Decoding demonetization’s long-term economic impacts
2017-01-14
The best way to curb corruption and black money is to clean up the legal system of several archaic laws and imposing stiffer penaltyContinue Reading
Toka poisa –a big security disaster?
2017-01-13
By Indrajeet Bhuyan Guwahati: On January 11, the Assam government launched an e-wallet, Tokapoisa.in, to enable the people of the northeastern Indian state for hassle-free online transactions in local language. The e-wallet is a joint venture developed by State’s Assam Electronics Development Corporation Limited ( Amtron ), and ICICI Bank.Continue Reading
Collateral Damages: Life Itself
2017-01-11
What are the core collateral damages that the country as a whole has suffered in the demonetization process?Continue Reading
Communal violence in 2016
2017-01-08
By Irfan Engineer, Neha Dabhade and Suraj Nair of CSSS team: India continued to be confronted with the menace of communal violence in the year 2016. The Centre for Study of Society and Secularism (CSSS) monitors communal violence tracking five newspapers in two languages – English and Urdu. Some newspaperContinue Reading
Striving to establish peace, restore human dignity
2017-01-01
By Madan S. Singh In 2016, the world has experienced the struggle and hardship of establishing peace and restoring human dignity. In the morning when we rose and tuned ourselves to radio, television or read newspaper we faced with heartrending news of violence, crime, wars, and disasters. In the ultraContinue Reading
Reflections on Pope Francis’ 2017 World Day of Peace message
2016-12-31
By: Tony Magliano “May charity and nonviolence govern how we treat each other as individuals, within society and in international life.” This statement written by Pope Francis in his Jan. 1 World Day of Peace message – the 50th annual papal peace message to the world – extols nonviolence as anContinue Reading
Toward a Cashless Economy
2016-12-31
There is a need to create more awareness to entice the unbanked people into the banking systemContinue Reading
India: World’s most ignorant nation
2016-12-27
By: Dr. Ambrose Pinto SJ We have another achievement to our credit. A new survey titled ‘Perils of Perception’ has dubbed India as the most ignorant nation in the world surpassing Mexico. The survey conducted by Ipsos MORI, a London-based market research firm, polled 25,000 people from 33 countries andContinue Reading
Christmas brings out diversities little known in India
2016-12-25
Swasti Pachauri The towering might of the evergreen pine tree. Cotton flakes imitating snow on spruce and fir. Quintessential holly wreaths woven with bay leaf and sequin stars. Misty evenings sparkling with candles and lights. Calming echoes of ‘Silent Night’. The Goan ‘kuswar’ and traditional north Indian gujiya, or nuriyo.Continue Reading
Why Catholic Church sometimes turns to science to investigate miracles
2016-12-21
By: Kelsey Dallas Dr. Jacalyn Duffin helped pave the way for the first Canadian-born Catholic saint. All she needed was a microscope, meticulous notes and some uninterrupted lab time. “It sounds really spectacular to have done this for the Vatican. It wasn’t. It was just basic, homegrown hematology,” she said. Duffin, aContinue Reading