The lowdown on the right to privacy
What is it? A definite legal definition of ‘privacy’ is not available. Some legal experts tend to define privacy as a human right enjoyed by every human being by virtue…
Safeguarding the interests of farmers-A Tamilnadu Way
Transformational changes are taking place in India currently, improving the way we live. These changes are impacting all our lives in small or significant ways. It is gratifying to know…
Make in India & Delivering Quality Healthcare
India emerged as a front runner in the medical tourism space as early as the 1990s. Today, the sector is valued at $3 billion and has been witnessing a steady…
GST & Small and Medium Businesses
GST is breaking down barriers created by the older, complicated tax structures, paving the way for a unified marketplace and is making it easier to conduct business. While large corporates…
Think beyond loan waivers
Indian agriculture is characterised by low scale and low productivity. About 85% of the operational landholdings in the country are below 5 acres and 67% farm households survive on an…
Artificial Intelligence: Solving human and social development challenges
A recent United Nations (UN) supported summit in Geneva, “AI for Good”, focused on the potential of using AI technologies for achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030. The…
Internal Security: challenges and reforms required
The internal security situation of the country has not shown any marked improvement. India’s complex internal security problems: The internal security situation is on a slippery slope. Jammu and Kashmir…
‘Family Planning: Empowering People, Developing Nations’
July 11 has been designated by the United Nations as World Population Day. The World Population Day was started in 1989 by the then governing council of the United Nations Development…
Civil Services reforms: The need for lateral entry
Good governance is basic to all reforms and changes in society. Given the significance of the bureaucracy in India’s development, some of the major changes need to be incorporated in…
Democratic state needs a democratic civil society and vice versa
Members and representatives of civil society organisations have expressed deep concerns on how civil society organisations and their donors are being labelled and targeted. They allege that their funds are…