Three overlooked reasons why India’s healthcare indicators remain abysmal

The Union government wants to subsidise healthcare and at the same time cut health spending. Still, money is just part of the problem.

Vasudevan Mukunth

· Jan 02, 2015 · 07:30 am

India’s latest space rocket is no ‘jugaad’

GSLV Mk-III could help ISRO establish a great legacy in the space-launch sector, provided the agency is ambitious enough.

Vasudevan Mukunth

· Dec 18, 2014 · 04:30 am

Four charts show why India's youth suicide rate is among the world's highest

As government moves to decriminalise suicide, a reminder: the stresses of economic and social transition are killing the country's young people.

Vasudevan Mukunth

· Dec 12, 2014 · 02:30 am

Who among India’s young are likely to become modern slaves?

India has the largest youth population as well as the highest number of people trapped in forced labour and trafficking.

Vasudevan Mukunth

· Dec 02, 2014 · 06:30 am

Why India must quickly build a neutrino observatory under a Tamil Nadu hill

With primacy in the field at stake, China is racing ahead with a similar project.

Vasudevan Mukunth

· Nov 27, 2014 · 05:00 am

Sorry, Home Minister, the idea of uncertainty principle did not come from the Vedas

Also, Werner Heisenberg met Rabindranath Tagore after proposing the principle, not before.

Vasudevan Mukunth

· Nov 18, 2014 · 04:00 am

Why the US-China climate deal has pushed India into a corner

New Delhi will have to cement its domestic climate strategy and recalibrate its tack at future global summits.

Vasudevan Mukunth

· Nov 13, 2014 · 04:20 pm