Dialogues: Saumil Majmudar on Incorporating “Play” via the National Education Policy
Trying to get 100 million kids to play
Saumil Majmudar’s Twitter bio encapsulates his straightforward yet revolutionary ambition. The Co-Founder and Managing Director of Sportz...
“With Dehradun’s Airport Expansion, We are Shooting Ourselves in the Foot”
Two years ago, drivers on the Doiwala-Rishikesh-Dehradun road were in for a surprise. An elephant walked onto the road. Traffic was disrupted and people...
Anandan Gunasekaran: India’s Army Man Turned Blade Runner
Subedar Anandan Gunasekaran is not a well-known name amongst Indian sports fans. 12 years after surviving a mine blast where he lost his left...
Technically Speaking, Can a Journalist Display Your Whatsapp Conversations on TV?
Yet, when shown on TV, the context is often taken away and our words are left bare for the country to see and more significantly, judge. In this light, we ask Apar Gupta—Executive Director of the Internet Freedom Foundation—can a journalist display your Whatsapp conversations on TV?
Smartphone Apps for Smarter River Monitoring
In mid-October every year, holy water is believed to spring at Talacauvery, nestled in Karnataka's Kodagu district. This site is famously known bas the...
Shouldn’t eGov Software Be Free and Open Source?
Featured image courtesy Jon Moore on Unsplash
Understanding the Context
Bureaucratic transactions are no longer confined to stuffy sarkari offices. At the Centre and state levels,...
In the Digital Age, Here’s How Encryption is Protecting Your Privacy
“It iz neither fanciful nor an exaggeration to say that, without encryption tools, lives may be endangered.”
-- Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein, United Nations High...
Can Blockchain Solve India’s Corruption Woes?
Let’s consider two people, A and B. A wishes to purchase a piece of land from B. They come to an agreement and proceed...
A Decade on, What Can the 2010 CWG Stadia Offer Sports in India?
Historically speaking, nations have used sport as a medium to showcase their culture, progress and development. Hosting multi-discipline international events like the Olympics, Asian...
Technically Speaking, Where Is India’s Public Wifi?
Edited by Malavika VN
Three years ago, the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India, more commonly known as TRAI, designed a unique framework for Public Wifi...
