It can strike the heart of power in a good-natured way, which is why many see comedy as arguably the most democratic form of speech
05 Feb 2021 7:18 AM
For a fleeting while, optimists wondered if the Covid-19 pandemic had sledgehammered some fundamental lessons into us
14 Jan 2021 12:03 AM
Opacity in decision-making, attempts to gloss over mistakes or polarise the populace on any count will punch holes in the trust narrative
07 Jan 2021 4:00 AM
The underfed hugely outnumber the overfed but alongside the crisis of child under-nutrition, we are also seeing a rise in child obesity
17 Dec 2020 7:45 AM
Globally, there is a red alert about the shadow pandemic of hunger in the time of COVID-19
03 Dec 2020 9:56 AM
Amid the deaths, disease, debt and despair, guess what some state governments in India are concerned about?
22 Nov 2020 12:00 AM
The pandemic has once again sledgehammered the fact that in digital India, everyone is not equal
05 Nov 2020 1:35 PM
Bangladesh has invested in strengthening its human capital, especially women, and this is paying off also in economic terms
19 Oct 2020 10:40 AM
On matters of life and death, such as the coronavirus pandemic, it is important that data be in the public domain
25 Sep 2020 9:48 PM
Covid-19 has not only revealed vulnerabilities and inequalities in the education systems across the world, it has made the situation worse
04 Sep 2020 5:28 PM
The CMIE data analysis underlines a grim fact during Unlock 3.0
20 Aug 2020 6:26 PM
Meanwhile, India’s official Covid-19 tally has crossed the 19-lakh mark; and the death toll is close to 40,000
08 Aug 2020 5:06 PM
Atmanirbharta and Make in India must meet the quality challenge at home as well as abroad
24 Jul 2020 1:54 AM
Currently, the big story is the surge in number of new infections in the southern states
10 Jul 2020 5:19 PM
Globally, the pharma industry’s demand for less stringent environmental regulations is a prickly issue
26 Jun 2020 5:49 PM
The lack of trust between the Centre and Opposition-ruled states is a huge stumbling block
13 Jun 2020 6:09 PM
Kolkata’s devastation feels personal because it is, but it’s not the only place that has been hit hard
28 May 2020 6:30 PM
The key assumption is that labour rights are a major roadblock to business growth
15 May 2020 5:17 PM
In the coming days, much of the health and economic action will have to move to rural India
02 May 2020 5:43 PM
The majority of stranded workers were not able to recall the name of the builder or company they have been working for
17 Apr 2020 6:29 PM