Masrat Nabi
Masrat Nabi is a journalist covering politics, defense, travel, gender, social issues, and public policy. She enjoys telling stories that highlight different perspectives, explore important issues, and bring attention to topics that often go unnoticed.
Khadi: From Village Looms to Global Markets
February 2, 2026
#OnThisDay: In February 2, 1953, the All India Khadi and Village Industries Board began operations in New Delhi. #MIG
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Budget 2026: Low healthcare spending in spotlight as India falls behind in health rankings
January 31, 2026
As the Union Budget for the upcoming fiscal year approaches, healthcare once again finds itself at a critical juncture in India’s policy discourse. Nearly four years after the Covid‑19 pandemic exposed deep structural weaknesses in the country’s public health system, expect...
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Tosha: A dessert shaped by faith and community
January 30, 2026
Amidst its culinary diversity, North Kashmir is perhaps best known for a traditional dessert called Tosha, a preparation rooted in the region’s Sufi culture and religious life. Made from flour enriched with ghee, poppy seeds and dry fruits, Tosha is not associated with celebrat...
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Snowfall, avalanches strike Sonamarg and Uttarakhand, roads blocked
January 29, 2026
The high Himalayas have been gripped by severe winter weather, disrupting life across northern India’s mountain states. After a long dry spell for over two months and which threatened to derail the economies that are dependent upon agriculture and tourism, the entire Himalayan ...
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Budget 2026: Test of government’s priorities for underfunded education
January 28, 2026
As India prepares for Union Budget 2026, the education sector stands at a decisive moment. More than five years after the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 promised a generational transformation universal access, multidisciplinary learning, digital integration and increased pu...
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International Day of Clean Energy 2026: Progress Towards Cleaner World
January 26, 2026
#OnThisDay: On January 26, International Day of Clean Energy is observed to accelerate action toward SDG7 ensuring access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all by 2030. #MIG
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Darma Valley: Tourism shaped by borders and seasons
January 25, 2026
Darma Valley lies near the Indo Tibet border in Uttarakhand, within Pithoragarh district of the Kumaon region. The valley forms part of a border landscape shaped by geography, security policy and climate. Unlike other Himalayan areas that have seen sustained tourism growth, Darma...
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A trek through the forgotten hills of Gurugram
January 24, 2026
Most people like to begin their New Year with something that they deeply love or something that they would like to do more often in the year ahead. For me, trekking had long been the way I welcomed the New Year, with calm, movement and distance from noise. However, this routine h...
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Return of the long form in Indian cinema
January 24, 2026
Indian cinema might be in the middle of one of its most intriguing box‑office moments in years not because films are getting shorter to suit the supposedly shrinking attention spans, but quite the opposite. In an era when two‑hour features and binge‑watched streaming seri...
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National Accessible Library: A Milestone in Inclusion
January 22, 2026
#OnThisDay: On January 22, 1963 National Library for the Blind, now known as the National Accessible Library, was established in Dehradun. #MIG
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Childhood obesity set to surge by 2050, reigniting India’s sugar tax debate
January 19, 2026
The global health community is bracing for a collision with one of the most intractable public health challenges of the 21st century, childhood obesity. A study published in Lancet, a reputed medical journal, drawing on data from the Global Burden of Disease (GBD) framework pred...
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Tragic Accidents On Film Sets Worldwide
January 19, 2026
#OnThisDay: On January 19, 2024, actor Alec Baldwin was indicted by a New Mexico grand jury on involuntary manslaughter charges linked to the October 21, 2021, shooting on the set of the film Rust. #MIG
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