We may think of the world as the blue planet, but a vanishingly small percentage of the world’s water is available to meet our basic needs, including drinking, sanitation, and irrigation. In the face of explosive human population growth, our freshwater supply continues to diminish, endangering a precious and indispensable resource. Water scarcity becomes more […]
Read more >By 2020, individuals aged 60 and older will be greater in number than children younger than five. By 2050, the world’s older adult population will have doubled to 2 billion. These numbers are striking. Cognitive decline, strained pension schemes, and burgeoning healthcare costs: are we prepared for tomorrow’s complex longevity challenges? These challenges provide unique […]
Read more >It makes better sense to discuss this question with parents. The discussion that follows could be shared with parents, without any need to edit. Awareness and education can help considerably in preventing and dealing with the consequences of cyber-bullying. Here is a set of five cyber-values our children should be encultured with: Accountability: children need […]
Read more >Today I find myself telling people I care about the future of governance. Should you too? With headlines all around us describing the global retreat of democracy, it might be time to radically rethink the future of our global political system. You don’t have to major in political science or have a long history of […]
Read more >Most of the perpetrators of cyber-bullying are children themselves. The motive could range from anger, revenge and frustration to entertainment or even mere boredom. Many indulge in it, thinking it to be a harmless banter and for laughs or just to get a reaction, but end up liking and enjoying it. Many others do it […]
Read more >In India, there are only a few and scattered studies on cyber-bullying and some widely reported cases in print and TV. The incidence of cyber-bullying could be severe as seen in the reported cases. One must be sensitive to the issue and help children beware of cyber misadventures. Here is a set of ten facts […]
Read more >In 1996 the Hoover Institution published a symposium titled “Can Government Save the Family?” A who’s-who list of culture warriors—including Dan Quayle, James Dobson, John Engler, John Ashcroft, and David Blankenhorn—were asked, “What can government do, if anything, to make sure that the overwhelming majority of American children grow up with a mother and father?” […]
Read more >Market watchers like to follow trends because they are often a good indicator of what will happen next. The near future usually does look like the recent past, but not always. Sometimes we hit an inflection point and things veer sharply from the trend and that changes things in a way that can be truly […]
Read more >It makes better sense to discuss this question with parents. The discussion that follows could be shared with parents, without any need to edit. If career choices are made in Classes XI or XII, then Engineering is the only feasible option; engineering offers the easiest admission opportunities in India – there is always an engineering […]
Read more >1 Geopolitics: ‘Rivals will take greater risks against the US’ No balance of power lasts forever. Just a century ago, London was the centre of the world. Britain bestrode the world like a colossus and only those with strong nerves (or weak judgment) dared challenge the Pax Britannica. That, of course, is all history, but […]
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