When innovation is not a priority
Economists often describe innovation as the key driver of economic growth, and rightly so. While land, labour and capital have long been considered the fundamental inputs of production, it is innovation that transforms these resources into engines of prosperity. From the steam engine of the industrial revolution to today's artificial...
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Antibiotics' losing battle against microbes!
Repeated warnings by medical scientists and numerous studies conducted both by international as well as local research bodies have more than once come up with stark reminders against the dangers of improper, excessive and non-prescribed use and over-the-counter (OTC) sale of antibiotics. Still worse, indiscriminate use of antibiotics in poultry,...
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Luxury cars for future ministers
Old habits die hard. A section of the bungling bureaucracy inherits this element much like people naturally inheriting the deoxyribonucleic Acid (DNA) from their ancestors. Or, how could the public administration ministry submit a proposal for purchasing luxury cars for the cabinet ministers who would take over following the next...
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Swamibagh's only exit sealed by construction
The story of Swamibagh is a mirror of our city. Every morning begins like a battlefield. Residents open their doors with hope, only to find broken roads, piles of bricks and sand, and a muddy deadlock created by rain. In the name of development, the path meant to bring comfort...
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Women's insecurity on roads, public transport
Women face an invisible war every single day. Each blow and every wound leaves a scar on the heart. No matter how developed the world and its people become, questions are still being raised about women's safety, even in places such as roads and public transport. Women constantly face insecurity....
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