India's insurance density, primarily driven by life insurance, is merely 10.6 per cent of the world's average. The Sabko Bima Sabko Raksha bill is an attempt to address the gaps.
In 2023, of a batch of 10 student diploma films, only one was made entirely in Hindi. Three were in Marathi; one each in Malayalam, Gujarati, Haryanvi and Santali; one brought together English, Marathi and Hindi; another braided English and Hindi with Mizo and Nagamese. Taken together, these films form a chorus of many tongues finding their way to the screen
The Anthony Albanese government must strengthen its anti-terror infrastructure. At the same time, it should not let the terror attack compromise its core values; it must maintain the vibrancy and diversity of the public square
Heavy polling for the 125 assembly and 14 Lok Sabha seats in Assam and moderate turnout in the seven Lok Sabha and nine assembly by-elections was reported.
Toxic air is everyone's problem. What Delhi needs is not obfuscation but robust, credible data to guide policy; bold interventions to curb vehicular emissions; serious investment in cleaner public transport and political and social will
A cynical reading will see the NHRC’s directive as a symbolic gesture. Yet, it also represents a welcome moment of assertion, and a gesture towards a recovery of purpose.
Tripura’s journey was no fluke, or made solely on the virtues of semi-retired hands borrowed from other states. Seven of the 11 that upended the team from Karnataka were born and raised in the state.
The latest GEO report, however, has been marked by a lack of consensus on phasing out fossil fuels, switching to renewables and reducing the use of plastics.
A chartered DC-8 jetliner carrying US military personnel home from West Asia crashed and exploded near Gander airport in Canada, killing all 250 soldiers and eight crew aboard, officials said.
At best, the Bill is a band-aid that avoids a deeper reckoning. In fact, as with so many of its predecessors, it carries the danger of being used to criminalise the very people it seeks to protect
If misinformation is unavoidable, wisdom lies in becoming more discerning and renewing the quest for knowledge. For fish and humans, one mantra could help: Don’t follow the herd, follow the science
In its attempt to commandeer the em dash -- as though punctuation were a finite rare earth mineral to be strip-mined -- what AI is really doing is wandering into a tradition older, stranger and more human than any language model can compute
Unlike global warming mitigation, which can happen at national, regional or global levels, building defences against heat waves, floods, cyclones and storms requires action at the local level
An America that recognises limits to its power, accepts diversity in international affairs, and becomes less interventionist ought to be welcomed by Delhi
