Electric vroom

In a country where e-vehicles have failed to take off so far, the NITI Aayog staff’s use of e-Verito gives the sector a boost, and points towards what is needed NITI Aayog, the government’s think tank, which has been working to get a comprehensive framework for electric vehicles, has four such vehicles for its staff. […]

The power to do evil

There is a case for fast-track courts for crimes against women, in order to break the culture of misogyny and patriarchy’s tolerance of violence against women If we were to learn anything from the iconic Indian film Pink, released in 2016, it would be that those with unlimited power also have the means to exploit […]

What lies beneath

Churches are found to be involved in sex scandals all over the world, not just in India, so much so that Pope Francis has sought forgiveness for keeping quiet A woman in Kerala demands justice against a bishop — a sexual offender. This sex scandal has hogged the limelight for some time. There’s a great […]

A rightful battle

A crusader for Dalit rights, he rattled Himachal Pradesh’s caste-ridden society Sitting behind the polished wooden desk in his office, Sirmaur’s Superintendent of Police (SP) Rohit Malpani looked like a man who hadn’t had a good night’s sleep in days but wore a look of slight satisfaction. “This is the biggest case I’ve touched so […]

End of the unmanned era

Indian Railways will eliminate all unmanned level crossings in five months. This interface between railway track and road is the venue of highest number of causalties in rail accidents Railway level crossings have kind of nostalgic value, ingrained in our childhood memories and recounted many a time in contemporary literature. The waiting time at the […]

Hacking into threats

Despite having the highest number of bug bounty hackers and numerous institutes teaching ethical hacking, government agencies in India lack a proper mechanism to respond to the security alerts they receive “My only intention is to find the bug and then report it. But in most cases the government body doesn’t even revert — let […]

Slippery slope

Is the petroleum minister misleading the nation on oil taxes? Less than six per cent of excise duty collected on petroleum products has gone towards repaying oil bonds A major reason for the high price of petrol and diesel is the increase in the excise duty collected per litre by the central government, on petrol […]

Alzheimer’s Alert!

September 21 is World Alzheimer’s Day. As medical science tries to get a grip on this disease, everybody needs to increase their understanding of the disease that afflicts older people Every three seconds, a case of dementia is reported around the world. It progresses slowly, ultimately becoming severe enough to make elderly people incapable of […]