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Mission LiFE and women's E-waste side story
Development Dec 30, 2022

Mission LiFE and women's E-waste side story

Mission LiFE has the potential to empower women in the informal e-waste management sector as it aims to adopt sustainable waste reduction measures

India: Vignettes from 2022 and beyond
Domestic Politics and Governance Dec 30, 2022

India: Vignettes from 2022 and beyond

2022 was driven forward by the government’s relentless energy, drive, innovation, and rapid self-correction ...

Mission LiFE and women’s E-waste side story
Healthcare | Gender | Climate Change Dec 30, 2022

Mission LiFE and women’s E-waste side story

Mission LiFE has the potential to empower women in the informal e-waste management sector as it aims to adopt sustainable waste reduction measures ...

INS Vagir: India’s submarine modernisation plans
Maritime Security Dec 27, 2022

INS Vagir: India’s submarine modernisation plans

India is modernising its submarine fleet but the endeavour is challenging ...

The decriminalisation bill is a fractional reform, it must be scaled up
Domestic Politics and Governance | Law and Justice Dec 26, 2022

The decriminalisation bill is a fractional reform, it must be scaled up

In the laboratory of economic reforms, the Jan Vishwas Bill is an experiment. This decriminalisation vaccine to catalyse doing business is a long way off. ...

Aam Aadmi Party’s five-year agenda for MCD
Domestic Politics and Governance Dec 20, 2022

Aam Aadmi Party’s five-year agenda for MCD

Would AAP be able to translate policy into action during its five-year tenure? ...

India’s fight against corruption: A long battle
Domestic Politics and Governance | Indian Economy | National Politics | Law and Justice Dec 09, 2022

India’s fight against corruption: A long battle

While corruption that happens at the top level often attracts media attention and the occasional national outrage, a great deal of corruption, which affects the ordinary person, is at the retail level. ...

AICTE LITE: A promising government-led industry-academia partnership
Skilling | Education Dec 09, 2022

AICTE LITE: A promising government-led industry-academia partnership

The recently launched government-led AICTE (LITE) programme supports the professional development of teachers in engineering education. ...

Development for All: Social security and the G20
International Affairs | Development Dec 06, 2022

Development for All: Social security and the G20

Devising sustainable models of social security systems and expanding their coverage should be an imperative agenda for the G20. ...

Thinking Progress: Making ‘G20’ Fit for 2020s
International Affairs | Indian Foreign Policy Dec 02, 2022

Thinking Progress: Making ‘G20’ Fit for 2020s

The T20 engagement group of the G20 will address key areas of policy focus—from Digital Public Infrastructure and Macroeconomics to Climate Finance and Sustainable Lifestyles ...

MCD Elections: A prestige battle in Delhi
Domestic Politics and Governance | State Level Politics Dec 01, 2022

MCD Elections: A prestige battle in Delhi

In a bid to woo voters using detailed manifestoes, all three key parties are geared up for the upcoming MCD elections in Delhi ...

Budget 2023 must factor in geoeconomic infiltrations
International Affairs | Indian Economy | Economics and Finance Dec 01, 2022

Budget 2023 must factor in geoeconomic infiltrations

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman’s fifth budget faces global challenges. She should leverage them and meet them head-on ...

Staying afloat: Has India weathered the fall of the rupee?
Economics and Finance Nov 24, 2022

Staying afloat: Has India weathered the fall of the rupee?

Is the depreciation of the Indian rupee a cause of concern? ...

The new Economically Weaker Sections (EWS) Quota: The changing idea of affirmative action
Law and Justice Nov 23, 2022

The new Economically Weaker Sections (EWS) Quota: The changing idea of affirmative action

The recent Supreme Court ruling on the EWS quota is expected to shape the procedural as well as aspirational dynamics of the discourse of affirmative action in India ...

Does India matter in Nepali elections?
Neighbourhood | Indian Foreign Policy Nov 20, 2022

Does India matter in Nepali elections?

The “India factor” has normally played a big role in the course of Nepali politics, discourse, and elections ...

Bihar prohibition: An unmitigated disaster
Domestic Politics and Governance | Economics and Finance | Law and Justice Nov 15, 2022

Bihar prohibition: An unmitigated disaster

Prohibition in Bihar is making the state lose excise revenues while spending heavily on the liquor ban’s implementation ...

Regulating political parties and opaque election finance
Domestic Politics and Governance Nov 14, 2022

Regulating political parties and opaque election finance

The legal lacunae in regulating political parties and election finance need to be plugged ...

Public spending: Cut the fat, finance growth enablers
Indian Economy Nov 02, 2022

Public spending: Cut the fat, finance growth enablers

Focusing on outputs and outcomes can push India towards better health indicators ...

The G20 and the role of Public Development Banks in fostering sustainable agri-food systems
International Affairs | Climate Change | Agriculture Oct 31, 2022

The G20 and the role of Public Development Banks in fostering sustainable agri-food systems

The G20 will need to deliver on its collaborative commitment to accelerate the investment momentum in our agri-food systems in order to build sustainable and inclusive communities ...

‘Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao’ scheme: A critical analysis
Gender Oct 19, 2022

‘Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao’ scheme: A critical analysis

Despite the BBBP scheme bringing much-need attention to gender discrimination, the scheme in its present form is at risk of failing its central objective due to poor implementation and monitoring ...

Advertisement hoardings in Indian cities
Urbanisation in India | Urbanisation Oct 19, 2022

Advertisement hoardings in Indian cities

Multiple citizen complaints have forced municipal authorities to undertake measures to curb the unauthorised erection of billboards in the city ...

Double jeopardy of inflation and IIP slowdown
Indian Economy Oct 18, 2022

Double jeopardy of inflation and IIP slowdown

This double whammy will pose a challenge to those at the bottom of the income pyramid ...

The Bengaluru floods: The rising challenge of urban floods in India
Urbanisation | Water | Climate Change Oct 15, 2022

The Bengaluru floods: The rising challenge of urban floods in India

India already ranks very high among countries in terms of disaster events with urban floods now being added to the list ...

5G: New skills for a new era
Media and Internet | Cyber and Technology Oct 15, 2022

5G: New skills for a new era

The current skill gap when it comes to 5G technologies must be closed if India is to transition to the era of economic growth 5G could enable ...

Incumbent financiers Vs FinTechs: Why Indian financial regulators should not have favourites yet…
Economics and Finance | Cyber and Technology Oct 14, 2022

Incumbent financiers Vs FinTechs: Why Indian financial regulators should not have favourites yet…

The pace of digital innovation far outstrips regulatory oversight; a drastic change in regulatory considerations is the need of the hour ...

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Rear Admiral K. Raja Menon

Rear Admiral K. Raja Menon

Rear Admiral K. Raja Menon (Retd) is a career naval officer and submarine specialist who commanded seven ships and submarines during his service. He retired in 1994 as the Assistant Chief of Naval Staff (Operations). ...

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S. Paul Kapur

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