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India's Treatment of the dead
Editor's Pick Human Rights India 

India’s Treatment of the Dead: Shame on Humanity or Shame on Governance?

Prateek Yadav 1 Comment ,

How come our society has stooped down to such levels? Is this incident a rare outlier in our so-called ‘culturally rich and diverse society’ or is it a feeling being identified by many? Are social conventions above the survival of a human?
It is indeed an appalling reality of our civilisation which we need to face point-blank keeping aside the so-called excuse of ‘negativity all around in pandemic era’.
The earliest realization of the fact that the large size of India’s population is reeling under penury is the only way to catalyse the government for strategizing jobs/source of livelihood to every hand.

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Engineering without Science and Mathematics will be a disaster
Editor's Pick Education 

Engineering without Science and Mathematics: A Disaster for India

P. B. Sharma 5 Comments , ,

The regulators are perhaps perturbed at the decline in admissions and to boost the admissions, a radical decision to make engineering open to all irrespective of the prior knowledge of science and mathematics at senior secondary levels has been taken. Engineering without Science and Mathematics will be a disaster for India and is not the way to save technical education nor is good for the future.

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COVID giving inevitable Climate-crisis
Editor's Pick Environment 

Is COVID Giving Birth to an Inevitable Climate-Crisis?

Nivya Talokar 2 Comments , , ,

Imagine a future where the plastic in the ocean will weigh more than the fish in it, approximately 710 million metric tons of plastic dumped in the environment, and plastic eventually entering the human food chain. Unless the handling of COVID-19 induced plastic is not addressed on war-footing, the scenario will just worsen with rapid global warming and a major climate crisis.

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India’s Fall in Gender Index
Editor's Pick Female India Politics 

Unravelling India’s Gender Slide

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India’s fall in the world ranking based on the gender parity index warrants sincere introspection to strategize for achieving gender parity. We have already lost much of the ‘India 2020’ dream envisioned by Former President Kalam to petty politics and jingoism. Let’s not lose this golden phase of 37-year demographic dividend into which India entered three years ago!

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Should Ministers campaign
Editor's Pick India Politics 

Should Incumbent Ministers and Chief Ministers Campaign for Civic Body Polls?

Prateek Yadav 6 Comments , , , ,

As of late, it has been observed that many charismatic leaders across major political parties of India, who happen to be incumbent Ministers of Union and Chief Ministers, have started campaigning even for civic body polls for their favoured candidates. However, should these individuals holding constitutional offices really campaign for their parties?

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Gurez Valley – A Vanishing World
Culture Editor's Pick Travel 

Kashmir’s Gurez Valley: Vistas of a Vanishing World

Nandini Sen 1 Comment

Hemmed in by the high Himalayas and dappled with wooded villages and meadows, Gurez looks straight out of a picture book of folktales set in the bucolic countryside. Notwithstanding its tranquillity, however, Gurez Valley evokes a disturbing sense of the futility of war in the perceptive visitor owing to the unnatural division of its natural heritage.

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Anti or Pro incumbency in Bihar
Editor's Pick India Politics 

Bihar Elections 2020: Anti-incumbency or Pro-incumbency?

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The state, with more than 12 crore population, has the credit of influencing national politics significantly in the past. Thus, the outcome of Bihar state elections is likely to have serious implications on the future political moves in the Hindi heartland of India. With all political parties pursuing the voters through numerous tactics and tantrums, the canvassing for the first round of polling has come to an end. Nonetheless, it is not discernible to categorically conclude the swinging mood of the voters.

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Will Hathras become eye opener
Editor's Pick Female Society 

A Spine-Chilling Moment for India: Will Hathras become an eye-opener?

Nandini C Sen 13 Comments , , ,

The brutality of the Hathras rape was mind-boggling. The questions that beg asking are these: Could the behaviour of the police have been the same if the girl belonged to an upper class and caste? Would the media have maintained a dogged silence for 2 weeks if this had happened in a metropolis? And would those in power remain silent if the incident had happened in a state ruled by the Opposition?

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Why are farmers protesting?
Agriculture Editor's Pick India Politics 

Agri Bills: Why are Farmers Protesting even after PM’s Assurance?

Prateek Yadav 7 Comments

The government needs to view the issue through the perspective of a farmer. The small farmers of today need safeguard from exploitation along with greater choices. Although the bill promises them more choices, it doesn’t attempt to strengthen the safeguards. This is what the farmers of today are protesting against!

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India joins Hypersonic Missile Club
Defence Editor's Pick Sci-Tech Technology 

India joins Hypersonic Club: A Step towards Atmanirbharta in ‘Next-Gen’ Delivery Systems

Aayush Mohanty 0 Comments , , , , ,

A Step Towards Atmanirbharta in Next-Gen Delivery Systems: India’s test of the “next-gen” weapon systems is to secure its position and defend itself from any threat especially when the major powers have re-engaged in a nuclear arms race through improved delivery systems.

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The Astonishing Relevance of Cinema
Culture Editor's Pick Entertainment 

The Astonishing Relevance of Cinema: Five 20th Century Classics that Need to be Watched

Nandini Sen 2 Comments

There are certain films whose relevance transcends the boundaries of time and age. By embracing the leitmotifs of human struggle across the ages, such films appear to be true witnesses of the past and foretellers of the future all at once. Here is a list of five cinematic masterpieces that are startlingly relevant as the tumultuous first quarter of the 21st century nears its end.

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Indian Ocean and South China Sea
Editor's Pick Politics World 

Indian Ocean and South China Sea: Jugular Vein as Gordian Knot

Balasubramanian Chandrasekhar 6 Comments , , , , , ,

At a time when China’s protracted pre-meditated military moves along India’s northern boundary are drawing the nation’s attention, it is important that India doesn’t lose sight of its surrounding seas and maritime environment.

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Indian and Australian Federalism during Pandemic
Editor's Pick India Politics World 

Indian and Australian Federalism during Pandemic

Graham Cooke 0 Comments , , ,

Even though the pandemic is taking its toll on federal structure of most countries, as can be seen in the case of India and Australia in this article, if there is one good thing that comes out of the COVID-19 pandemic for both countries, it is the push to re-evaluate what federalism means in the 21st century.

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Rebooting Infrastructure: National Infrastructure Pipeline Dashboard
Business Economy Editor's Pick 

Rebooting Infrastructure: National Infrastructure Pipeline Dashboard

Balasubramanian Chandrasekhar 2 Comments , , , ,

Rebooting Infrastructure by NIP Dashboard holds promises as in monetizing infrastructural assets, public trust plays a crucial role. The dashboard shall also let the people of the country know how many projects are being implemented. Such a social audit mechanism increases efficiency & promotes a culture of accountability in the functioning of the government.

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Poetry as a Tool of Dissent in Modern Day
Editor's Pick Politics 

Poetry as a Tool of Dissent in Modern-Day Authoritarian Regimes

Nandini Sen 3 Comments , ,

The recitation of poems and songs at the anti-CAA protests was in keeping with the near-universal practice of deploying poetry to question, challenge, and condemn. Poetry is commonly seen as a tool of dissent in Modern Day Authoritarian Regime in countries like China, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia. Ironically, all over the world, the violent governments that invest millions of dollars in arms and ammunition are precisely the ones hurt most by the weapon of poetry!

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Time to educate about nature
Culture Editor's Pick Environment 

Time to educate about nature!

Kunal Sharma 7 Comments , ,

Its time to educate about nature. A child trained in a conservation-oriented philosophy will seek to respect nature in the world he will grow up in and take steps to pass on the heritage to his/her forthcoming generations.
The reverence provided to elements of nature has decreased drastically because of the reduction of dependency and a perceived decrease of benefits to us, the humans.

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Do cent percent marks evince cent percent learning?
Editor's Pick Education 

Do cent percent marks evince cent percent learning? – A Vantage point

Onkar Singh 4 Comments

It dates back to a century earlier when some examiner commented on the academic performance of Dr. Rajendra Prasad, the first President of India, that the examinee is better than the examiner. A more or less similar situation is evinced again in the results through 100 % marks obtained in the recent results announced by the examining boards at the secondary level. However, the award of cent percent marks is seen for the last few years. It is not to cast aspersions on the individual children scoring cent percent marks, but the scenario of examinees scoring full marks requires introspection. The moot point is “Does cent percent marks evince cent percent learning?”

The marks obtained should always allude to the scope of further improvement by the students.

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High Cost of Electioneering Fosters Corruption
Editor's Pick India Politics 

Does High Cost of Electioneering Foster Corruption?

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The largest democracy of the world is a successfully functional democracy. But, there also exist certain instances where unethical practices woo the voters. It seems that the high cost of electioneering fosters corruption. The money should not play any role in influencing the voters. A nationwide debate to have major reforms in the electoral process is inevitable.

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Ensuring Education in Post-Pandemic Era
Editor's Pick Education 

Ensuring Education to Poor in Post-Pandemic Era

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The outbreak of COVID-19 has brought miseries to humanity across the world. Like every affected country, India also undertook measures to contain the spread of the pandemic. The lockdown was enforced in the country to terminate the chain of contagion, but it had certain consequences. The economic activities became standstill for quite a long period. Among various happenings, the most concerning was the psychological impact and absence of work that drove the majority of the workforce back to their native places. With the increasing unemployment and reduced earnings, ensuring education in the post-pandemic era will be a big challenge.

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Strengthening democracy through scientific temper
Editor's Pick India Politics 

Strengthening democracy through scientific temper

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The all-important is to initiate public discourses through well-conceived opportunities to stimulate the scientific temper in all segments of the population across the country. For efficient deliveries in the democracy of around 1.33 billion population, there should not be any room for irrational thinking, else the country will lag in the present and an ensuing era of technology.

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Beginning of a new Cold War
Editor's Pick Politics World 

Beginning of a new Cold War

Prateek Yadav 5 Comments , ,

As we reach the midway of 2020, the year is giving no respite from its wrathful events. Apart from the pandemic, the year 2020 will also be remembered as the year of the beginning of a new Cold War. The COVID-19 pandemic has become the flashpoint as both countries blame each other for the devastation caused by the virus across the world. To avoid falling into Tacitus Trap, both the countries are playing the nationalist card to regain their lost legitimacy.

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do not compromise on quality education
Editor's Pick Education 

Don’t Compromise on Quality Education While Formulating Contingency Plans

Onkar Singh 7 Comments ,

“Inclusive, good-quality education is a foundation for dynamic and equitable societies.” – Desmond Tutu
Very few higher education institutions (HEIs) of India, like the IITs, IISc and few other good Indian universities, find a place in the world rankings. The education processes got disrupted due to the COVID-19 pandemic since the last week of March this year. So, it has become important to maintain the standards of excellence in education as we ‘Unlock’ as per the COVID-19 Recovery Plan.
The uncertainty in the decision-making process at the end of the institutions has been due to lockdowns. As a result, academic governance has been unable to comprehend a congenial contingency plan. Owing to it, the higher education regulators of the country have come out with broader outlines to handle this disruption. The disruption embedded with uncertainty raises concerns with the proposed guidelines too.

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