Society
Alfa Laval launches Food & Pharma Division to...
April 9, 2026
Amid rising global demand for medicines and mounting supply chain pressures, Alfa Laval, a leading industrial company focussed on heat transfer, separation, and fluid handling technologies, has launched a dedicated Food & Pharma Division to streamline pharmaceutical productio...
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Despite nationwide protests, government pushes thr...
April 6, 2026
The rapid passage of the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Amendment Act, 2026, following presidential assent by Droupadi Murmu, has triggered a wave of anxiety, anger, and protest across India’s LGBTQ+ community. What was positioned by the government as a legislative ...
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India’s LPG shortage threatens small food busine...
March 12, 2026
From mid-morning until late evening, street food vendors line the pavements near office complexes in Delhi’s Jasola area, where the smell of sizzling oil and spices usually fills the air. From egg rolls to chowmein and parathas, hundreds of office workers depend on these small ...
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Suspected honour killing in Haryana sparks outrage
February 20, 2026
A chilling incident from Nuh, a largely rural and underdeveloped district in Haryana, has once again brought the brutal reality of honour killings into national focus. In the village of Rahpua under the Punhana area, Soyeb Khan, a 19-year-old youth, was found hanging from a tree ...
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Employment, environment & ethics need to be t...
February 19, 2026
As leaders of over 20 nations gather today in New Delhi for the AI Impact Summit, the fourth international gathering of global leaders to create uniform regulations to govern the development and deployment of Artificial Intelligence, it is imperative that they use this meeting to...
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Rising use of fake caste certificates to gain undu...
February 3, 2026
Across India, the growing trend of people ineligible for caste-based reservations turning to use of fraudulent caste certificates to secure an opening in the highly-competitive world of higher education, government jobs or other socio-economic privileges is no longer just whisper...
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Budget 2026: Low healthcare spending in spotlight ...
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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Green Homes: How residents are turning plants into...
January 25, 2026
With urban pollution levels frequently reaching hazardous in cities like Delhi, families are looking for ways to limit exposure to toxic outdoor air while trying to improve the air they breathe indoors. Beyond mechanical air purifiers or chemical solutions. A Delhi home where gre...
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India’s water contamination crisis goes far ...
January 22, 2026
Weeks after severe water contamination killed at least 20 persons and led thousands to be hospitalised, news of poor water quality have emerged from all over the country, almost every day, raising serious questions on the reliability of sanitary certifications in India. Questions...
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Childhood obesity set to surge by 2050, reigniting...
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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