You may have noticed that some people have responded very differently to new rules on lockdown and social distancing. Some seem appalled. Other reassured. What might account for these differences?
Where Happiness is a Measure of Governance: What Bhutan’s Democratic Consolidation Can Teach Global South Nations
As democracies around the world confront public dissatisfaction, Bhutan reminds us that the health of a democracy cannot be measured only through the ballot box. It must also be evaluated through the well-being, dignity, security, and trust experienced by citizens.
India's Education Deficit: Real Reforms Lie in Making Coaching Redundant
India's digital infrastructure can certainly deliver free coaching to millions. But an even greater achievement would be to build an education and employment system in which families no longer feel compelled to buy coaching in the first place. Making bottled water cheaper is useful. Making the water from taps trustworthy is the real solution.
India’s Education Report Card: Student Retention, not Enrolment is Key to Success
The message is clear. India needs not merely more children entering classrooms, but more children staying, completing and learning. Achieving the ambitions of NEP 2020 and SDG 4 will require sustained public investment, stronger secondary-school retention, better support for vulnerable learners and a sharper focus on completion.
For a Developed India, Its Young Need to Be Instilled with Civic Values First
The virtues like civic discipline or gender sensitivity in India are not at premium. Basic civic sense is conspicuous by its absence. It gets manifested as indiscriminate littering, spitting, traffic indiscipline, vulgar or derogatory comments against women etc. Such attitudes find manifestation in foreign destinations as well.
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As we remain closeted in our room
Lockdown not enough, says WHO chief
WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has said that lockdowns, being implemented by several countries, including India and many South Asian nations, to combat COVID-19, will not be enough to eradicate the virus from the world
Koel dear, sing us a song of hope
O’ Koel why do you sing today?
FAQs about coronavirus: All you wanted to know
The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has come up with an easy frequently asked questions (FAQ) to dispel myths and bring out facts about the coronavirus
Why data is critical in the fight against COVID-19
Epidemiologist and data scientist, Dr Kalinda Griffiths at UNSW, Australia explains how accurate and timely “data is power” for aboriginal and native communities, that offers critical lessons to South Asian governments to understand the impacts of COVID-19 on their own marginalised, remote and indigenous communities
Coronavirus spotlights the link between clean water and health
As the world confronts the coronavirus pandemic, experts say that a key way to minimize the odds of getting sick is by washing your hands thoroughly and frequently.
Hanging criminals is justified, but not rejoicing over it
After more than seven years of protracted judicial proceedings, four criminals who abused ‘Nirbhaya’ - a media moniker for a young paramedic who was gang-raped and killed in December 2012 - have been finally hanged in India
A mantra to fight coronavirus
There is a worldwide scare about coronavirus. Such viruses in one form or the other have been with us through eternity
Amid coronavirus scare, Sadhguru brings focus to daily wage earners
At a time when coronavirus outbreak has impacted economies around the globe and mega industries like aviation, travel and hospitality suffer financially, Sadhguru, the founder of Isha Foundation, has brought the focus back to one of the most important, yet ignored sections - the daily wage earners
Sheikh Abdullah was not a democrat: A counter-narrative based on facts
The National Conference (NC) leadership is making a fuss over dropping the Sher-e-Kashmir prefix from the name of the Convention Centre, despite knowing that the administration is meeting its constitutional obligation, mandated by Article 18 of the Indian Constitution
WHO calls for urgent, aggressive actions to combat COVID-19 as cases soar
The World Health Organization on March 17 called on member states in South-East Asia Region to urgently scale-up aggressive measures to combat COVID-19, as confirmed cases cross 480, and the disease claims eight lives
Develop detachment: Hindu philosophy can help prevent panic attacks from coronavirus
When the coronavirus attacks started in the Wuhan region in China, many governments and people around the world thought it was a localized affair and the Chinese government would tackle it
Bhutan shows the way
To quote a proverb from the English speaking world: “Every cloud has a silver lining”. Such wisdom, of course, applies to all aspects of life
Break the taboo of rape from society
Disgracefully, for years, rape has been considered as a property crime. Men treated women as their property and, being aggressors, they used their organ as a weapon against women, to suppress them
