Monitoring the Right to Education: Who Does What?
On 1st April 2010, The Right to Free and Compulsory Education Act (RTE) was passed by the UPA government, making primary education a fundamental...
From Beautiful to Opulent: Europe’s Big Five Football Leagues are Pulling Away
Often referred to as ‘the beautiful game’, football is the most popular sport in the world and is played across 6 continents, from the...
Electric Vehicles, Clean Indian Lungs: The Reality of the 2020 NEMMP
At the SIAM convention earlier this month, Nitin Gadkari, Union Road Transport Minister, made evident the government’s intention to make a switch to electric...
NEET Medical Exam: The Untidy Aftermath
The National Entrance cum Eligibility Test (NEET) was implemented in 2016 to be the sole medical exam for any medical college in the country....
Mapping Zimbabwe’s Rollercoaster Ride in International Cricket
Zimbabwe is one of the few relatively new entrants to international cricket. Despite having played in two World Cups (in 1983 and 1987), Zimbabwe...
Can America Plan Better for Cyclones in the Future?
Written by Stuti Pachisia
On August 17th, the National Hurricane Center in Miami issued a warning against a small but developing tropical cyclone. Within a...
The Africanization of Education: South Africa’s Attempt to Turn Colonial Tables
Colonialism was largely spurred by a monarchic race for resources, labour and territory. In hindsight, the brutal colonial exploitation of resource-rich Africa seemed inevitable....
Reaching New Heights: What does the NBA plan for India?
Basketball, like many other sports in India, has consistently been in the shadow of cricket. Despite the fact that passionate NBA fans around the...
The Case of the Missing Sparrows: What can be done?
Here’s a haunting question to ask yourself: when was the last time you saw a House Sparrow fluttering about in your balconies or even...
Promise in 2014 vs Practice in 2017: Assessing the BJP’s Education Policies
Despite efforts by previous governments, India’s education system's quality struggles with problems of accessibility, transparency, research and innovation. When the Bharatiya Janata Party campaigned...
