Iran War: What Did The US & Israel Truly Achieve?
After weeks of on-again, off-again negotiations, US President Donald Trump finally seems to have secured an agreement from the Iranian...
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‘I Fear I’ll Retire Before Then’: High Fuel Costs Leave Drivers Stranded
For 60-year-old app-based cab driver Ramsurat, rising fuel prices are more than a temporary inconvenience. “The rising fuel cost keeps...
‘Organised Loot’ Of Over ₹1,400 Cr In Ram Temple Donations: Congress
The Congress on Tuesday intensified its attack on the BJP and the RSS over allegations of financial irregularities linked to...
Earth’s Energy Imbalance Has Doubled – Here’s Why That Matters
Heatwave across Europe and south Asia have dominated the news recently. But these events are really a surface expression of...
India’s Cockroach Janata Party And The Crisis Of Collective Politics
The recent blocking of the “Cockroach Janata Party” account revealed something deeper than the fate of a meme page or...
CG Mining Project Overlaps Wildlife Corridor, Ignites Debate
A proposed iron ore mining and processing project in Maharashtra’s Gadchiroli district has ignited a fresh debate over the future...
What Happens When The World’s Breadbaskets Start Failing At Once?
Agriculture today is a massive, globally interconnected industry. That interconnectivity has brought jobs and varied foods to people who might...
India’s Opposition Stays Stranded Between Alliance And Disarray
In its first meeting after the five state legislative assembly elections held in April-May this year, the Opposition INDIA bloc...
Mumbai’s Hidden Water Crisis: Groundwater Reliance Under Lens
Mumbai depends significantly on groundwater, supplied by water tankers, to meet its municipal water supply shortfall. However, weak regulation and...
What Is ‘Strategic Autonomy’ & Why Is Everyone Reaching For It?
Strategic autonomy is having a moment. European leaders are invoking it to justify a historic defense buildup; India’s foreign ministry...
Congress Slams Modi’s Longest PM Tenure Milestone
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s achievement of becoming India’s longest continuously serving elected prime minister has triggered a sharp political confrontation,...
A Man Out Of Time – E.M. Forster And The Legacies Of Colonialism
I was aware of David Lean’s cinematic adaptation of A Passage to India (1984) before I encountered E.M. Forster’s original...
A Bird Call That Signals Rains
In rural Darjeeling, West Bengal, communities predict the arrival of rains with a bird call that sounds like a maniacal,...
‘No Comparison Possible Between Jawaharlal Nehru And PM Modi’
Nationalist Congress Party (SP) chief Sharad Pawar on Wednesday said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi's long tenure in office should...
Baloch Insurgency: How It Imperils South Asian Regional Security
In the space of 10 days in late April 2026, insurgents in Pakistan purportedly carried out 27 attacks in the...
Rethinking Restoration Of Forests In India Beyond Tree Cover
India’s dry forest region gained 2.10 million hectares between 2014 and 2024, but this increase masks substantial deforestation, much of...
’12 Years Of Headlines, Not Results’
As the Narendra Modi-led government marked two years of its third term on 9 June, the Congress intensified its attack...
India’s Waste-Climate Opportunity Begins Before Disposal
India does not need to wait for a new generation of climate technologies to begin reducing emissions from waste. A...
‘We Are Losing Not Only Work, But Survival’: India’s Informal Workers
“Why do you want to know what we do? Do you want to steal our work and shut our shops?”...
Nights Are Now Warmer, Science Confirms What Indians Experience
Minimum temperatures are rising across the country with many states and UTs seeing warmer nights. Even as IMD flags warm...
How Democracies Became The New Digital Authoritarians
“Digital authoritarianism” refers to governments using technology for surveillance and censorship to repress dissent. China remains the master practitioner. There,...
Great Nicobar Island: ‘Commercial Project Disguised As Development’
Senior Congress leader Jairam Ramesh has renewed his attack on the proposed Great Nicobar Island development project, describing it as...
The Race To Discover New Species Before They’re Gone
When most people imagine scientists discovering new species, they probably still picture an expedition into the unknown. A naturalist travels...
Reasons Why India’s Tree-Planting Programmes Are Falling Short
A new study examined eight major government schemes and programmes aimed at increasing tree cover and their impact. Only one...
‘BJP-Exam Mafia Nexus Exposed’
The Congress sharpened its attack on the Centre over the controversy surrounding the CBSE’s digital evaluation system, accusing the government...