Opinion

Melvin Durai Isak Munda, a 35-year-old man from Bubupali village in western Odisha, is a former labourer who now makes his living through YouTube. He uploads videos using his cellphone and downloads thousands of rupees into his bank account. “I make videos about life in my...

Panchanan Dalai In his essay “Selected Snobberies”, Aldous Huxley opines that there is nothing in the world that modern people are not snobbish of. Had he been alive, he would have certainly incorporated into his list the ‘snobbery of marks’, which has surreptitiously invaded our...

Dr Guru Prasad Mohanta The US decision in early May 2021 to support patent waiving of Covid-19 vaccines at World Trade Organization (WTO) was a surprise move. India and South Africa had submitted a proposal in October 2020 seeking waiver of certain provisions of Trade...

Padmalochan Dash In hybrid warfare, various methods and components, both conventional and unconventional, are brought to a synchronised usage. Among the important components employed; the electronic warfare system and the unmanned aerial system (UAS) are very much at the forefront of choice because of the...

Melvin Durai Independence Day in the United States is also known as “Fourth of July,” a day of celebration that excites many people. While most Americans are happy to celebrate independence, some are happier when it’s over because they can finally get some sleep. No...

Jagdish Rattanani Father Stan Swamy has died. He has found peace and eternal rest and has at last been freed of the tyranny unleashed on him by a hate-filled power machinery that thinks the only way to silence resistance is to lock up people, to...

Sanjib Kumar Karmee Food waste is organic in nature. Most of it ends up in landfills causing environmental and health concerns. Dumping of food waste in landfills is not only neglecting a potential resource but also amounts to inefficiently using energy, nutrients, and manpower invested...

Dhurjati Mukherjee Covid-induced lockdowns in several states fortunately did not impact the manufacturing and services sectors as these were more or less operational, resulting in sufficient power demand. Over the decades the power sector has undergone a significant transformation in terms of supply, fuel mix,...

Chandra Shekhar Chitrala There’s a popular web series on Netflix called Startup. It’s about three very different individuals - a corporate honcho, a Haitian thug and a brilliant Stanford dropout - who create a new cryptocurrency. When cheated out of their company, they create a...

Melvin Durai These are tough economic times in many parts of the world. If you’re like me, you’re saving money any way you can. I’ve cancelled my cable, invested in a good pair of binoculars and started watching my neighbour’s TV. Desperate times call for...