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Rot at the top

Indian administration has always had a fantastic worldwide reputation. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel once referred to our civil services as the “steel frame” of the nation.

World’s response to warming is reckless

Fireworks at America’s 250th birthday bash, claimed to be the ‘best firework show ever!’ by President Donald Trump, is the new low in sending poisonous gases into the atmosphere. Over 40 minutes, 851,000 individual shells were fired.

Hydrogen rail signals clean energy leap

Prime Minister Modi flagged off India’s first indigenous hydrogen powered train on the Jind–Sonipat section, marking a historic leap in clean mobility and Atmanirbhar Bharat vision.

Cockroach Rising

What began as an irreverent internet joke has acquired the unmistakable weight of a political movement.

Choice Reimagined

The return of arranged marriages among sections of India’s younger generation is less a rejection of modernity than an indictment of the digital age’s promise that technology could simplify the search for lifelong companionship.

Missing Link

India’s states are discovering an uncomfortable truth: economic growth and economic security are not the same thing.

Security Theatre

The unprecedented security surrounding the re-conducted NEET-UG examination may ultimately be remembered for what it revealed rather than what it prevented.

When education fails youth

India stands at a paradoxical crossroads. As one of the world’s youngest nations with a massive demographic dividend, it confronts a swelling army of educated but unemployed youth.

El Niño and India’s monsoon question

For India, the southwest monsoon is far more than a seasonal we ather phenomenon. It is the lifeline of the economy, sustaining agriculture, replenishing water reservoirs, supporting hydropower generation and influencing inflation, employment and food security.