Opinion
Traditional Systems Have Failed the Pandemic Test. India Needs a Distributed Model That Has Compassion
Logistical gaps have to be fixed by pressing in the Army, Air Force and Navy. At district level, these units need to collaborate for delivery.
Who to Give, Where to Give & For How Much: Factors States Must Consider for COVID Vaccine Roll-out
Indian states are more than capable of directly procuring COVID-19 vaccines from the manufacturers.
Board Exams Must be Scrapped Permanently. It’s the Only Way to Fix an Exam-obsessed Education System
Board exams are a national waste of time and resource. They are a redundant and regressive practice.
India Racing Against Time, Needs to Open Up Vaccines for Young, Mobile Workforce: Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw
We need a science-led strategy to address both protection and transmission from coronavirus. The current approach is overtly focused on protection, does little to allay transmission fears.
In Lower Assam, Don’t Go By Poll Arithmetic on Paper, Chemistry Between Parties on Ground Matters
In the third and final phase of elections in Assam, the Bodoland areas would play a decisive role.
Welling up over DMK Leader Raja’s Remarks, EPS Must Remember How Amma Dealt with Humiliation
Dirty metaphors have been used extensively on Dravidian poll podiums over the last five decades.
Kerala Elections: In the Great Game of Optics, the Malayali Pride Scores Over Everything Else
What matters is how the chief minister became the captain of Team Kerala.
A Springboard For Tamil Nadu Challenge: Why Puducherry is Key to BJP's Southern Strategy
A stint in power in Puducherry, coupled with new development schemes, could help BJP gain some support in neighbouring Tamil Nadu and pave the way for its Mission 2026.
In Bangladesh, Narendra Modi Would Want to Achieve One Thing—Consensus
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has his plate full, with issues ranging from sharing of Teesta waters to Rohingya crisis and cross-border illegal migration.
Is Asaduddin Owaisi Doing a Kanshi Ram in Politics?
Kanshi Ram took the truism of “means justifying the end to acquire power” to its logical end.
Tamil Nadu Polls: Facing Acid Test, Will Palaniswami and AIADMK Crawl Or Soar?
Although the AIADMK-BJP alliance did face the electorate in the 2019 Lok Sabha polls under the leadership of EPS, the stakes are higher for his party this time.
Education Board for Delhi a Laudable Idea, but It Should Not Turn into a Mere Examination Authority
The proposed Delhi Board of School Education must become, like all reputed international boards, a self-financed autonomous body in true sense and not just a government department or directorate.
From Novavax to Zydus-Cadila: How Do Covid-19 Vaccines Work and When Can You Get Them
ZyCov-D, developed by Ahmedabad-based Zydus-Cadila, uses plasmid DNA to instruct human cells to make SARS-CoV-2 antigen, eliciting an immune response. Therefore, it can be stored at 2-8 degrees Celsius.
In India-Pakistan Ceasefire, Do Not Conjure Up Phantasmagorical Images of Renewed Peace Process
But it isn’t just the history of the ceasefire agreement that causes scepticism. There is absolutely nothing to suggest that there is anything positive happening between the two countries either on the political front or on the security front.
Vaccines Demystified: Emergency Use vs Conditional Market Authorisation; Tracking Covaxin and Covishield
Emergency Use Authorisation is not actually an authorisation of the vaccine but authorisation of a temporary use of a vaccine under specific conditions in an emergency situation, as long as the emergency circumstances apply.
OPINION | Key Lessons from Gujarat Local Body Elections For Our Political Class
Through the mandate, the people of Gujarat have conveyed multiple messages -- the foremost being the state stands with Narendra Modi like a giant rock.
