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Kaushik Das Gupta
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From the Opinions Editor: Dealing with heat waves and floods is a knowledge challengeSubscriber Only
June 15,2025 18:32:50 PM
Climate-proofing cities require paradigm shifts in engineering and planning institutes. But first school classrooms should find ways to engage with environment as people’s lived realities
Tue, Jun 17, 2025
Amitav Ghosh’s Wild Fictions is a heartfelt essay collection on how climate crises are shaping human activitySubscriber Only
June 14,2025 16:37:46 PM
Like his works of fiction, the essays showcase what Ghosh is best at — lending an attentive ear to migrants, sailors, soldiers, tribal communities, friends, neighbours
Wed, Jun 18, 2025
From Opinions Editor: Schools, colleges, universities and waterlogging – the missing linksSubscriber Only
June 01,2025 17:39:35 PM
Environmental education is part of curricula. But rarely does it encourage the student to engage with, and find solutions to, real-life problems
Sun, Jun 01, 2025
From Opinions Editor: Indian trade negotiators need to look out for spinoffs of Trump’s drug price control orderSubscriber Only
May 18,2025 16:51:45 PM
It may not affect Indian generic industry immediately. But as big pharma is forced to recalibrate prices, it will step up pressure for stricter intellectual property rules
Sun, May 18, 2025
After Virat Kohli, does the new crop of Indian cricketers have what it takes?Subscriber Only
May 16,2025 06:46:22 AM
Gill, Jaiswal, and Rahul have the talent. Can they summon the tenacity and technical discipline?
Fri, May 16, 2025
Hitman signs off: For fans, Rohit Sharma’s Test legacy will be about wanting moreSubscriber Only
May 08,2025 18:54:46 PM
When timing met grace, Sharma was the easiest on the eye. When the two didn't sync, fans were left tearing their hair in frustration over what could have been. Perhaps they were unfair. But players like Sharma tend to always leave fans greedy for more
Fri, May 09, 2025
Abhijit Banerjee’s Chhaunk is an invitation to a less discriminatory, and more open, tolerant and curious societySubscriber Only
April 04,2025 18:51:12 PM
The book prods the reader into discussions on issues that are sometimes seen as the domain of experts, policymakers, perhaps activists: how to draw more women into the workforce? How to deal with the epidemic of depression afflicting the elderly? Why is affirmative action important? How can people be nudged into saving energy?
Fri, May 16, 2025
In Our Opinion: Water will be the litmus test for Delhi’s double-engine sarkarSubscriber Only
February 23,2025 16:42:30 PM
It will have to find creative ways to reduce Delhi’s dependency on neighbouring states, and ensure that capital’s residents, especially the poor, do not run out of water during the lean season
Sun, Feb 23, 2025
In Our Opinion: Education reforms need to give teachers their dueSubscriber Only
February 02,2025 14:57:20 PM
Post-Covid recovery in learning, highlighted by ASER report, is a tribute to teachers. They need to be empowered, given proper training and resources
Sun, Feb 02, 2025
Caution, anxiety in Pakistani and Bangladeshi press over return of ‘disruptive’ TrumpSubscriber Only
January 25,2025 13:41:34 PM
View from India’s neighbourhood: Immigration, election, crisis in West Asia and the implications of an inward-looking US — in Bangladesh and Pakistan, these are the issues that took centre stage as Donald Trump returned to the White House
Sat, Jan 25, 2025
In Trump’s withdrawal from the Paris Pact, some hard truths about the UN and Global NorthSubscriber Only
January 21,2025 12:36:30 PM
World’s second GHG emitter has marched out of the deal, and with impunity. In a way Trump has shown a mirror to the UN agency that anchors climate change negotiations: It had a moral bedrock, but chose to chip away at it
Sat, Jan 25, 2025
In Our Opinion: Working long hours will not increase productivity if workforce lacks skillsSubscriber Only
January 19,2025 16:25:14 PM
QS report shows India’s economy has a long way to go to meet constantly shifting demands of the modern knowledge economy. India has the numbers, but a large section of its labour force isn’t market ready. Industry leaders need to pool in their brains with policy makers to address this deficit
Sun, Jan 19, 2025
In Our Opinion | 2024’s biggest takeaway: The country needs a system that caresSubscriber Only
December 29,2024 17:34:25 PM
Let 2025 be a year when people have greater chances of fulfilling aspirations, breathe better air, and their homes, offices and public spaces are safe
Mon, Dec 30, 2024
In Our Opinion: Why democracy is key to containing climate changeSubscriber Only
December 22,2024 15:27:19 PM
The magnitude of the challenge is such that it will require pooling in diverse initiatives and expertise. Sledgehammer approaches, intolerant of criticism, will not work
Sun, Dec 22, 2024
In Our Opinion: A Viksit Bharat cannot be built with people choking on poor airSubscriber Only
December 15,2024 17:07:00 PM
In 2025, the country should find resolve and resources to monitor air quality in all cities, towns, and villages, not just metros
Sun, Dec 15, 2024
On the Big C, why Sidhu paaji deserves the benefit of the doubtSubscriber Only
November 28,2024 12:38:46 PM
Behind Sidhu’s "home remedies" comments, lies the innately human urge to save others from suffering. The problem is that in a social-media universe, where lines between the prescriptions of the specialist and the citizen doctor are blurred, this impulse can do more harm than good
Mon, Dec 02, 2024
In Our Opinion: Frequent fire tragedies speak of criminal abdications, disrespect for sanctity of human lifeSubscriber Only
November 17,2024 20:38:43 PM
Jhansi hospital fire is a reminder of the shocking lack of priority accorded to safety in Indian cities
Sun, Nov 17, 2024
In Our Opinion: Trump in US is both a challenge and opportunity for India in climate negotiationsSubscriber Only
November 10,2024 18:15:27 PM
A climate leadership vacuum looms. India could fill in. At CoP 29, it will need to reach out to small island states, most vulnerable to global warming
Sun, Nov 10, 2024
When I can’t breathe today, I remember how Delhi’s green lung once saved meSubscriber Only
November 08,2024 17:41:31 PM
I was the only one in my class of 30 who had the ailment; today, one in three children has it. Perhaps I did not own or care for my city enough to do justice to my privilege, education and lived experiences.
Fri, Nov 08, 2024
Donald Trump is terrible news for climate change, but Kamala Harris isn’t good news eitherSubscriber Only
November 05,2024 12:02:05 PM
Unlike Trump, Harris doesn’t dismiss the climate challenge. But lack of climate agenda and uneven track record of the Biden administration, where she was vice-president, should cause concern about US ability and willingness to meet climate mitigation targets.
Wed, Nov 06, 2024
In Our Opinion: The narrative that villainises farmers for Delhi’s bad air is simplistic and needs to changeSubscriber Only
October 27,2024 18:38:13 PM
Pollution control requires diverse actors to put heads together -- governments, farmer representatives, doctors, academics. Where is the institutional mechanism for this?
Sun, Oct 27, 2024
Prakash Patra and Rasheed Kidwai provide a thrilling account of the Nagarwala financial scam that shook Indira Gandhi’s governmentSubscriber Only
September 29,2024 05:30:37 AM
The book relies on newspaper reports, interviews, testimonies before the police, National Archives documents and depositions before the P Jaganmohan Reddy Commission, that was set up to probe the episode, to lay out the intricacies of the case.
Sun, Sep 29, 2024
How Bengalis’ love for hilsa transcends the India-Bangladesh borderSubscriber Only
September 23,2024 18:18:02 PM
With Bangladesh easing export restrictions, debates on whether the Padma fish scores over the Ganga variety will again be part of Durga Puja fare. But Brand ilish needs conversations on responsible dining.
Sat, Sep 28, 2024
In Bengaluru, a cautionary tale against the gig economy and how it does disservice – to workers and customers alikeSubscriber Only
September 20,2024 12:09:56 PM
In another world, also fraught with deep inequalities and faultlines, the episode could have played out differently. With technology not playing middle-man and face-to-face interactions having little more role in quelling fights, there was a chance that the driver would have been reprimanded severely, made to apologise to the student and the skirmish would have ended there
Fri, Sep 20, 2024
Definitely, not maybe: The music of Oasis still resonatesSubscriber Only
August 30,2024 14:01:30 PM
Oasis shaped, and was shaped by the times when the UK was emerging from the grim Thatcherite years.
Sat, Aug 31, 2024Journalism of Courage
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