultures’ — time to stop them trampling on our dreams

In this searing criticism of politicians and the ruling class, Bindu Sikand urges Indians to stand up to those in power and remind them that they exist because of us.

SubscriberWrites: If India’s Covid crisis occurred in Pakistan, here’s what we would have thought of Imran Khan

Place Pakistan’s PM in Modi’s shoes to assess him, consider if patent protection is evil & open letter to leaders by a worried citizen – subscribers assess India’s pandemic response.

SubscriberWrites: Expression of dissent cannot occur on the streets of Delhi but in the voting booth

For Anmol Singhal, protests in Parliament or against government policy like the farm laws, cause civil inconvenience and undermine democracy.

SubscriberWrites: A test for Modi-Shah’s firefighting skills — Covid, poll loss, economy & ‘atma nirbharta’

Shubhayan Bhattacharya says the enormity of the health crisis, a dislike of accountability and a lack of humility are the first ‘agnipariksha’ for BJP’s leading duo.

SubscriberWrites: How Modi’s handling of Covid-19 crisis is lethal for his image and BJP’s political fortunes

Mir Affan Hashmi argues that the pandemic is Modi’s biggest ever challenge and could end up as a textbook on failed governance.

SubscriberWrites: Why Covid is `turning point’ for voters & Modi’s `spectacular `failure’ in moment of crisis

Subscribers also complain of media scavenging on pandemic and politicians ignoring responsibilities during polls

On Camera

Drop that cigarette. Smokers are twice as likely to develop skin cancer compared to non-smokers

A noticeable effect of smoking is premature aging. Studies indicate that the skin biopsy of a 40-year-old heavy smoker can resemble that of a 70-year-old non-smoker.

10 yrs ago, battery leasing failed to boost demand for EV cars in India. Now, it’s making a comeback

Under this model, battery is provided to EV owners on a subscription basis or lease. With more people open to buying EV cars, the lower upfront cost could likely drive wider acceptance.

Morocco signs pact with Tata for joint manufacture of WhAP Infantry Fighting Vehicle

The armoured platform is India's first amphibious infantry combat wheeled vehicle. Last year, the Royal Moroccan Armed Forces had procured 90 military trucks from the Tata Group.

Islam doesn’t kill democracy. The army-Islam combo does

How come Indonesia, Malaysia, Turkey and Sri Lanka remain constitutional, democratic and stable despite Islam and Buddhism respectively, but Pakistan, Bangladesh and Myanmar don’t?