Kiran Karnik

The writer is former director, Development and Educational Communicational Unit, Isro, and former member, Scientific Advisory Council to the Prime Minister

The writer is former director, Development and Educational Communicational Unit, Isro, and former member, Scientific Advisory Council to the Prime Minister

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Stories by the author

• 50 years on, a pioneering ISRO project underlines tech’s value in real-life use, not just in missions

  
  24 Jul 2025 11:10 PM IST
• Far from madding crowds: Good planning, modern tech can prevent deadly stampedes

  
  09 Jun 2025 12:10 AM IST
• View: Some suggestions for systemic improvements to minimise, or stop, future NEET-NET-type leaks

  
  23 Jun 2024 10:49 PM IST
• Why India needs to quickly make the best use of its working-age population

  
  7 mins read29 May 2024
• View: Mirror, mirror on the wall

  
  6 mins read21 Jan 2024
• View: Not humans, India should send less risky, cheaper AI-powered robots to space

  
  6 mins read26 Oct 2023
• All imagineers may apply: Jobs that will grow with the rise of GenAI

  
  6 mins read27 Sep 2023
• The problems with Common University Entrance Test that need examination

  
  7 mins read24 Mar 2022
• View: Schools should stay open with due precautions

  
  7 mins read23 Jan 2022
• View: India needs to broaden Centre’s vistas, move most ministries out of Delhi

  
  6 mins read23 Jun 2021