Masrat Nabi, Author at Media India Group

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.

Masrat Nabi

From microchips to quantum power

February 6, 2026

#OnThisDay: On February 6, 1959, Jack S Kilby of Texas Instruments filed US Patent for “Miniaturised electronic circuits”, widely regarded as the birth of modern integrated circuit (IC), earning him the title Father of Microchip. #MIG

Indian companies talk inclusion, but fail to walk the distance

February 5, 2026

Despite years of corporate pledges on inclusion, data shows that people with disabilities remain largely excluded from India’s workforce. According to the Marching Sheep PwD Inclusion Index 2025, persons with disabilities make up less than 1 pc (around 0.6–0.7 pc) of the work...

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

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...

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...

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 ...

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...

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

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...

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...

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...