Articles by Anjuli Bhargava
Why India badly needs a trauma care ministry
In its most common form, trauma is associated with road accidents but many other incidents and happenings in India lead to trauma of varying severity.
Published on Jan 23, 2025 08:17 PM IST
As tourism in Goa seemingly takes a hit, the state govt has to step in now
Goa does not offer the same bang for one’s buck as Thailand, Bali, Vietnam or even Sri Lanka as travellers to these destinations will attest
Updated on Jan 13, 2025 01:14 PM IST
Unbundling returns: Where will low-fare airlines stop?
Be it seat preference, food, water, or check-in baggage, extra charges are being levied for virtually anything.
Published on Jan 09, 2025 08:51 PM IST
Why the AirSewa grievance portal needs an urgent reboot
Grievances are building up against AirSewa, the civil aviation ministry’s badly functioning public grievance portal.
Published on Jan 03, 2025 02:51 PM IST
Interview: Sridhar Rajagopalan on fixing India’s education landscape
Sridhar Rajagopalan, Chief Learning Officer at Educational Initiatives and a veteran in India’s education sector reflects on the rise and fall of Byju’s
Updated on Dec 30, 2024 03:26 PM IST
2025 promises to be exciting for aviation
Construction of Noida International Airport is on track for April 2025, while Navi Mumbai Airport faces delays. Air India and IndiGo are also under scrutiny.
Updated on Dec 26, 2024 08:35 PM IST
Why government schools are failing our children
India's education system struggles with regulation, affecting quality in government and private schools.
Updated on Dec 20, 2024 12:10 PM IST
Battle against low visibility takes off in Indian aviation
As we head into the annual winter chaos in aviation, a feeling of dread begins to accompany all ticket bookings by passengers coming into the region
Published on Dec 12, 2024 08:50 PM IST
The good, the bad, and the ugly in poverty alleviation
The graduation approach to poverty alleviation has made some headway but we need more states to jump onto the bandwagon
Published on Nov 28, 2024 08:06 PM IST
Knowing the business, hiring experts helps to build successful airlines
Two airline success stories from India -- Jet Airways and IndiGo – were founded by people from similar backgrounds, both hired experts.
Updated on Nov 28, 2024 08:56 AM IST
The Hows, Whys and the What Nows
The damage and repercussions of such big failures are not yet fully understood by the sector.
Updated on Nov 26, 2024 12:45 PM IST
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Clean city goals call for roping in the private sector
How do we prevent the North from swimming in its own garbage? Perhaps the only viable and workable solution is to look at a public-private partnership model
Published on Nov 18, 2024 06:25 PM IST
States must bridge the early childhood education gap
Various studies globally and India’s National Education Policy reiterate that close to 85% of a child’s brain development happens during age zero to six.
Published on Nov 14, 2024 11:03 AM IST
Lessons for aviation sector from IndiGo’s new financial results
IndiGo's ₹1894 crore profit challenges myths of India's airline sector's inherent losses, highlighting mismanagement as a key issue for struggling airlines.
Updated on Oct 03, 2024 01:04 AM IST
Looking beyond the DGCA and the CAA
The aviation sector in India needs an independent regulator focused on safety and safety alone
Published on Sep 27, 2024 08:13 PM IST
Who will safeguard the interests of fliers?
In a country where the number of fliers is growing by the day and the choice of airlines shrinking by the year, we urgently need an empowered body or ombudsman that can exclusively safeguard passenger interests on a daily basis.
Updated on Sep 17, 2024 08:53 PM IST
Curbing the suicide contagion
The media plays a critical role in influencing fence-sitters who might be contemplating taking the drastic final step
Published on Sep 16, 2024 09:21 PM IST
Vistara’s promising run grounded at take-off
Vistara's merger with Air India evokes nostalgia for Jet Airways as loyal passengers express concern over service quality and uncertainty post-merger.
Updated on Sep 09, 2024 09:16 PM IST
Making India truly NIPUN needs more ammunition
Just like an element of competitiveness has crept in among the states over the SBA, so should happen in the case of NIPUN
Published on Aug 26, 2024 08:59 PM IST
Mind the gap
As a scramble to train and create talent in the skies picks up, who will bridge the most critical gaps
Published on Aug 21, 2024 04:38 PM IST
DGCA grounded by graft, incompetence
What India needs is not one DGCA trying to regulate everything and failing, but two new aviation regulatory bodies
Updated on Aug 15, 2024 09:27 PM IST
Goa: Killing the golden goose
Unless the political-business nexus is broken, India’s tiniest state will continue its inexorable decline
Published on Aug 15, 2024 08:00 AM IST
DGCA, airlines should ease pilot fatigue to ensure 100% passenger safety
Post-pandemic, the work-life balance of pilots, especially for a low-fare airline pilot, appears to have worsened.
Published on Jul 27, 2024 08:00 AM IST
Forgotten 5%, India's well-heeled flier, set to be back on airline radar soon
The premium segment is estimated to be around 5% of the total pie of US $16 billion in annual ticket sales for all airlines in India.
Published on Jul 26, 2024 08:00 AM IST
Studying abroad: When one size doesn’t fit all
Indian parents tendency to follow the herd is leading to many not so happy tales in its aftermath along with success stories
Published on Jul 01, 2024 11:55 PM IST
Reaching for the sky on a wing and a prayer
The history of aviation in India has been littered with such examples, where the abilities, financial worthiness, intentions, credentials and antecedents of the founders of various aviation-related businesses have been more than suspect and which led to many failed ventures
Published on Jun 26, 2024 09:13 PM IST
Why Air India’s overhaul plan has hit an air pocket
What is wrong with Air India and now, by proxy, the Tata group’s handling of it?
Published on Jun 11, 2024 11:14 PM IST
An aunt speaks up to seek justice for nephew
One night before Diwali, my 18-year-old nephew was injured in a serious car accident near the DND Expressway. He was in a car with six children, the driver being a minor, when their car rammed a stationary truck. My nephew sitting next to the driver in front took the brunt of it. He was critical for the next 10 days.
Updated on Nov 27, 2012 01:15 AM IST
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