scorecardresearch
Add as a preferred source on Google
Saturday, November 22, 2025
HomeYourTurn

YourTurn

SubscriberWrites: A disgruntled ecologist

The challenges and frustrations of environmental advocacy.

SubscriberWrites: India’s science runs on grants, not guts

Fraunhofer builds industries; CSIR builds PowerPoint slides. Guess who wins the future?

SubscriberWrites: Media makeovers and moral amnesia

Is redemption-by-spotlight India’s real tradition? Is this a new WMD—Weapon of Mass Distraction?

SubscriberWrites: Why Sci-Hub matters, and the interim order of the Delhi HC is concerning

Delhi HC blocks Sci-Hub & Libgen after publishers’ plea, sparking outrage as scholars warn the move deepens paywall barriers and threatens India’s research future.

SubscriberWrites: Tariffs, oil, and Trump’s selective politics

US’ additional 25% tariffs on Indian goods over Russian oil, sparks questions of double standards, politics, and power play as ordinary people bear the cost.

SubscriberWrites: Hidden reality of soil pollution—FAO study

UN warns soil holds more microplastics than oceans as sachets, farm plastics, pesticides & fertilisers push India to act with $379m green farming plan.

SubscriberWrites: An open letter to the Prime Minister

India’s National Honours: A Billion People, A Hundred Medals, and a Lutyens Guest List. When meritocracy is rationed like subsidised kerosene, we call it ‘prestige’.

SubscriberWrites: Justice and blockchain smart contracts with AI

Why judges must disclose assets in the digital age?

SubscriberWrites: India – Ethical contradictions

India needs a Senior Protection Obligation Act to shield elders from mis-selling, ensure fair banking, and channel ₹72,000 cr unclaimed deposits into senior welfare.

SubscriberWrites: India’s innovation deficit: Why we build apps, not world-class tech

From gig-economy apps to defence prototypes, India struggles to create global tech champions. Could tax breaks for conglomerates spark true innovation?

On Camera

Asim Munir could be Pakistan PM, PCB chair, Chief Justice. But these are for lesser mortals

In your arms, Asim Munir, under your five stars, Pakistan will progress from being a poor dumper truck to a shining dumper truck with an engine of a Mercedes.

At Charcha 2025: Local entrepreneurship, not just big IT, will drive next wave of distributed AI work

While global corporations setting up GCCs in India continue to express confidence in availability of skilled AI engineers, the panel argued that India’s real challenge lies elsewhere.

Tejas fighter aircraft crashes at Dubai Air Show, IAF confirms pilot’s death

This is the second such incident after a Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas had crashed into a hostel on the outskirts of Jaisalmer in March last year.

A tribute to Tejas. India’s delay culture is the real enemy in the skies

It is a brilliant, reasonably priced, and mostly homemade aircraft with a stellar safety record; only two crashes in 24 years since its first flight. But its crash is a moment of introspection.