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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: Artificial Intelligence and what’s in store for us

AI is no longer a mere tool—it matches memory, reasoning, and creativity at astonishing speed. The challenge now is not resisting but reinventing ourselves to evolve with it.

SubscriberWrites: Six Bold Fixes for India’s Governance Challenges

From currency trade and voter rolls to election funding, education, health, and tax fairness—Dr. K. Sham Sunder outlines pragmatic reforms to make India more efficient, equitable, and corruption-free.

On Camera

Why Hyderabad restaurants don’t make it to the top. Obsessed with comfort food, no PR

Most of the fancy or high-end restaurants opening up in Hyderabad these days are pretty much stuck on the same blueprint—big space, and inauthentic menus.

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.

ISKP & Lashkar converging under aegis of Pakistan’s ISI to take on Baloch fighters

ISKP, a sub-continental branch of the Islamic State, is said to have vowed to extend operations in Kashmir, on encouragement from Pakistan’s security establishment.

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.