(Ashwin Sanghi is a best-selling author. This article was first published in the print edition of Times of India on July 20, 2021) The Silk Road network remained the engine of global trade until 1453 CE when the Ottoman Empire boycotted trade with China. But more...
(This article first appeared in The Hindustan Times on July 21, 2021) While it is true that India is the world’s third-largest carbon emitter after China and the US, the country needs cheap and reliable power to meet three challenges: First, India has to provide clean...
(Rahul Mehrotra teaches urban design and planning at Harvard University. This article was first published in Times of India on July 31, 2021) Architecture will have to completely flip its imagination. As architects, we privilege the built environment. Nature...
The number of lion-tailed macaques — a type of monkey indigenous to India’s Western Ghats — is declining. Scientists estimate that just 2,500 mature macaques remain in the wild. Further, their population is expected to suffer an estimated decline of more than 20% in...
(Julia Watson is an urban designer who teaches at Harvard and Columbia. This piece first appeared in Times of India’s July 31 edition.) When we talk about technology in the West, we mean high-tech, which is born from an abundant amount of resources, money and...