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Friday, October 10, 2025
TopicDrug use

Topic: Drug use

Does criminalisation curb drug consumption? What the use of NDPS Act in Mumbai tells us

A poorly conceived NDPS Act, an overzealous Mumbai police force and an apathetic judiciary together lead to the exploitation of the very people the law purports to protect.

First wave of Covid in India led to increase in misuse of antibiotics, study shows

According to a Washington University study, such misuse of drugs is considered inappropriate as antibiotics are only effective against bacterial and not viral infections such as Covid.

Why do many Americans support legalising marijuana?

Interest in making marijuana legal in America has exploded over the last 30 years, and it doesn't have much to do with use, geography or demographics.

On Camera

In Great Game for Kabul, India plays a patient hand. Multi-alignment to compartmentalisation

Pakistan’s reported air strikes on Kabul last night, coinciding with Acting Afghan Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi’s visit to India, seem intended to send...

60% increase in India’s carbon emissions by 2050, coal to remain top energy source: BP Energy Outlook

The country will account for 12 percent of global energy demand by 2050 from 7 percent in 2023, adds BP report.

India, UK sign £350 mn deal for Martlet. What are these Lightweight Multirole Missiles

In service with the British military since 2019, it is also known as the Martlet missile. Ukrainians have also deployed these missiles against Russian troops.

How Pakistan thinks: Army for hire, ideology of convenience

Pakistan’s army has been a rentier force available to a reasonable bidder. It has never come to the aid of any Muslims including Palestinians or the Gazans, except making noises here and there.