Will Fight Tooth & Nail If Any Word Is Touched In Constitution: Kharge
On Monday, June 30, Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge made a strong statement regarding the integrity of the Indian Constitution, asserting...
Month: June 2025
Fighting Meat With Emotions, Not Facts
Meat production is one of the main contributors to greenhouse gas emissions, deforestation and water consumption, leading to calls for a reduction in...
Data Deserts And Drowning Cities
India’s cities are growing rapidly, but outdated and fragmented data is a big hurdle in tracking risks, identifying gaps, or...
Surviving A Heat Stroke, One Year Later
Last year, Devi Prasad Ahirwar, a former security guard, collapsed from a heat stroke in Delhi, during one of the...
In Rajasthan, Toxic Water Flows, Forcing Out People And Biodiversity
Since nearly two decades, 50 villages and hamlets in Rajasthan are suffering from the impacts of the polluted Jojari river....
Iran-Israel ‘Threshold War’ Has Rewritten Rules Of Nuclear Escalation
Israel’s conflict with Iran represents far more than another Middle Eastern crisis – it marks the emergence of a dangerous...
‘Poor Deprived Of Their Right To Dream’
On Thursday, June 26, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi raised significant concerns regarding the escalating costs of housing, particularly in major...
Too Hot To Handle As Rural Houses Turn Into Heat Traps
Studies find that tin and cement roofs significantly increase indoor heat stress in rural households, posing serious health risks. Structural...
Artificial Photosynthesis Can Power The Clean Energy Transition
One of the biggest challenges in building sustainable societies is developing technologies that rely on renewable energy. Solutions must ensure...
BJP Staging Drama On Emergency To Hide Its Governance Failures: Kharge
Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge asserted on Wednesday that an undeclared emergency is currently prevailing in the country, while accusing the...
A Silent Struggle… For People Suffering From Attention Disorder
It was a typical Monday morning for Rishi Tandon (name changed), a 29-year-old graphic designer living in Bengaluru. Like most...
This Is Why India’s Economic Growth Masks A Deeper Malaise
India’s economic ascent to a US$4.2 trillion GDP in 2025 has been hailed as a historic achievement. The country is...
Iran May Now Turn To Asymmetrical Warfare – Raising Risk Of Proxy Attacks
Israel’s air assault on Iran has focused largely on degrading the Islamic Republic’s military and would-be nuclear capabilities. In the...
Book Review: A Fascinating Book On India’s Rivers And Their Travails
Submerged Worlds and Other Amazing Stories of India’s Mighty Rivers by Vaishali Shroff brings together well-researched stories of the ecology,...
Giving Floral Waste A Second Life
Innovators are transforming flower waste into vegan leather, biodegradable packaging material and sustainable fragrances. Energy-efficient techniques are being developed to...
US Bombs Iran’s Nuclear Sites: What Led To It, What Happens Next?
In the early hours of June 22, 2025, local time, the United States attacked three nuclear facilities in Iran with...
Negotiating Realities In Frosty India-Bangladesh Relations
The manipulation of historical memory is often inseparable from the pursuit of political power. In Bangladesh, successive governments have used...
Of India’s Digital Divide And The Consequent Welfare Bias
India’s push for digital IDs and algorithms is creating a hidden layer of inequality. The Aadhaar system, which forms the...
Running On Sunshine, Running Out Of Water
Solar irrigation is helping Indian farmers overcome high diesel costs and unreliable power but may worsen groundwater depletion in dry...
M.B. Chitampalli, Forests’ Living Encyclopedia, Dies At 93
Maruti Bhujangrao Chitampalli, widely revered as Aranya Rishi (sage of the forest), died at his home in Solapur on the...
Green Tribunal Issues Order States/UTs To Stop Concretising Tree Bases
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) recently issued an order to all the states and Union Territories, and state pollution control...
Why India’s Poverty Decline May Not Be What It Appears To Be
Discussions on poverty in India have long centred on the Household Consumption Expenditure Surveys (HCES) which are conducted nationwide. These...
Trump–Munir Lunch Is A Huge Blow To Indian Diplomacy: Congress
On Thursday, June 19, the Congress party expressed strong criticism of the central government following U.S. President Donald Trump's lunch...
How India’s Migrant Labour Struggles During Times Of Crisis
Inter-state migrant workers are a group whose hardships have largely remained unaddressed in India. The situations which have starkly exposed...
Farms Turn Femme But Women Still Plough Through Power Centres
Women now form 42% of India’s farm workforce but lack recognition, rights and decision-making power. Land ownership remains critical without...
