Building an Entrepreneurial India with Ramanathan Ramanan (Part 1)
Edited by Malavika VN
There are some big questions that India currently faces — how do we make use of our demographic dividend? How can...
Disease Surveillance in India: From SARS-CoV to COVID 19
Amid COVID-19, disease surveillance and early warning detection mechanisms have gained importance across the world.
In India, the role of tracing the outbreak of diseases...
Clicking, Waiting, Praying: The Mantras of Hindu Tech Startups
Written by Krishna Akhil
“Software is eating the world” is the tagline of the prominent Silicon Valley investment firm Andreesen Horowitz. Trite and techno-deterministic as...
Where the Mainstream Media Could Not Reach: How Local Information Travelled During the Lockdown
Community media filled the gaps left by the Indian mainstream media while documenting local issues and responses to COVID-19.
Data Cheque Point: How Paying People For Data Remains A Fever Dream
Compensation for users based on their data points becomes an unnecessary hurdle to cross — mainly because the limitations of such a model would reap more costs than guaranteed benefits.
The 2021 IT Rules: Do They Bark Or Do They Bite?
The IT Rules, 2021 may also impact the free flow of marginalised voices that non-profit organisations strive to promote online.
As We May Teach: The Neuroscience Behind Technology-Based Learning
This article is the second instalment of Aparna Ramanujam's two-part series 'As We May Teach' which evaluates the privacy concerns and cognitive learning aspects...
How Technology is Aiding Professional Capacity Building in Maharashtra’s Education Officers
This is the final article in the three-part series in collaboration with Leadership For Equity (LFE) highlighting the challenges and needs, administrative and technological,...
Isn’t State-led Censoring of Content on OTT Platforms Rather Over the Top?
Tandav—a Hindi language political thriller starring Saif Ali Khan available on Amazon’s “Prime Video'' Over-The-Top streaming service (OTT)—has been the centre of public controversy....
How Does Facebook Influence India’s Democracy?
How exactly was Facebook influencing Indian elections? What are the systems the company has in place to fight manipulated spread, and are they effective?
