Technology: The New Addiction
Vijay Garg Many technocrats, such as Steve Jobs, send their children to schools in the San Francisco Bay area where the use of technology is banned. Perhaps they are aware of the dangers of using technology in the early years of their lives. Many scientists also believe that because touch screen technology is new and […]
Resetting reforms for a resilient, inclusive New India
Nirmala Sitharaman Indian economy is seeing rapid changes, particularly in the last seven years, that are transformational. Time does not give us the luxury for gentle incremental changes which are less disruptive. Moving India away from debilitating socialism to a free market economy suffused with Indian ethos is an enormous task. Socialism, aggravated by a […]
Our kitchen garden
K S S Pillai With frequent lockdowns declared by governments during the past several months, people had been wondering how to use their forced confinement at home fruitfully. Shops were asked to remain closed, depriving people of essential commodities. As fresh vegetables were hard to come by, resulting in murmurs at dining tables, someone suggested […]
Finest bladeless laser vision correction for spectacles removal
Dr. Mahipal S Sachdev No matter how ready you are for a life without spectacles or contact lenses, the decision to undergo Laser Vision Correction is a big one. Your eyes are most important, and you want to make sure that the procedure you undergo offers you the maximum safety, precision and comfort. That is […]
Ridiculing the Right to Education
Er. Prabhat Kishore The “Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act 2009” has been implemented since 1st April 2010 with the objective of ensuring quality education to all children in the country. In the light of the provision of the Act, rules and regulations were promulgated by the State Governments regarding grant of […]
How feasible is an EU Army?
Asad Mirza It seems that the EU has learnt the lessons of the abrupt end of the US-led mission in Afghanistan and furthermore after AUKUS, that the US is a trying to build a coalition of English speaking Anglophonic nations in the defence realm and that time has now come for them to guard their […]
World Habitat Day: Accelerating urban action for a carbon-free world
M Ahmad The United Nations designated the first Monday of October of every year as World Habitat Day to reflect on the state of our habitats, and on the basic right of all to adequate shelter. The Day is also intended to remind the world that we all have the power and the responsibility to […]
Social life relationships are important
Vijay Garg We are naturally social beings. We enjoy being with others. Many diseases afflict us because we live in darkness. We seek each other’s support from the beginning. This is why we live in relationships all through our lives. These relationships are the lifeblood of our survival. Today, however, things have changed. Perhaps the […]
The family affair
N J Ravi Chander Bengaluru was once the ‘Garden City’, ‘Pensioner’s Paradise’, and ‘No Fan Station’, a moniker earned because of the many parks, gardens and pleasant climate. There was a garden in every house and trees on every street. Passengers arrived in steam trains, and you could hail a horse jutka if you liked. […]
The International Day of Non-Violence
Mahatma Gandhi: The symbol of Non-Violence
M Ahmad The International Day of Non-Violence is observed on 2 October, the birth day of Mahatma Gandhi (Gandhijanti), leader of the Indian independence movement and pioneer of the philosophy and strategy of non-violence. Born on October 2, 1869, Gandhi is known as the Father of the Nation. A lawyer by profession, he used truth […]
