In a report, Longest migration route of lesser florican from Rajasthan tracked (Dec. 4, 2021), the IUCN status of the bird was erroneously mentioned

The penultimate paragraph of the story titled Genome consortium advises booster shorts (Dec. 3, 2021) should be recast to say: Anurag Agrawal, Dire

Be vigilantThe highly infectious Omicron variant of the novel coronavirus has the potential to play spoilsport at a time when the world is slowly tryi

Incidents of political violence in Kerala need a thorough investigation free of interference

Availability, coverage, and scientific evidence should decide approval of booster shots

The onus is on countries in the global south to show leadership and let rationality and science determine the course

In India, government control has only increased, violating a core cooperative principle of political neutrality

In the golden jubilee year of its founding, the UAE sends a message of gender equality to the world

India must invest robustly in the worlds largest social programme on early childhood services

The tenuous relationship between top leaders has harmed the AIADMKs prospects in Tamil Nadu

Stray cattle menaceTahsildar Nagar has become a haven for stray cattle as we see them regularly in our area. They not only pose a threat to vehicle us

You know how when you stare at a word for long or keep reading it over and over again it loses all meaning? Psychologists call it semantic satiation.

Art of politicsWhile conceding that Mamata Banerjee had earlier allied with the BJP, it must be said that parties in India are ever ready and willing

Distributed development and decentralised governance will pave the way for an inclusive Andhra Pradesh

In the report titled Railways to resume cooked food service on premium trains (Nov. 25, 2021), there was an erroneous reference to a Railway Board o

The upgraded Giant Metrewave Radio Telescope (uGMRT) is not operated by the National Radio Astronomy Observatory in the U.S as erroneously stated in t

In order to address the multiple goals of fertilizer policy, India needs to work on four key areas

Congress seems to have ended factionalism in Rajasthan with a Cabinet shuffle

JPC Bill gives much leeway to Govt. to exempt its agencies from data protection provisos

Down the drainIt was shocking to read the report, Around 125 tmc ft has drained into sea in October and November (Tamil Nadu, November 22), given th

Institutionalised neutrality is a remedy that can stop Afghanistan from becoming a geopolitical pivot and a terror source

The States fall from grace can be reversed if voter behaviour is shaped by development

Dear Agony Akka,My neighbours, one middle-aged couple with no children, are the worst. They are constantly spying on me and my brother and reporting t

Policymakers must focus on inflation as high prices will put at risk the revival of demand

Threat of sanctions undermines foundation of India-U.S. global strategic partnership

Protocol revisionThe revision in post-mortem protocols so that autopsies can be done after sunset (Page 1, November 16) will aid many patients expec

Janjatiya Gaurav Divas is a part of the steps being taken to secure the culture and welfare of Indias tribal communities

India could find itself in a catch-22 situation as engagement with the Taliban may lead Pakistan to up the ante in J&K

Five years later, it is clear that the policy was neither economically sound nor ethically grounded

Parliament undermined The Union governments decision to promulgate ordinances, to extend the tenures of the directors of the CBI and the ED, barely w

A world with fewer bats around is one that has failed to understand the critical role they play in ecosystems

The ill-prepared move left India with all the damages and very few of the benefits

The newly unveiled commitments at COP26 deserve examination as they came amidst very contradictory official signals

The Kerala governments decision to reserve a higher proportion of scholarships for Muslims is justified

The Rajasthan bypolls serve as a lesson for the BJP on leadership, unity and ticket distribution

What we need in the backroom are not cricket people who understand statistics, but statisticians who know cricket

Chennai and floodingThere is a social media forward that goes this way: The story of a mega city is this. January to October: water scarcity; Novem

There is lack of recent data on the representation of various communities in education and employment

The results of the Karnataka bypolls come as a warning for the BJP, Congress and the JD(S)

India has failed to fully appreciate the usage of international law as a means to advance its national security interests

Project Sampoornas success in reducing child malnutrition is a model that can be easily implemented anywhere

States should base reservation policies on data, not political expediency

Indias green push One believes that the Prime Minister was not carried away by the surcharged environment around the COP26 summit before committing t

The plight of Indian women migrant workers in West Asia highlights the lack of gender-centric, rights-based safeguards

The two areas are interrelated and will lend additional strength to the foundation of a true partnership

Allegations of patriarchy in the IUML in Kerala have set off demands for higher representation of women

Churning for truth from the ocean of data demands statistical expertise and also innovation

If companies capitulate to bullies and withdraw controversial ads, it will only fuel intolerance

Briefing the GovernorAny new Governor of a State in India is entitled to be briefed about the important activities and schemes in the State. All this

To limit what is happening in J&K solely to the impetus created by a Talibanised Afghanistan could cost India dear