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Sending the right message

Sending the right message By, Sujatha Byravan is a scientist who studies technology, science and development policy Context * Miscommunication has rocked numerous aspects of the response to COVID-19. Sometimes, scientists who ought to provide clear, unambiguous public health information have failed to do so because of political interference. * At other times, even when key public health messages were clearly articulated, some reporters misperceived grey areas and ongoing debates as

Putting victims on trial

Putting victims on trial By, Shraddha Chaudhary is a Lecturer, Jindal Global Law School, Sonipat Context - In late June, a single bench of the Karnataka High Court granted anticipatory bail to a man accused of rape. - One of the first reasons mentioned for granting bail was that the seriousness of the offence alone cannot be a ground for depriving a citizen of her/his liberty. - While this is true, the Court ought to have considered that in cases of rape, the issue in granting ba

Moral Injury

Moral injury Moral injury is the damage done to one’s conscience or moral compass when that person perpetrates, witnesses, or fails to prevent acts that transgress one’s own moral beliefs, values, or ethical codes of conduct. Within the context of military service, particularly regarding the experience of war, “moral injury” refers to the lasting emotional, psychological, social, behavioural, and spiritual impacts of actions that violate a service member’s c

Money vs. happiness

Money vs. happiness Introduction This article studies the relationships between subjective well-being, which is narrowly defined to focus on economic well-being in India, and variants of income, based on the only panel survey in India Human Development Survey (IHDS). Are richer sections more satisfied with their lives than the poorer ones? The question whether the rich are more satisfied with their lives is often taken for granted. Gallup World Poll, show that the relations