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The Merchant Discount Rate (MDR) charges announced for UPI transactions show how political considerations can dilute economic benefits. In a quest to preempt political attacks, the rate structure announced by the National…
By Sohail Khan · 18 Sep
In the three years since the conflagration of May 2023 hardened into a fault line between the Meitei and Kuki-Zo communities, Manipur has traversed a slow path towards peace between them. After…
By Sohail Khan · 18 Sep
As NASA and China speed up their lunar space programmes, a more-than-temporary human settlement on the moon inches closer to reality. Space agencies with these plans are targeting the moon’s south pole…
By Sohail Khan · 18 Sep
With a strong pushback against unilateral western sanctions; criticism of Israel over the killing of civilians, the attacks on Lebanon, and the forced occupation of Palestinian territory; and support for UN reform…
By Sohail Khan · 17 Sep
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By Sohail Khan · 17 Sep
Warnings about AI’s perils The concerns being expressed by some technology companies that artificial intelligence (AI) poses a threat to humanity cannot be ignored. There is no doubt that AI is making…
By Sohail Khan · 17 Sep
I’m a commissioning editor. Every day, I receive more submissions of articles written by AI than the last. The same goes for articles polished by AI. More than going against ’s policy,…
By Sohail Khan · 17 Sep
Instead of using traditional anti-blemish treatments like creams or medications, many young people are opting for a more extreme approach—exposing their skin directly to the sun in hopes of achieving a clearer…
By Sohail Khan · 17 Sep
International Equal Pay Day, observed on September 18, is an opportunity to rethink gender equality in India’s labour market. The issue extends beyond equal wages to who gets better jobs, who can…
By Sohail Khan · 17 Sep
Biotechnology, when I was a student in the early 1970s, was test tubes, pipettes, culture plates and microscopes. Today, however, biotechnology is no longer just a laboratory discipline. It is a platform…
By Sohail Khan · 17 Sep