Addressing the Concerns of Simultaneous Elections
The biggest risk to democracy from the proposal is that it effectively scuppers the check the Rajya Sabha presents to radical departures from the normal. Election
TK Arun
TK Arun is a Senior Journalist and Columnist based in Delhi.
Chandrayaan-3: Inspiring a New Era of Scientific Ambition in India
Tech advances aside, what Chandrayaan-3 proved is how people just like us can dare to dream of pulling off complex missions. And there’s the big spinoff for national security.
Identity Theft or Theft of Identity Theft? A new scam to watch out for
Can an Indian startup come up with a solution that detects an attempt to make a call using a spoofed number? Identity theft is a common enough danger in these times, when everyday living is digitalised but human behaviour stays in the analog era, if not in the stone age.
Resending, on Chandrayaan
The Chandrayaan 3 mission takes forward India's longstanding quest for strategic autonomy. Chandrayaan 3 has landed on the moon. India joins the select club of nations that have landed a craft on the Moon, comprising the US, Russia and China, so far. And India’s would be the first exploration of the Moon’s south pole.
MSMEs are Required to Toughen Up in this World of Startups
Small enterprises need a rating agency to rate big companies that treat them like dirt. And that rating impact the big company's reputation, credit-rating score and ESG rating. The rating agency should also rate GoI and state governments for revealed, as opposed to claimed, ease of doing business, depending on how fairly government departments and state-owned enterprises transact with small companies.
Imposition of Hindi: Onslaught on nation’s diversity and integrity?
Does an attempt to impose Hindi on non-Hindi speaking populations excite feelings that weaken the unity and integrity of the country or ill-will towards the government established by law in the country?