Opinion

Binay Panda The discussion on the laboratory origin of the COVID-19 virus has re-surfaced and this time with support from many well-known scientists. Why are scientists so ambivalent about the source of the virus? Before we begin, let’s start with the basics. COVID-19 is a...

Bhaskar Nath Biswal Sustainability reporting is gaining momentum worldwide as a significant communication tool for corporate entities to disclose their sustainability plans, concerns and performance to achieve confidence of stakeholders. Although Indian regulatory authorities issued guidelines from time to time, the norms are still not...

Heidi J. Larson Hugging your parents. Meeting your grandchild for the first time. Laughing with friends – in person! COVID-19 vaccines promise to bring us closer to our loved ones and enjoy the sort of moments we have missed over the past 14 months. The...

Bruhaspati Samal The Government of Odisha released a fresh list of frontline workers for Covid-19 vaccinations on May 13, 2021. The list includes forest department staff, bank/insurance staff, ATM maintenance staff, staff of logistic companies, railway staff, child care institutions’ staff, oxygen plant employees, filling...

Aditya Pratap Swain About 18 months back when coronavirus engulfed the entire world, we were celebrating ‘Namaste Trump’ and when the world was awash with the second wave of Covid-19 we were celebrating the ‘Dance of Democracy’ and Kumbh Mela. When the Union Health Minister...

Pinelopi Koujianou Goldberg The surge of Covid-19 cases and deaths in India shows that the pandemic is far from over. While most developing countries in Asia and Africa managed to keep their death tolls low over the past year, it is only a matter of...

Palitha Abeykoon, Maha El Rabbat & David Nabarro As special envoys on COVID-19 for the director-general of the World Health Organization, we have witnessed firsthand the intensity of the suffering caused by the pandemic, especially in poorer communities. This profound tragedy has been evolving before...

Shivaji Mohinta With the onset of Covid-19, I have observed numerous occasions where leaders or top executives have resorted to micro-managing and adopt top-down command and control measures such as finding out about routine tasks, seeking daily status updates, frequent checking ins and probing. I...

SN Misra There are three seminal supreme court judgements which have stood the test of time viz. Kesavananda Bharati (1973), affirming inviolability of basic structure, SR Bommai (1995) making floor test mandatory for adjudicating majority and Indra Sawhney(1992) putting a cap of 50% on reservation....

Melvin Durai Bill and Melinda Gates announced recently that they are getting divorced after 27 years of marriage. The Microsoft co-founder and his wife are worth a combined $124 billion and have given away a portion of their wealth through the Bill and Melinda Gates...