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SubscriberWrites: Subsidies will help people only when dispersed effectively. Here’s how India can do it

If the state or central governments want to subsidise any beneficiary they should make direct benefit transfer of appropriate amounts., writes Dinkar Sirsi.

SubscriberWrites: Energy Transition – Where do we stand?

It is only a matter of time before every house will generate and meet its own power requirement. So will industries, writes Shantha Kumar.

SubscriberWrites: Theory of relativity and income inequality

In a nation like India where there were no real wealth creators when the country got its independence, there is a need to first create wealth creators before we can work towards income equality.

SubscriberWrites: Handlooms in West Bengal’s Nadia have fallen silent. Govt apathy, corruption root cause

Hundreds of unemployed handloom weavers live on the banks of this holy city. Rows of empty and shuttered warehouses line every village, writes Upasika Singhal.

SubscriberWrites: Transformational leadership necessary in security organisations in low intensity conflicts

No technology can come to rescue, when matters get down to dealing with human resource and setting a benchmark for the subordinates, writes Colonel Shashank Ranjan (rtd).

SubscriberWrites: Schools used to be the foundation for youngsters tackling adulthood. Now, social media has disrupted life

If two of our friends went out after school, without telling the others, we didn’t really mind. There was too many other things to think about, writes Sangita S.

SubscriberWrites: What we learnt in six months of working with senior citizens among urban poor

There is always a son who is unemployed, just lost employment, is looking for a job, or a divorced daughter with children to care for, write Aruna Chakravorty & Wyonna Dsouza

SubscriberWrites: Modi govt needs to stop its crackdown on media. Dissent can be a good political tool

The Indian government needs a strong and transparent media policy which would greatly improve the image of the country in global politics, writes Buroshiva Dasgupta

SubscriberWrites: India’s fiscal management requires an overhaul. Civic consensus and public consciousness crucial

There should be an independent body that analyses each state and provide analysis of benefits of spending on different heads, writes Seth Ramachandiran.

SubscriberWrites: Wetlands are among the most productive ecosystems in the world

Naturalists and wetland conservationists recommend positive attitude of local communities towards wetland values and conservation, writes Medini Baruah.

On Camera

IndiGo cancellations made TV news do the unexpected — question the Modi government

Republic TV was the harshest of them all: “The (civil aviation) minister has done a bad job,” said prime time anchor Arnab Goswami.

IndiGo’s profits dipped, most airlines sunk into losses last fiscal even as flier numbers soared

Despite growing passenger volume, 11 out of 14 carriers reported losses in 2023-24. IndiGo recorded profit of Rs 8,167 crore, which reduced to Rs 7.253 crore in 2024-25.

Dubai Tejas crash revives focus on advanced, fully automated safety systems

Dubai airshow crash & pilot death have rekindled concerns over pilot safety, and need for smarter automated systems that can step in when G-forces, temporary loss of consciousness hit the pilot.

Asim Munir & Pakistan’s Failed Marshal Doctrine

None of Pakistan’s PMs has lasted 5 years. That the current PM has given Asim Munir 5 years shows that of all military dictatorships history has seen, Pakistan’s is most creative.