Should surge pricing by Uber and Ola be controlled? What about the reports of lack of passenger safety? Sumana explores the controversies swirling around cab aggregators and the attempts, in India and elsewhere, to regulate them.
A global treaty on plastics is the need of the hour if we are to tackle the seemingly insurmountable problem of plastic pollution in an efficient and holistic manner that deals with the problem at its roots. This article by Apoorva Ramaswamy establishes the urgency of establishing a convention at the global level, in lieu of the limitations within national/city level efforts and current international legal solutions to the plastic problem.
With emerging technological advances and increased dependency on electronic appliances, household energy consumption levels and demand for electricity have been steadily rising. Recently, Tamil Nadu recorded a peak demand of 16,151 MW during the month of April 2019.
How safe is user data in the smart-product world? Extensive use of smart products can make users vulnerable to data theft. Read on to learn how you can try and secure your data by following some good practices.
This blog explores the overarching connections between banks levying various charges for services, the advent of Payments Banks, and the subsequent demonetisation drive administered to curb black money and counterfeit currency thereby boosting digital transactions in the name of transparency.
Sanitation entails ensuring a hygienic environment to eliminate diseases and health issues. But we find the Swachh Bharat Mission predominantly focused only on the construction of toilets. As a result, the complex problem of sanitation is reduced to the provision of household toilets, leading to the neglect of many crucial components such as the containment and treatment of human faeces, and the management of waste and waste water.
