Overlooked commercial aspects of human spaceflight
Human space flight is usually clubbed with all other space activities and hence allotted to government space agencies, who tackle it with a rigid procedural approach. They usually possess large…
Cigarette taxation and its consequences for illicit trade and farmer welfare
In India, approximately 100 million adults smoke cigarettes as of recent estimates, representing about 10-12% prevalence among men aged 15 and older, while female rates remain low at under 2%.…
Unsung stars of desi plates
Local ingredients like mahua, nolen gur, roselle, and pandan leaves represent a powerful resurgence in Indian cuisine, bridging ancient traditions with cutting-edge innovation. These hyperlocal treasures—harvested from forests, palms, and…
What trade deal critics are getting wrong
The announcement of an India-US trade agreement has led some to ask what happened to Indian strategic autonomy. This criticism, however, misses two points. First, Indian govts have often made…
How an influencer’s beef raised the stakes over a mixed-up steak order
There was plenty at stake at a recent food fight at an old drinking hole in Kolkata. Beef steak was perhaps the least of it. Recently, an influencer went to…
What do you leave behind?
Recently, I was going through an interview of Novak Djokovic where he mentioned it is important to think that what will we leave behind in this world / Earth once…
What India’s green transition means for rural women
When climate leaders and negotiators gathered in Belém for COP30, far from Delhi’s budget corridors, the question hanging in the air was not only about carbon curves or finance numbers.…
Western sciences focus on perceivable ‘things’ – brain & mind! India focuses on infinite consciousness, subject that make us conscious!
“Mind, Brain, Consciousness” studies is a big Mystery for Western sciences because their motto is ‘nullius in verba’, i.e. not just to believe or accept authority of Church, but ‘see’,…
Time-LLM and the AI Chatbot
Time-LLM is a framework that repurposes pre-trained large language models (such as Mistral and LLaMA) for time-series forecasting tasks without requiring LLM-specific training data. It treats time-series data as a…
Arresting Thought
SC tells cops to think before acting – good advice Supreme Court has once again read police the arrest act. Ask, it said in as many words, why arrest before…