Society
Mounting garbage on Delhi streets as MCD demolishe...
September 29, 2026
Delhi has a mounting garbage problem, again. And this time it is entirely the creation of the very same organisation that is mandated to deal with household waste management. For over a month, mounting piles of garbage have been strewn in streets all over the national capital, wi...
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Gurugram biker hit-and-run puts spotlight on India...
September 22, 2026
On September 13, 2026, Delhi-based biker Shivani Chauhan, known as Sia, was allegedly chased and rammed by a car while riding on Gurugram’s Golf Course Road. The incident, that was captured on her helmet camera and also of a fellow biker, went viral. In a police complaint, Chau...
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Legacy of Channapatna, Karnataka’s toy town
September 11, 2026
In the southern state of Karnataka, Channapatna, a town in the Ramanagara district, is known as Gombegala Ooru or the toy town of Karnataka, as it is famous for handmade wooden toys. The town, located about 60 km away from Bengaluru, is the hub of small-scale industries and local...
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Supreme Court rap on FSSAI for front of pack label...
August 25, 2026
Last week, the Supreme Court took the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI), the apex food safety regulator of the nation, to task over delays in introducing front-of-pack labelling (FOPL), bringing the spotlight on India’s approach to packaged food. FOPL involve...
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Over 70 pc of global population to live in cities ...
August 18, 2026
More than 70 pc of the global population is expected to live in urban areas by 2060, putting further pressure on transport systems as cities expand and travel demand increases, according to a report by the International Transport Forum (ITF) at the OECD. The report estimates that...
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Kanwar Yatra: Nation bears the cost of impunity
August 17, 2026
The Kanwar Yatra is one of the largest annual religious pilgrimages in northern India. Every year, millions of devotees travel to Haridwar and other points along the Ganga River to collect holy water and carry it back to Shiva temples in their hometowns. Many undertake the journe...
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From Ken-Betwa to Polavaram: India’s unfinis...
August 8, 2026
As the Ken-Betwa River Link Project advances in Madhya Pradesh, thousands of villagers facing displacement have transformed their resistance into the ongoing Chita Andolan, lying on mock funeral pyres to symbolise that losing their homes, farmland and forests is equivalent to los...
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Activists welcome as Brazil completes demarcation ...
August 6, 2026
Survival International, a global indigenous rights advocacy firm, has welcomed the completion of the physical demarcation of the Rio Pardo Kawahiva Territory in the Brazilian Amazon, securing critical protection for one of the region’s most vulnerable uncontacted indigenous...
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90 pc African youth have positive image of India: ...
July 29, 2026
Perceptions of India are improving across Africa. The African Youth Survey 2026 found 45 pc of young respondents see India as influential, while 90 pc consider it an ally and 91 pc view its influence positively. The findings come from the African Youth Survey 2026, commissioned b...
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Rising spousicides raise questions over marriage a...
July 27, 2026
The last few months have seen emergence of a number of cases where spouses or spouses-to-be have turned to killing their partners. Almost all of these cases follow a similar pattern, where a marriage arranged without the consent of at least one partner and a relationship with som...
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