Opinion

Melvin Durai Newspapers provide an invaluable service to their readers. If you don’t believe me, just consider this question that was recently sent to a wellness column in the New York Times: “I keep finding myself biting into an apple or a peach, only to...

Melvin Durai Given a classroom assignment of putting various household objects into categories, many students around the world would have no trouble putting the common slipper or chappal into a single category: footwear. But others, including those in Asia, Africa and South America, would earn...

Dr Biplab Kumar Guru Availability, accessibility, stability, and utilisation of food for a country like India with over a billion people is far bigger a challenge than it seems. To successive governments, ensuring food security of its citizens has been of paramount importance. However, the...

Dr DK Giri On 10 November, New Delhi sought to write a new script for the ongoing drama in Afghanistan. The attempt underscored New Delhi’s desire to secure a role in the ongoing power-play in the war-torn country. It is a moot point if the...

SN Misra Industry 4.0, the latest buzzword both in developed and developing economies, is the application of high-end technology like AI, robotics, and cloud computing in manufacturing. From the discovery of steam engine in 18th century (Industry 1.0) to adoption of mass production through electrical...

Melvin Durai There are many problems in the world, but many of us don’t try hard enough to solve them. Thankfully, we have conscientious people like Bengali actor Prosenjit Chatterjee who give it their best effort. Chatterjee recently shared one of his concerns in a...

Bikash Narayan Mishra With abundant natural resources and a massive coastline, Odisha has emerged as one of the most preferred destinations for investment. Although it is the eight largest state in the country in terms of area, Odisha is bigger than Bangladesh, Nepal and Greece....

Dhanada K Mishra Just last week, the city of Catania in Sicily, Italy - one of the driest places in Europe - had a devastating weather event. The office of the Mayor of Catania, Salvo Pogliese, in a statement, said, “In 48 hours the amount...

Melvin Durai I recently discovered a charge of about $60 (Rs 4,500) on our credit card from Apple’s app store and asked every family member if they had bought something from there. My wife and kids all said, “No,” and my dog, Lulu, scratched herself,...

Santosh Kumar Mohapatra A government is elected to perform and serve people, not to publicise its achievements at the cost of taxpayers' money. But, the present ruling dispensation at the Centre attributes all its failures to previous governments or to the act of God but...