Think Pieces reviewed and written by Lakshmi and Seetha Ram

In the U.S. Capitol, the first restroom for congresswomen didn't open until 1962. While a facility was made available for female U.S. Senators in 1992, it wasn't until 2011 that the House chamber opened a bathroom to women lawmakers. https://www.camdenarknews.com/news/2025/jul/27/women-in-legislatures-across-us-fight-for-potty/ Best Regards Seetha Ram

In China it is easy to cover shortish distances on the ground using high-speed rail or pristine new highways. That is not at all the case in India. As for commercial flights, schedules in India are not yet deep enough to permit day-tripping to the small cities and factory sites that tycoons sometimes visit. The new private jet pecking order https://www.economist.com/asia/2025/07/24/the-new-private-jet-pecking-order Best Regards Seetha Ram

https://energyforgrowth.org/team/olly-norojono/ Best Regards Seetha Ram

https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/new-updates/dream-changed-everything-how-nadi-astrology-session-in-tamil-nadu-turned-this-tokyo-businessman-into-a-shiva-devotee/articleshow/122850939.cms?from=mdr -- Best regards Seetha Ram "Life is a journey. The destination is within oneself."

https://tamilculture.com/a-catholic-priest-reunited-around-4500-tamil-families-who-were-disintegrated-by-the-sri-lankan-civil-war-an-interview-with-fr-jegath-gasper-raj

https://www.sssihl.edu.in/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/SSSIHL-AR-2012-web.pdf

Rather than having another child, parents typically invest extra funds in their existing children's education. This creates the "quality versus quantity trade-off": families choose fewer children but invest more heavily in each one. Asia's policymakers must get creative to fight fertility crisis https://asia.nikkei.com/Opinion/Asia-s-policymakers-must-get-creative-to-fight-fertility-crisis

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https://japantoday.com/category/features/health/could-sleeping-separately-from-your-partner-lead-to-a-better-night's-rest ? Best Regards Seetha Ram

https://japantoday.com/category/national/feature-toilet-survey-finds-gender-gap-in-japan%27s-restrooms ? Best Regards Seetha Ram

https://japannews.yomiuri.co.jp/features/travel-spots/20250718-270039/?utm_source=piano&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=8464&pnespid=o7HOl9cOuvOdrLm7oUa_sacM_AwbsjZqxxd0QUg4tEqVSvYWGDMUfkbPNhL8pXfnriOsGQ Best Regards Seetha Ram

https://japannews.yomiuri.co.jp/editorial/yomiuri-editorial/20250718-270266/?utm_source=piano&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=8464&pnespid=_PSXjtNE_6vY9vKz9E63svgGtREW_DZ.iRBwBlQqsEyVKz0urWURjtXIfEZT_.ZTIXvRgQ Best Regards Seetha Ram

Indonesia's growing exodus of skilled talent worries local industries https://asia.nikkei.com/Spotlight/ASEAN-Money/Indonesia-s-growing-exodus-of-skilled-talent-worries-local-industries

Bhutan grapples with void left by Australia-bound public servants https://asia.nikkei.com/Spotlight/Big-in-Asia/Bhutan-grapples-with-void-left-by-Australia-bound-public-servants

The 19th century is a terrible guide to modern statecraft https://economist.com/international/2025/07/08/the-19th-century-is-a-terrible-guide-to-modern-statecraft from The Economist

The gasses created by rotting sargassum are also toxic: last month, several seaside schools in Martinique were forced to close after hydrogen sulphide and ammonia levels spiked. Some companies want to help. One called Seafields has developed a system to catch the algal tide before it reaches shore, using satellite images and drones to track the sargassum's movements. Sand, sun and stench https://economist.com/interactive/the-americas/2025/07/17/sand-sun-stench from The Economist

News publishers are planning for "Google zero", using newsletters and apps to reach customers who no longer come to them via search, and moving their content behind paywalls or to live events.  https://www.economist.com/business/2025/07/14/ai-is-killing-the-web-can-anything-save-it Best Regards Seetha Ram

How to ease pollution, gridlock and honking on India's roads https://economist.com/asia/2025/07/10/how-to-ease-pollution-gridlock-and-honking-on-indias-roads from The Economist

More children going hungry during school holidays: survey JESSICA SPEED STAFF WRITER The Japan Times 17 Jul 2025 Read more... Lucky you. This email was sent to you by a user of PressReader, who thought you'd be interested in reading this story. It means you get to click the link and read it. It does not, however, mean you get any licenses, express or implied, to the intellectual property, copyrighted material, or trademarks of PressReader or any of our content partners. PressReader Inc., 200-13111 Vanier Place, Richmond BC V6V 2J1, Canada PressReader International Limited, 2nd Floor, The Boat House, Bishop Street, Dublin 8, D08 H01F, Ireland ©2003-2025 PressReader, all rights reserved. Terms of Use | Privacy Policy

War, geopolitics, energy crisis: how the economy evades every disaster https://economist.com/finance-and-economics/2025/07/15/war-geopolitics-energy-crisis-how-the-economy-evades-every-disaster from The Economist

Sex hormones could be mental-health drugs too https://www.economist.com/leaders/2025/07/10/sex-hormones-could-be-mental-health-drugs-too Best Regards Seetha Ram

Unlocking Opportunities in Circular Textiles (Circular Economy Webinar Series Session 39) youtu.be Best Regards Seetha Ram

https://japannews.yomiuri.co.jp/business/companies/20250715-269533/ Best Regards Seetha Ram

https://girlsgpm.davchennai.org/celebrations__trashed/school-celebrations/ Best Regards Seetha Ram

https://thinkingwater.wordpress.com/2015/02/27/development-impact-eliciting-lessons-from-evaluation-be-do-tell/ Best Regards Seetha Ram

https://japan-forward.com/from-india-soft-power-punching-harder-with-opportunity-and-skill/

White-collar bureaucracy is a black mark on company efficiency https://asia.nikkei.com/Opinion/White-collar-bureaucracy-is-a-black-mark-on-company-efficiency Common sense dictates that collective time spent on internal operations -- which bring no direct benefit to the organization -- must be minimized. 

Researchers at Meta and New York University analysed friendships between 1.8bn adult Facebook users. They estimated the closeness of each connection using a proprietary model developed by Facebook, using such things as the frequency of two-way interactions. They turned this into a "cross-gender friendship index", which they should really have called the "When Harry Met Sally index" ( whmsi , pronounced "whimsy"). A score of zero means men and women are entirely segregated, one means they have an equal number of same- and cross-sex friends. Anything more than one means they are chummier with the opposite sex than their own. Can men and women be just friends? https://www.economist.com/international/2025/06/19/can-men-and-women-be-just-friends Best Regards Seetha Ram

Astronomers have spotted an interstellar comet older than the Sun https://economist.com/science-and-technology/2025/07/09/astronomers-have-spotted-an-interstellar-comet-older-than-the-sun from The Economist

https://law.queensu.ca/news/moorthyInsideCounsel Best Regards Seetha Ram

To ensure that all students can enjoy learning and have a happy school life, we must at the very least avoid obstructing their passions. And similarly, enthusiastic young teachers should be supported in shaping this kind of learning through policy and systems. If students acquire a taste for learning, they will be able to take charge of their own lives in uncertain times and ultimately blossom into a wealth of possibilities. https://japannews.yomiuri.co.jp/editorial/political-pulse/20250705-267840/?utm_source=piano&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=8464&pnespid=peefiIpSu6HK4.er_BPx5Pgb6kwP.SZvml00Tkks6UCVb_WqVVC222fKgg4S1wR_DC0fTA Best Regards Seetha Ram

MOH studying 18 proposals to integrate TCM into public healthcare https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/health/moh-studying-18-proposals-to-integrate-tcm-into-public-healthcare Best Regards Seetha Ram

MOH studying 18 proposals to integrate TCM into public healthcare https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/health/moh-studying-18-proposals-to-integrate-tcm-into-public-healthcare Best Regards Seetha Ram

Power is rarely taken. It's given, to the one who understands where people are weak, and offers strength in the exact shape they crave. Chanakya didn't manipulate people.  https://www.msn.com/en-in/lifestyle/relationships/how-to-get-what-you-want-without-asking-for-it-chanakya-niti/ar-AA1HOUqJ?ocid=msedgntp&pc=U531&cvid=b0860b9ad66e4847c2170cf83453844a&ei=13 -- Best regards Seetha Ram "Life is a journey. The destination is within oneself."

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https://newsonprojects.com/news/high-speed-rail-project-to-be-completed-by-2023-masafumi-shukuri-of-ihra Best Regards Seetha Ram