Miscarriage Of Justice: The 87-Day Ordeal Of Bengal’s Jalil Akhtar
In the border districts of West Bengal, where identity, documents, and suspicion often collide, the case of Jalil Akhtar stands...
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What Is End Times Fascism And What’s The Role Of Big Tech Here?
“A moment of reckoning has arrived for the West,” reads a recent recruitment ad for Palantir, a Silicon Valley firm...
Researchers Rediscover An Endemic Plant In Assam After 180 Years
Researchers have rediscovered an endemic plant species Rungia mastersii, in Assam, after 180 years. British botanist J W Masters had...
MP Govt Announces Measures Amid Outrage Over Tribal Child Deaths
The Madhya Pradesh government has announced a series of measures to strengthen healthcare facilities in Balaghat district amid outrage over...
Planting Trees In The Wrong Places Is Not A Climate Solution
A recent United Nations report has stated the world will likely overshoot the 1.5 C target by 2030 set out...
Nepal’s Flood Disaster Puts Global Loss-And-Damage Fund To The Test
Nepal has approached the Fund for Responding to Loss and Damage for quick relief following the August 26 floods. Himalayan...
Tehelka Founder Tarun Tejpal Surrenders, To Begin 10-Yr Jail Term
Former Tehelka editor-in-chief and founder Tarun Tejpal surrendered before a Goa court on Monday, September 14, 2026, to begin serving...
Bengaluru’s Hebbal Tunnel Project: Congestion Relief At What Cost?
The proposed Hebbal tunnel is intended to ease one of north Bengaluru’s major traffic bottlenecks, but its long-term congestion benefits...
‘We Voted In 2025, Now Our Names Are Gone’: Residents Left Shocked
Finding JJ Bela Estate is not easy. On Google Maps, a search for the settlement points instead to Vijay Ghat,...
25 Years After 9/11, What Did The US War On Terror Really Cost?
Twenty-five years after the September 11, 2001 attacks, the United States is remembering nearly 3,000 people killed in the deadliest...
Counting India: Why Census 2027 Is So Contentious
India’s Census 2027 is much more than a routine exercise in counting population. It is the country’s first census after...
This Is Why Your Exotic Pet Could Be Putting Your Health At Risk
Exotic pet trade creates multiple opportunities for zoonotic spillover, from capture and transport to sale, handling and public display of...
BAPS Controversy: When Religious Deference Comes At Women’s Cost
The controversy surrounding a recent BAPS delegation at Paris’s Eiffel Tower is about more than an awkward protocol dispute. It...
How An Israeli Crocodile Moat Plan Dehumanizes Palestinian Prisoners
When Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir proposed surrounding a prison holding Palestinian security detainees with Nile crocodiles, many people...
Snow Leopards And Their Survival In Changing Times [Book Review]
Drawing on two decades of field research and extraordinary encounters, scientist Kulbhushansingh Suryawanshi’s book The Ghost of the Mountains is...
Cong Alleges ₹10,000-Crore Black-Money Racket Through RUPPs
The Congress on Wednesday, September 9, alleged that more than ₹10,000 crore in black money has been generated through “fake”...
Why Is Disaster Risk Increasing In The Himalayas?
Glacier retreat, expanding glacial lakes, thawing permafrost and unstable slopes are increasing the risk of disasters in the Himalayas. Hazards...
India’s Middle‑Class Crisis: A Great Bifurcation & The Gen Z Uprising
The student protests we have been witnessing in India can be explained in large part by the crisis facing the...
The Uneasy Question Of Safety For Northeast Indians In Delhi
The killing of Manipuri musician Chongtham Vikram Singh in South Delhi has reopened a deeply uncomfortable question: how safe are...
How Community-Based Warnings Saved Lives During Nepal Floods
During Nepal’s devastating August 2026 floods, an important lesson emerged: community-based warnings were often faster and more effective than the...
Odisha Bauxite Mining Transforms Living Hills Into Emptiness
An unjust approach to bauxite mining in Sijimali, Odisha, raises fears of repeat of long-standing conflicts witnessed in Eastern India...
Delhi PG Building Collapse Exposes Dangerous Student Housing Crisis
A five-storey building being used as a paying guest (PG) accommodation for students collapsed in Delhi’s Satya Niketan on Sunday,...
Drought, Fodder Shortages Leave Bundelkhand’s Farmers Vulnerable
In drought-prone Bundelkhand, livestock often bear the earliest and harshest impact of extreme weather. Repeated droughts, shrinking grazing lands and...
Q&A: ‘There Was A Gap Between Alert And Action’ In Nepal Floods
Following the devastating floods that swept through Nepal’s Rasuwa district on 26 August, over 1,000 people have been confirmed dead,...
Is India Gradually Drifting Towards China-Style Authoritarianism?
India’s democratic trajectory is increasingly the subject of debate. The question is not whether India has already become like China—it...