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B’luru allotted Rs 667 cr for women’s safety: Why the city needs a...
SafetyWhile intentions are commendable, the rush towards surveillance and mobile apps ignores that most basic of safety issues women face.Tara KrishnaswamyImage for representation onlyEarlier this...
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Lessons from bye-polls and Assembly elections in the run-up to 2019
Book Excerpt In his new book, ‘Newsman’, veteran journalist Rajdeep Sardesai discusses politics and the upcoming General elections. Rajdeep SardesaiPTI photoA by-election is a bit like a school monthly...
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It’s time to break free: Theatre-based workshops for kids
TheatreTNM talks to TheatreNisha’s Balakrishnan, who has provided theatre training to over 1,000 kids from underprivileged and marginal backgrounds.Aparna RamalingamIn June 2018, a group of teenage...
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When politics made veteran statesman Atal Bihari Vajpayee cry
Book ExcerptIn 1998, BJP emerged as the single largest party in the Centre, but AIADMK pulled out in the last minute, causing the government to collapse. Kingshuk NagPTI photoThe BJP came out tops in...
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It's ok if you don't want to help Kerala, but don't spread hate
OpinionLakhs of people have been displaced, hundreds have died, and the road to recovery is long. Kerala needs empathy and funds, not ridiculous and regressive comments.Ragamalika KarthikeyanPTI"Aur...
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Climate models predict the world will be ‘anomalously warm’ until 2022
ClimateThe PROCAST method does not only predict one given value, but a probability. YouTubeFlorian Sévellec, University of Southampton The next four years are going to be anomalously warm – even on top...
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How Bengaluru became the go-to destination to study public policy in India
Education Much like the IT revolution, Bengaluru was quick to recognise the shift from public administration to policy and acted on it.Ramprasad PImage for representation The recent report by the...
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Kerala shows the risk of severe floods is still evolving
RainsThe crisis is a timely reminder that climate change is expected to increase the frequency and magnitude of severe flooding across the world. Daniel Parsons, University of Hull and Christopher...
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Indian women confined to the home, in cities designed for men
VoicesAccording to India’s 2011 census, only 17% of all people commuting to work in urban areas are women.Rahul Goel, University of Cambridge The inequality between men and women in India is stark, and...
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England defeat: India lost a Test series they should have won
CricketThe only aspect of the game in which the Indians looked better than England is in their slip-catching.IANSFacebook/Indian Cricket TeamAfter the fourth cricket Test, India are left counting the...
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Respecting the environment crucial to rebuilding a safe Kodagu
RainsThese are signs of acknowledging that anthropogenic activities should be reduced in regions such as Kodagu.IANSHeavy, incessant rainfall is a fact of life for the people of Kodagu (the erstwhile...
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Thicker than blood: Queer kinship and choosing your own families
OpinionWhat is it that makes me queer, I often wonder. Is it how I live gender, and how I live in my body? What matters to me? What makes my world queer?Kavya MurthyImage coutesy: Kavya MurthySeptember...
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ISRO spy case: Why the judgement in favour of Nambi Narayanan is a...
LawAmong other things, the judgement also recognised the mental torture suffered by hundreds of innocent people unjustly put through the drill of the justice system.Saurav DattaFormer ISRO scientist S...
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Yes, AI may take some jobs – but it could also mean more men doing care work
OpinionAs robots and AI “take our jobs”, the care work that underpins all workplaces – and homes, and schools, and communities – ought to come to the fore.Katharine McKinnon, La Trobe University It’s...
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Ahead of UN meeting on TB, here is why India’s response to the disease is...
HealthWith a quarter of the world’s TB burden, India’s role in the global TB response cannot be overstated.Anupama SrinivasanImage courtesy: who.intOn Wednesday, the tuberculosis (TB) global community...
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Why baby girl survival rates in India fall when gold prices go up
OpinionMy colleagues and I suggest that this is linked to gold often being part of bridal dowries in India.Sonia Bhalotra, University of Essex When world gold prices go up, fewer girl babies in India...
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My period, my frenemy: How I got over the self-hate and learnt to welcome it
BlogGetting your period is a very important part of becoming a woman. It's something we're supposed to announce to the entire world and then never speak about.Sowmya RajendranPeriod love stories have...
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Why land degradation in India has increased and how to deal with it
OpinionIndia's goal is to achieve land degradation neutral status by 2030 whereby increases in land degradation would be offset by gains in land reclamation.IANSIANSLand degradation can exacerbate...
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Dear men, if a woman freezes at your unwanted touch, that is NOT consent
OpinionThe sheer number of people telling survivors “if you did nothing, you probably wanted it” has, time and again, forced us to recoil into a world of self-doubt and repression. Sanyukta...
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Time's Up: Why we need to stop being complicit in protecting sexual harassers
OpinionIf you are someone who is choosing to be a bystander, wilfully turning a blind eye to the serial perpetrators around you, you are wilfully choosing to put other people at risk. Haripriya...
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