TK Arun All political funding should be routed transparently through electronic means, via UPI, IMPS, Neft or RTGS. Let parties crowdfund themselves. In a democracy, money should move from the people to their parties, not from politicians to voters. Here…
The political economy of power pricing discourages the utility to purchase high-cost power, even if that results in load shedding. Heat waves make load shedding unpopular. The alternative is to bite the bullet and raise tariffs
“Outrage over outages” — headlines like these strafe even the election-reinforced cocoon of citizen comfort in city after city, as unusually severe temperatures scorch India. At the same time, much of the installed gas-based generation capacity lies idle in the country. Blame the political economy. By aggressively pursuing the current strategy of adding ever more renewable energy capacity, without any complementary investment in storage, India will face ever-rising shortages of power, even as precious generation capacity lies idle.
TK Arun Indian democracy has become stronger with the emergence of a strong Opposition, and a clear verdict that the people do not appreciate the politics of hatred and division, peddled aggressively by Modi. Till the final tally comes in,…
Brokerage CLSA had dubbed 54 listed companies the 'Modi stocks'. Their defining feature is that these stocks' prices have soared
Shalini Sinha Aravind Unni Our urban imagination needs to be reconfigured, not only to ensure water, shade, and rest–eat–leisure spaces to mitigate heat wave impacts, but also to find more ways of advancing workers’ rights in cities. As northern India…
Tobacco use remains a critical public health issue worldwide, contributing significantly to disease and death. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), tobacco use accounts for 25 per cent of all cancer deaths globally. It is directly linked to various types of cancer, respiratory diseases, cardiovascular diseases, and other severe health problems. Annually, over 8 million people die from tobacco-related causes, including around 1.2 million non-smokers exposed to second-hand smoke.