Editorials

Influenza is spreading rapidly all over Sind and hundreds of villages are affected as well as Hyderabad, Sukkur, Larkana and other towns. Mortality in Karachi from influenza was 76 and on Sunday 74, which is nearly four times the normal total mortality. All places of amusement are placed out of …

Yesterday evening [October 15] the Hon. Mr. Justice T.V. Seshagiri Aiyar, President of the Madras Social Service League, performed the very pleasant function of opening the new day and night school which the league had started for the benefit of the fishermen residing at Nochikuppam at the southern end of …

Patent regulators are likely to favour companies that further their own personal interests, finds a study Many people today view government officials as benevolent guardians of public interest. “From revolving doors to regulatory capture? Evidence from patent examiners,” a 2018 paper by Haris Tabakovic and Thomas G. Wollmann circulated by …

We need to seek out narratives beyond those of upper-caste, urban, non-disabled, cisgender women Like any other movement, it is hard to define ‘Me Too’ as it unfolds. Historically, it is important to acknowledge its origins in Black feminism and Tarana Burke’s call, in 2006, for solidarity among survivors in …

As the country prepares for the secondround of elections, change is certain The results of Bhutan’s general election will have significant repercussions for South Asia. The first round held in September has already delivered a surprise verdict, with the ousting of the incumbent People’s Democratic Party. The two parties left …

Policymakers must address the structural problems behind the NBFCs crisis The default of Infrastructure Leasing & Financial Services (IL&FS) on several of its debt obligations over the last couple of months has raised serious questions about how regulators missed the growing debt pile of a systemically important financial institution. But …

Instead of holding a public debate on making the Act more effective, the government is seeking to dilute its provisions The Right to Information (RTI) Act, operationalised in October 2005, was seen as a powerful tool for citizen empowerment. It showed an early promise by exposing wrongdoings at high places, …

Economic ideas such as ‘Charter Cities’ need to be challenged for their implausible premise and iniquitous framework The Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences awarded jointly to William D. Nordhaus and Paul M. Romer for their respective contributions in integrating climate change and technological innovation into macroeconomic analysis is interesting. …

Insurance-based schemes like Ayushman Bharat are no substitute for public provisioning of health Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s signature Ayushman Bharat programme, rolled out in September, has been touted by most in the mainstream media as nothing short of ‘revolutionary’, with some even calling it the ‘biggest health care programme in …

The opacity in the Rafale deal only raises doubts, with its fallout on national security and the ‘Make in India’ programme The controversy over Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s decision to go in for an outright purchase of 36 Rafale fighter jet aircraft, after scrapping the old negotiations, is unlikely to …