Bhaskar Nath Biswal

India’s surge in juvenile crime is a warning that families and schools are struggling to transmit the values that hold society together. AI generated image The headlines are becoming increasingly difficult to ignore. Crimes involving minors, once treated as isolated aberrations, are now appearing with unsettling regularity across India. Behind each statistic lies a troubling question: what is driving children and adolescents towards violence, theft, drug abuse and other forms of criminal...

India is confronting a devastating public health emergency that threatens its demographic dividend: the sharp and relentless rise in student suicides. Every year, thousands of young people burdened by crushing academic pressure, systemic shortcomings and insufficient mental health support, choose to end their lives. Data from the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) paints a harrowing picture. Behind the statistics are grieving families and an education system urgently in need of reform,...

India stands at a remarkable crossroads in its journey toward economic democratization. Over the past decade, the country has witnessed a profound transformation in how millions of its citizens interact with formal financial systems. The latest data from the National Family Health Survey (NFHS-6, 2023-24) reveals an impressive surge in financial inclusion metrics. What was once a landscape marked by systemic exclusion, especially for rural populations and women, now shows near-universal...