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A growth agenda alone is not enough to promote happiness, social values too have dramatic effects on well-being.
Happiness lies, Buddhism says, within you
The fundamental point of the practice of Buddhism lies in our behaviour as human beings.
06 Nov 2017 6:03 AM
Learn to be in sync with your existence
Life strikes back because you are not in tune with your own basic existence and not because there is something wrong with creation.
06 Nov 2017 5:59 AM
When will India learn to be happy?
The UN gets the views of around 3,000 persons from each country on six attributes.
06 Nov 2017 5:49 AM
Looking for a healing touch
It is the state’s responsibility to ensure each and every individual has access to healthcare.
30 Oct 2017 4:13 AM
A patient gets a doctor he deserves
The doctor’s fall from grace is a symptom of the mounting trust deficit between the two.
30 Oct 2017 4:07 AM
Ailing healthcare needs a booster
Mandatory use of standard treatment guidelines is way forward.
30 Oct 2017 4:03 AM
India’s Legal Logjam
In absence of enforceability of law, liberty becomes obsolete.
22 Oct 2017 5:50 AM
Justice must be a fundamental right
Pendency of cases — an everlasting bone of contention for the Indian judiciary — is once again in the spotlight.
22 Oct 2017 5:44 AM
You Idiot, A No Means No!
It is all about the right to chose to say no and mean it.
18 Oct 2017 3:01 AM
Feeble or strong, no has just one meaning
The recent Farooqui case has skewered the ground for women particularly sex workers ever hoping to get justice in rape cases.
18 Oct 2017 2:59 AM
The actual cost of fuel
Transparency is the key to ensure people learn about actual fuel cost.
09 Oct 2017 6:55 AM
The math behind fuel prices
Though the government has deregulated domestic retail fuel prices, the consumers have not fully benefited from it.
09 Oct 2017 6:53 AM
Focus on competence, not dynastic succession
Vijay Mallya destroyed the socio, emotional and economic wealth created by his father Vittal Mallya.
04 Oct 2017 3:26 AM
The thin line between dynasty and legacy
The difference between legacy and dynasty is that the former isn’t hereditary. It does not follow the rules of succession.
04 Oct 2017 3:23 AM
Nepotism and Meritocracy
The modern norm calls for merit, and the best example are the various competitive exams from IIT to IAS.
04 Oct 2017 3:17 AM
Plug in to see the road ahead
The final frontier with respect to electric vehicles is the availability of the fuel, which is electricity.
25 Sep 2017 4:52 AM
Electro-mobility: A serious business
The dismal performance of the electric mobility programme so far and its fuzzy rules do not inspire confidence in this ambition.
25 Sep 2017 4:45 AM
India goes on a power trip
The road transport minister has kicked up a debate with his ‘diktat’ to the automobile industry to turn electric by 2030.
25 Sep 2017 4:39 AM
Manage waste efficiently
‘Improved consumerism’, enforcement of waste collection charge is need of the hour.
18 Sep 2017 3:15 AM
Columns
Indian government has so far ignored subtle hints from the US that freedom of expression includes the freedom to protest peacefully
Whether the Taliban’s recapture of Kabul comes to pass or not, staying engaged with Afghanistan is India’s foremost challenge in the region
This is the first time in the Club’s history that an administrator has been appointed to run its affairs
The social media has two broad roles — the organisational and the dialogic, and it is the former that is spooking nervous governments