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The US-Israeli air strikes on Iran and Tehran’s Gulf-wide retaliation with drones and missiles, now in their third week, have rocked global energy...
World Water Day, observed on March 22, is an occasion to remember the central role water plays in our lives and our shared responsibility to conserve...
Recently, the Supreme Court allowed the withdrawal of life-sustaining treatment in the case of a 32-year-old man in an irreversible vegetative state...
The 70 million citizens of India’s national capital region (NCR) and its abutting districts frequently choke on air pollution. It’s not just the...
The conflict in the Middle East has ushered in a period of significant international instability. The foremost priority of the ministry of foreign...
There is constant talk about the need for higher research and development (R&D) spending in India. Industrialist Naushad Forbes has long advocated...
Every winter, air pollution in the national Capital seizes media headlines and social media virality. Beyond short-term measures and individual coping...
India is edging toward a renewed anti-Mandal churn because, despite social justice being a far-fetched dream, its categories have hardened into dogma....
The 2026 attack on Iran is the latest in the series of “oil-bomb” wars. It fits into an American doctrine: Nations that have oil cannot make a...
India has a rare advantage in the global race to modernise agriculture, leveraging emerging technologies such as Artificial Intelligence (AI). The...
Urban inequality is shaping the future of cities globally as much as technological advancements. Urban poor have lived through the industrial...
Data nerds can spend all their time just looking at numbers and crafting stories that emerge out of the rows and columns. India’s new gross domestic...
Last year marked the 35th year of the Human Development Index (HDI). The HDI’s adoption in 1990 shifted how development is measured, moving from an...
The US’ secretary of war, Pete Hegseth, did not hesitate in stating that America and Israel will sow “death and destruction from the sky, all day...
The true measure of a nation’s progress is often reflected in how easily its citizens can access basic necessities like health care. For decades,...
The future trajectory of rural development in India will depend on the extent to which it includes populations that remain excluded from the...
The US participation in Israel’s strikes against Iran marks a decisive escalation in an already volatile region. What began as deterrent signalling...
Rojava, the autonomous Kurdish-majority region in North and East Syria, faces its greatest existential crisis since its founding. Since early January,...
India is poised to roll out the Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine for adolescent girls in the coming weeks. With this step, the country will...
China achieved a $1.19 trillion trade surplus in 2025 — 20% higher than in 2024 — helping meet its 5% growth target. It needs a large trade...
On the morning of February 28, a coordinated US-Israeli airstrike — codenamed Operation Epic Fury — reduced decades of carefully constructed...