Workplace Harassment and ILO’s Convention 190

Workplace Harassment and ILO’s Convention 190

The first global treaty to address the burning but the oft-neglected issue of violence and harassment at the workplace has just come into force. The ILO Violence and Harassment Convention can help empower working women in myriad ways. Here’s how.

Austerity, Healthcare and Learnings from Covid-19

Austerity, Healthcare and Learnings from Covid-19

The stringent austerity measures and the resultant cost cuts many countries such as the US, Italy and Spain adopted following the global financial meltdown of 2008-09 have weakened their public healthcare systems, aggravating the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Getting More People with Disabilities to Develop Tech

Getting More People with Disabilities to Develop Tech

More needs to be done to make technology accessible and inclusive, such as improving design tools with the help of people with disabilities. Not just a matter of fairness and inclusion, accessible technology is generally better for everyone, researchers say.

UFOs: A Global Security Threat?

UFOs: A Global Security Threat?

For many years, unidentified flying objects or UFOs were reckoned a figment of human imagination. But not anymore. Recently, a spate of ‘sightings’ has turned the spotlight back on UFOs and getting seriously curious are the likes of the Pentagon and NASA.

Why We Need To Talk About Immunity Inequality

Why We Need To Talk About Immunity Inequality

Immunity is all set to become a coveted commodity in the post-Covid world. Sociologists fear the immunity-haves will enjoy hegemony over the immunity-have-nots. What is really at stake here? How immunity inequality can make or break economies across the world?

Google’s Quantum Computer: What’s the Fuss About?

Google’s Quantum Computer: What’s the Fuss About?

Google, Microsoft, Amazon, IBM, China, the EU, the US and even India — quantum computing is attracting all the big players, triggering a gold rush of sorts. Here’s a guide to understanding a complex phenomenon that has the potential to transform life and work in unimaginable ways.

Designing Spaces to Heal in Times of Covid

Designing Spaces to Heal in Times of Covid

The mental health issues arising out of the Covid-19 crisis are not receiving the deserving attention. Enabling survivors and healthcare workers to fight the stress and trauma is a tall order. One way to solve the puzzle is to create dedicated spaces for ‘healing’.

13 Indie Artists You Need on Your Music Radar

13 Indie Artists You Need on Your Music Radar

Indie music has been thriving in India for the past few years bringing a refreshing change in the music industry that has been lopsided otherwise towards the tunes of Bollywood. Here is a list of 13 Indian indie artists to get you inducted into the genre

India’s Anti-Covid Plans: What Went Wrong?

India’s Anti-Covid Plans: What Went Wrong?

Absent oxygen cylinders, apathetic administrations, amorphous governance — India’s Covid-19 strategy seems to have gone kaput with the second wave of the pandemic claiming thousands of lives, making the country the world’s Covid hub.