Alok Ranjan Journalist Profile

Articles

India's resilience: Thriving amid global economic headwinds

Jan 7, 2025 | cafemutual.com | Alok Ranjan

2024 may be remembered as a year of pivotal shifts, with global economic and geopolitical turbulence, including inflationary pressures, weak Q2FY25 earnings and trade tensions. Amidst these challenges, India’s equity markets stood strong with the Nifty 50 and Sensex posting impressive gains of 14.32% and 12.55%, respectively. Despite persistent global uncertainties, India remains relatively insulated, buoyed by strong GST collections, favourable crop sowing data and rising rural demand.
Inclusivity with innovation

Dec 6, 2024 | millenniumpost.in | Alok Ranjan

India's civil services and the selection process should balance conventional inclusivity with the agility and leadership required to address modern governance challenges effectivelyThe rapid pace of technological disruption demands a very proactive and dynamic civil service, particularly within the Indian Administrative Service (IAS). The bureaucracy can no longer afford to remain flat footed; a high degree of agility is essential, and red tape must be consigned to the archives.
Learnings in the loss

Nov 8, 2024 | millenniumpost.in | Alok Ranjan

India’s Test debacle against New Zealand offers vital lessons in terms of strategy, preparation, and mindset, which, if taken, can pave the way for resurgence from the setbackSuccess and failure in life continue to provide valuable leadership lessons, and sports is no exception. The recently concluded Test series between India and New Zealand was a shocker. We lost a home series for the first time since 2011-12, breaking a streak of eighteen consecutive series wins on home soil.
Learnings in the loss

Nov 8, 2024 | htsyndication.com | Alok Ranjan

New Delhi, Nov. 8 -- Success and failure in life continue to provide valuable leadership lessons, and sports is no exception. The recently concluded Test series between India and New Zealand was a shocker. We lost a home series for the first time since 2011-12, breaking a streak of eighteen consecutive series wins on home soil.
Knowledge and Attitudes Toward Organ Donation Among Students and Professionals in Medical Colleges in the Eastern Part of India

Sep 30, 2024 | cureus.com | Shibajee Debbarma |Alok Ranjan |Sanjay Pandey |Ekta Krishna

SpecialtyPlease chooseI'm not a medical professional. Allergy and ImmunologyAnatomyAnesthesiologyBiostatisticsCardiac/Thoracic/Vascular SurgeryCardiologyCritical CareDentistryDermatologyDiabetes and EndocrinologyEmergency MedicineEpidemiology and Public HealthFamily MedicineForensic MedicineGastroenterologyGeneral PracticeGeneticsGeriatricsHealth PolicyHematologyHIV/AIDSHospital-based MedicineI'm not a medical professional.
A win-win solution

Sep 27, 2024 | millenniumpost.in | Alok Ranjan

Prioritising well-being and creating a balanced, positive work environment is essential to safeguard workers from toxic culture which, in turn, will enhance organisational productivityThe unfortunate and tragic death of a young girl employed by a premier consultancy firm is a matter of great concern and has rightfully attracted the attention of all stakeholders.
Not a panacea

Aug 26, 2024 | millenniumpost.in | Alok Ranjan

The union government’s attempt to recruit joint and deputy secretaries through lateral entry holds little significance in curing the ills of governanceThe issue of lateral entry has attracted a lot of discussion and controversy in the last few days, following the UPSC’s advertisement for recruiting specialists for 45 posts at Joint Secretary and Deputy Secretary/Director levels in the Government of India.
Blueprint sans details

Jul 25, 2024 | millenniumpost.in | Alok Ranjan

The Union Budget 2024-25 has shown promising intent by prioritising critical areas, but lacks adequate provisions to strengthen the current state of the identified sectorsThe Budget for 2024-25 has been presented in the Parliament and is drawing mixed reactions. Of course, many of the reactions are based on the political affiliations of the person concerned.
Chink in the armour

Jul 18, 2024 | millenniumpost.in | Alok Ranjan

The allegations of fraud and misconduct against IAS probationer Pooja Khedkar have raised apprehensions regarding potential irregularities in one of the most prestigious exam systems in IndiaIAS probationer Pooja Khedkar is in the news these days for all the wrong reasons. Social media and mainstream media are coming out with stories alleging various fraudulent ways in which she managed to be selected for the IAS by the UPSC.
Frontiers of Justice and a Camera in a Village

Jul 6, 2024 | epw.in | Alok Ranjan

In chronicling a father’s courage to pursue justice, ToKillaTiger is situated in a frontier between social and juridical order. The author is grateful to Rajarshi Dasgupta for his suggestions and an anonymous reviewer who read an earlier draft of the article. Nisha Pahuja’s directorial ToKillaTiger (2022) registers a difficult search for legal justice for 13-year-old Kiran (pseudo name), who was gang-raped in 2017 in Bero, an Adivasi village in Jharkhand.