
Expect more economic pain in 2023
Former RBI governor Raghuram Rajan is only the latest to sound a warning about slower economic growth next year. There are various reasons for this but, at a fundamental level, India hasn’t implemente...
23 Dec 20229min

India’s creator economy is an opportunity for small businesses too
India’s creator economy is on fire, fuelled by easy content creation and consumption devices as well as cheap data access. But most of the revenues go to a small pool of creators, while the others str...
20 Dec 202241min

India’s hunger for coal is alarming
India has made several international commitments to shift to cleaner sources of energy. Yet, it continues to burn coal in ever increasing volumes and open up more mines. The domestic coal requirement ...
16 Dec 202210min

On federalism, for the BJP, unity is often a synonym for uniformity
The Centre is displaying a disturbing tendency to undermine federalism. For instance, increasing the monetary share of states in centrally sponsored schemes, imposition of demonetisation, outsourcing ...
13 Dec 202252min

Ravish Kumar’s voice is our voice; we can’t let it fade away
Ravish Kumar’s exit was to be expected after the Adani Group, which is close to the BJP, took over the channel. What does this mean for Ravish’s journalism? What did Ravish teach us about a duty that ...
9 Dec 20229min

Packaged food is high on carbs because they’re cheaper than protein
It is estimated that 70% of Indians’ calories come from carbohydrates, most of them of poor quality. These include sugar, flour-based products, snacks loaded with starch, loaves of bread and white ric...
6 Dec 202225min

What does bail for Teltumbde after 2.5 years say about the judiciary and democracy in India?
Two and a half years after his arrest, Elgar Parishad case accused Anand Teltumbde has finally got bail. But it’s been much delayed and a huge price has been paid for it. Activists and lawyers say the...
2 Dec 202213min

Cops, judiciary not always aware of laws to prevent cruelty to animals
There are an estimated 7 crore stay dogs and cats in India, and several other homeless animals. They face unimaginable cruelty – from maiming to sexual abuse – on a daily basis. In addition, India’s u...
29 Nov 202232min



















