Opinion
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| Democracy at a Critical Crossroads | | No-Confidence Motion Against the Lok Sabha Speaker: | | | Lalit Gargg
The move to bring a no-confidence motion against Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla is a deeply disturbing development for Indian democracy. Democracy is not merely a system of governance; it is a living tradition rooted in continuous dialogue, respect for dissent, and institutional trust. In a vast and diverse country like India, Parliament represents the highest democratic forum—where not only laws are framed, but the conscience of the nation finds expression. When preparations are made to move a no-confidence motion against a constitutional authority such as the Speaker of the Lok Sabha, the issue transcends individual personalities or political parties and raises serious question | |
| | | | Huge amount of food getting wasted – Why ? | | | | Dr. Vinod Chandrashekhar Dixit
Food wastage is a major problem in India. Weddings, canteens, hotels and households spew out so much food. To see the extent of damage, all you have to do is peek into a street-corner garbage bin. People do not think about what goes into the food on their table. Today, most of us don’t even spare a thought for the time, energy, and resources it takes to produce our food. Moreover, food that is produced, but not eaten, occupies close to 30 per cent of the world’s agricultural land. It is estimated that one out of every seven people in the world went to bed hungry and more than 20,000 children under the age of five died from hunger. To be fair, food wastage | |
| | | | Why India must use AI to save what it already grows | | |  Ms. Rubal Chib
India’s conversation on artificial intelligence is maturing. The focus is shifting from abstract capability to applied impact; from what AI can do in theory to what it can solve in practice. Few sectors make this distinction clearer than food and agriculture, where inefficiencies are not marginal but systemic, and where technology must work within deeply local realities of climate, logistics, and markets.
Food systems illustrate the problem starkly. India grows more than en | |
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