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Thursday, January 29, 2026
TopicDigital age

Topic: digital age

India is growing, but not developing, says author Santosh Desai

At the launch of his book, Memes For Mummyji, Desai expanded on the widening gap between urban aspirations and reality, saying that while our ambitions have grown, cities have lagged.

SubscriberWrites: From curiosity to concentration—what we’re losing in the age of distraction

Growing up digital reshapes focus, freedom, and resilience. Balancing screen time with real-world play is key to raising the next generation of thinkers and leaders.

IAS officers must not fear demands of digital age

Public institutions that remained largely insulated from day-to-day political currents now find themselves navigating an environment where policy debates happen in real time.

World’s least developed countries need urgent digital transformation. Here’s what to do

Eighty-three per cent of the 1.4 billion people who live in LDCs are covered by mobile broadband signals –3G or above. But only 36 per cent are connected online.

‘Are you a journalist or an Indian?’ Editors Guild Conclave talks nationalism & media vs govt battle

At the event organised by Editors Guild of India, journalists discuss spread of misinformation, challenges in the digital era and ease of access to information in the pre-Modi era.

SubscriberWrites: Digitalization, A boon and bane for Gen X

The digitalization in varied fields is perhaps the acme of a global and developed world.

Nationalism, rent-seeking could spoil our digital future. Learn from history of internet

Just like the first internet engineers who designed the network they wanted, today's users should have the freedom to choose the kind of internet they want.

Paperless Saharsa is Bihar’s new showcase district. It’s snipping the Great Indian Red Tape

Saharsa is the first district in Bihar to be declared paperless. It was not a one-day magic event but a process that took time, training and changing mindsets.

Choose commentator, trawl data feeds: How this app brings you sport with personal touch, live

FanCode, the platform showing the ongoing India-West Indies series, is following global trend of companies introducing aspects of AI & advanced tech in sports broadcasting.

‘All about helping Rajni’ — tech gurus at iSPIRT quietly power India’s digital revolution

With the fictitious Rajni from rural India as its guiding light, iSPIRT has been using internet & software to change structure of country’s economy, with aim to improve quality of life.

On Camera

Economic Survey 2025-26 takes global lessons seriously—and shows why Swadeshi is the way to go

The Economic Survey 2025-26 is not a celebration of success, but a measured warning that the traditional paradigms of global economic growth are no longer applicable.

Urbanisation hasn’t led to productivity boost for Indian cities. Economic Survey lists obstacles

India’s urban population has expanded rapidly, with regions such as Mumbai, Delhi, Bengaluru now ranking among world’s largest urban agglomerations by population, notes the survey.

Indian Army ties up with US drone company that made its name in the Ukraine conflict

Shield AI will provide V-BAT vertical takeoff & landing drones along with licences for software, which will be integrated into aircraft and made available to select Indian partners.

Non-alignment is coming back in a new avatar: Trump-peedit alliance

No nation other than China can negotiate one-on-one with Trump on an equal footing. That’s why the middle powers who so far formed the core of multilateral bodies now feel orphaned.