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Ecostani: Can FSSAI's 'weak' label warning reduce the intake of bad food?

Published on Aug 31, 2026 09:15 IST

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Everyone loves the baby. Who cares for the mother?

Lindsay Clancy sobs during her trial, her defense attorney Kevin Reddington is beside her.

Published on Aug 31, 2026 02:30 IST

Ground not covered in talks with China

India must maintain constant vigilance and active military presence along the LAC, refusing to lower its guard for vague paper commitments.

Updated on Aug 31, 2026 24:46 IST

Water-guzzling data centres need treated used water

Data centres in India typically consume between 1.5 to 2.5 liters of water per kWh of IT load. A mid-sized 20 MW centre can use approximately 1-1.2 million litres of water daily (MLD), depending on cooling technology and climate conditions.

Updated on Aug 31, 2026 24:45 IST

India’s gig workers need more effective protection

Companies hiring gig workers operate on the principle of “use and throw”. No one is sacked but are removed using technical grounds. As soon as festive and discount seasons of big companies end, incentives for the delivery partners are discontinued. Their app, using technical jargon, blocks their ids.

Updated on Aug 31, 2026 24:45 IST

The dilemma in treating defamation as an offence

Using hurtful and insulting words to make the targeted person feel shocked and humiliated is one of humankind’s timeless weapons of belligerence. In India, we have used it with abandon. (Photo for represrntation)

Updated on Aug 30, 2026 24:52 IST

Mecca-pact questions India must ask itself

The Mecca pact seeks to combine Türkiye’s military production infrastructure, Saudi Arabia’s financial strength and Pakistan’s nuclear armoury. The agreement states that an armed attack on one would be considered an attack on all.

Published on Aug 30, 2026 24:51 IST

Schools as markers of class and aspirations

IB schools in India display the insignias of universities they have exported their students to, like private engineering colleges display campus recruiters.

Published on Aug 30, 2026 24:51 IST

Judge work, not looks, of women in public life

Women are in public life for several reasons. Some wish to earn a living, others want to contribute to society. They bring perspective, experience and expertise. All this is up for discussion, their bodies are not.

Updated on Aug 30, 2026 24:50 IST

Does the Opposition really enjoy a sweet spot at present?

It is the CJP that mainstreamed the idea of protests. And it is the CJP — not the Opposition parties — that secured the resignation of Dharmendra Pradhan as education minister.

Updated on Aug 29, 2026 08:01 IST

Just a stress hormone, not a villain

Stress is the problem; cortisol is part of the body’s response to it. We need better strategies to manage chronic stress and not an endless quest to suppress a hormone we cannot live without.

Updated on Aug 29, 2026 08:00 IST

Renew, don’t renegotiate, 1951 Refugee Convention

Today, refugee crises, from Myanmar to Ukraine, continue to test the resilience of the framework. Is the world ready to renew the commitment that gave birth to the Convention?

Updated on Aug 29, 2026 08:01 IST

Indian industry must wake up to new order

Indian industry must shed its complacence and spend more in research and development.

Published on Aug 28, 2026 24:45 IST

When regulations go beyond bigger sticks

A rule backed only by the threat of punishment works only if people believe they will be caught. Where enforcement is infrequent, the rational response may be to ignore the rule if the cost of complying is greater than the perceived chance of being punished.

Published on Aug 28, 2026 24:44 IST

States don’t lose from new changes to the mining law

India holds over 1,500 mineral blocks identified for auction and development, yet only a fraction are currently operational, indicating a large untapped potential for production expansion and value creation.

Published on Aug 28, 2026 24:44 IST

Death penalty, not execution method, is the real question

The apex court noted that death by hanging serves no restorative purpose. The reluctance to acknowledge that a painless death is an essential component of the Right to Life creates a vacuum where the State’s power to punish overrides the individual’s right to dignity.

Published on Aug 27, 2026 24:37 IST

Entrepreneurs on Indian streets are the future of AI

AI doesn’t just make experts more productive, it lets people find routes around the absence of experts.

Updated on Aug 27, 2026 24:29 IST

Three thresholds for census data collection

The census is a vital tool for policy formulation and planning. Without good quality aggregate data, governments and administrative agencies often end up working blind.

Published on Aug 27, 2026 24:27 IST

When clickbait poses as genuine devotion

No influencer, temple, or foundation may lay claim to a holy person. If they belong anywhere, it is as much to the hungry man standing outside a hospital as to a devotee praying in front of their photo. (Shutterstock)

Published on Aug 26, 2026 15:29 IST

Homeland for Sindhis now exists only in memories

Sindh remained relatively calm during the initial months of the Partition. Large-scale violence did not erupt there until early 1948.

Updated on Aug 26, 2026 02:13 IST

Beijing-Islamabad tango in West Asia mediation

If Pakistan remains accountable at every step, the failures will be its own. If it succeeds, the paper trail created by Beijing and Islamabad ensures the success can be jointly claimed.

Published on Aug 26, 2026 02:07 IST

H-1B’s death should cheer Indians and Americans

If US tech companies continue eliminating jobs after foreign hiring ends, American politicians will no longer be able to blame Indians.

Updated on Aug 26, 2026 02:14 IST

Activist officers are fine, but steady action brings change

For decades, this country absorbed filth in food as its own standard until the law against it read like a foreign document. It has taken an officer willing to be widely disliked to make us look

Published on Aug 25, 2026 01:51 IST

Strict enforcement cannot bridge institutional gaps

India is a country where the majority survives on natural immunity acquired to withstand the microbes in tap water, often due to the confluence of sewage-pipe contents and treated water deemed fit for human consumption.

Published on Aug 25, 2026 01:48 IST

Can AI clean India’s air? Only with the basics right

Air quality is a national problem. AI models and applications to better manage it should be considered a priority.

Published on Aug 25, 2026 01:47 IST

Trade deals are key to the saptadhara vision

The EU-India agreement, concluded in January after talks spanning nearly two decades, dwarfs the other in scale, with tariff reductions across most goods lines, providing access to a joint market of almost two billion consumers.

Updated on Aug 24, 2026 01:22 IST

Gen Z to Gen Alpha, what explains the discontent?

If we look closely at the undercurrents of these protests, we will find two triggers — education and employment.

Updated on Aug 24, 2026 03:22 IST

The riddle of judicial relief for Imran Khan

The 18th Amendment to Pakistan’s Constitution curtailed the role of the federal government. Khan is believed to be amenable to repealing it.

Updated on Aug 24, 2026 01:22 IST

India’s space leaps show its self-assured momentum

India’s space ambitions have skyrocketed, not only among players but also among citizens who have come to associate a particular pride on the global stage with the country’s space capabilities.

Updated on Aug 23, 2026 08:58 IST

Growing poverty of a once-rich language

Instead of rejoicing in the richness English offers, we’ve all dumbed down and happily settled for the limited range of sms-speak.

Published on Aug 23, 2026 08:52 IST

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