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Every year, Delhi deals with smog in the winter season. A mix of factors make Delhi AQI shoot to sky. The culprits remain the same — vehicular...

The 29th session of the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP29), held on Oct 19, 2025, in Baku, Azerbaijan, marked a milestone in global...


The Pashtun Taliban has risen like a phoenix: transformed from Mujahideen who pushed back the Soviets in 1979 to take power in Kabul in 1996 — as...

The Central Reserve Police Force, which has been specifically tasked to deal with all internal security issues consequent to the submission of its...


India’s natural farming movement has made considerable success on the supply side, with policies, pilots, and farmer trainings gaining traction....


This column serves as a follow-up to my previous article from October 2023 — India’s Economic Journey from Socialism to Self-Reliance. Since its...


A fading star in the firmament of global diplomacy. Once upon a time, the United Nations was the world’s moral lighthouse, born from the embers of...

Lord Krishna, in the Bhagavad Gita (7.16), explains that four kinds of virtuous people turn to Him in devotion: “The distressed, the inquisitive,...


With the fast-growing trend of democratization of forestry coupled with the commodification of forest produce and apparent undermining of...


India's philanthropic story is often told through the lens of its most visible actors: corporate social responsibility (CSR) contributions,...


The Election Commission has stirred up a hornet's nest again. After the controversial revision of electoral rolls in Bihar, it has announced a pan-...


India, celebrated for its relentless growth, its rising GDP, and its swelling demographic dividend of over 140 crore people, offers an impressive...

As the world converges in Kuala Lumpur for the 47th ASEAN Summit, all eyes are on this mega Summit which has top world leaders attending it....

If there is one human value most at risk in our time, it is not compassion or tolerance — it is trust. Nations distrust one another, religions...


The Army and Assam Rifles launched a series of operations against Northeast terrorist groups located in Myanmar on the night of October 21 and 22,...


Artificial intelligence (AI) is powering a revolution across the professional landscape. While there are concerns about job disruption, AI is...


Choke or Choker is a term normally used in cricketing parlance to describe a team or a player who wilts under pressure, particularly in the last...


United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) has been holding climate conferences annually, and this year’s CoP 30 is scheduled...

ASEAN, undoubtedly the most influential and coveted bloc in Asia, stands at the epicentre of attention as its 47th Summit gets underway. World...

Festivities are in the air as there are celebrations galore all over. But this Diwali, we performed Lakshmi Puja (conducted online by the Vedic...


The late Prime Minister of Japan, Shinzo Abe, can claim to be the original proponent of the QUAD (Quadrilateral Security Dialogue) in 2007. QUAD,...


What’s common between spongy khaman dhoklas, fluffy idlis, or a glass of refreshing kanji? It’s those tiny-yet-mighty friends, microorganisms, that...

The international system is not merely evolving; it is undergoing a foundational recalibration. The post-Cold War Pax Americana, a paradigm defined...


All across South Asia, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Afghanistan, Myanmar, and to some lesser extent in India, corruption is not just a...

India is the third-largest fish-producing country globally, responsible for about 8 per cent of total global production. However, it remains far...

Let us reflect on why God — who is everything, the source and sustainer of all creation — chooses to keep this earth functioning for millions of...


Interpersonal relationships are very delicate in nature. They are often impossible to place in a sequence of predictability. The tricky parts in...

Every morning, millions of delivery partners across India and beyond log in to their apps, hoping for a good earnings day. Yet, the number they see...

Five months to go, since the Home Minister Amit Shah, commonly known among hardcore BJP loyalists in Delhi as Modi’s Chanakya, promised the nation...

Every few years, Bihar votes with great enthusiasm. Yet when the noise settles, the same questions return: about jobs, education, and dignity....

The dynamics of world trade are changing rapidly. For the last few years, the developed countries are redefining the rules of world trade which are...

As India’s National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 reshapes the academic landscape, international curricula are being evaluated for their ability to...


The 2,640-km-long Durand Line is more than just a frontier. It is a century-old scar on the map of South Asia — a scar that has bled into three...


This is a period of great celebrations with a slew of major festivals coming up one after the other. We have had Dussehra, the five-day Diwali...


India’s net-zero energy future stands at the crossroads of two transformative visions — biofuel expansion and circular economy adoption. Together,...
