Society
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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Blinkit, Zepto drop 10-minute delivery promise aft...
January 14, 2026
About a fortnight after quick commerce workers staged a day-long strike in protest against their working conditions, notably a 10-minute delivery window and unstable earnings, leading Quick Commerce companies including Blinkit and Zepto have dropped the 10-minute delivery promise...
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Nationwide strike by gig workers on Dec 31, agains...
December 30, 2025
As India’s quick-commerce platforms promise ever-faster deliveries, gig workers say the race against the clock has turned dangerous and to emphasise their concerns, thousands of workers are likely to proceed on a strike across the country on December 31 seeking better pay and r...
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Squash World Cup winner Abhay Singh honoured by Gu...
December 19, 2025
The Guru Nanak Educational Society (GNES), which runs Guru Nanak College and Guru Nanak School in Tamil Nadu’s capital, organised a special felicitation ceremony to honour there student and international squash player Abhay Singh celebrating his latest achievement, as part of...
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Goa nightclub fire exposes accountability gap in I...
December 15, 2025
Almost a week after a devastating fire reduced a popular nightclub in Goa to ashes, killing over 28 persons, the law-enforcement authorities in India continue to push hard for rapid extradition of owners of the nightclub, who are currently in police custody in Thailand. The fate ...
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Animal rights activists move Bombay HC over Mahara...
December 13, 2025
A group of animal rights activists has filed a Writ Petition in the Bombay High Court, contesting two recent Government Resolutions (GRs) issued by the Maharashtra government concerning stray dogs. In a press statement, animal rights activists say that the petition challenges t...
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Customers discover pitfalls of quick commerce
December 12, 2025
At a time when they feel pressed for time, quick commerce or rapid delivery of goods and services ordered online has become the lifeline of many an Indian. Spotting a lucrative business opportunity, over the past few years, several e-commerce companies, notably Zomato and Swigg...
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