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Industrial accidents, the human cost of indifference

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After spending 37 years in India’s oil and energy sector, this writer has walked through the innards of factories, refineries, and chemical plants across the country. This writer has seen, up close, the tragic aftermath of industrial accidents — not as distant events, but as raw human tragedies. These are not acts of fate. They … Read more

A suffering that doesn’t end

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Former BJP MP Pragya Singh Thakur is welcomed at her residence in Bhopal on August 3, 2025 after a special court’s verdict acquitting her in the 2008 Malegaon bomb blast case. | Photo Credit: PTI As journalists, we have the privilege and the responsibility of witnessing and writing the first draft of history. We rush … Read more

Should there be a ceiling on salaries of top management?

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After Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) announced its decision to lay off 12,000 employees, Nasscom (National Association of Software and Service Companies) said that the tech industry is at an “inflection point” due to the increasing integration of AI and automation into core business operations. Meanwhile, the All India Professionals’ Congress (AIPC), in conjunction with IT … Read more

Letters to The Editor — August 8, 2025

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More tariffs For the U.S. President, friendship with India seems to be substantially different from his presidential decisions (Front page, August 7). For all the bonhomie with New Delhi, the U.S. continues to treat India as a secondary power. India may have to accept that Mr. Trump will arm-twist countries to force them to fall … Read more

The Bihar migrant worker, a Scylla-Charybdis moment

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‘Many migrants are not keen to shift their vote’ | Photo Credit: The Hindu In the ‘Odyssey’, a major epic in Greek mythology, King Odysseus had to navigate between the dangers of Scylla, a monster residing in a rock, and Charybdis, a monster embodying deadly whirlpools. In the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the … Read more

​Time for action: On the RBI pausing rate cuts

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The Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) Monetary Policy Committee was sensible to pause its rate cuts, as announced on Wednesday (August 6, 2025). RBI Governor Sanjay Malhotra rightly pointed out that the uncertainties surrounding tariffs are still evolving, and that the 100 bps of rate cuts implemented since February 2025 are still percolating through the … Read more

Saving workers from the tyranny of the clock

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The recent controversy over a couple of India Inc leaders’ advocacy for a working week of 70-90 hours has once again thrust the question of employee well-being into India’s public discourse. This debate has revealed a fundamental misunderstanding at the highest levels: that well-being is merely a function of time spent at one’s desk. The … Read more

World court’s advisory opinion boosts climate action

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‘Developed nations can face more pressure now to better fulfil their commitments to climate finance and technology transfer’ | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto In light of the existential threat posed by climate change, the International Court of Justice (ICJ), also known as the World Court, delivered a landmark advisory opinion on the obligations of states … Read more