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Nature for climate, and nature for our future

World Environment Day , observed on 5 June every year, serves as a reminder of humanity's collective responsibility to protect the environment and ensure a sustainable future for generations to come.

Counting Trust

Every country counts its people. The real test lies in whether people are willing to be counted.

Care Beyond Cure

India's emergence as a healthcare destination for South Asia is often measured in numbers: foreign patients treated, hospitals accredited, surgeries performed and revenues earned.

Grey drizzle of horror

There are some deaths that leave us heartbroken. There are others that leave us bewildered. The recent death of my nephew, filmmaker Anik Dutta, left me feeling both.

Borrowed Heritage

When a pair of handcrafted leather sandals travels from a rural workshop in Maharashtra to a glass-lit boutique in Milan, its journey is not merely geographic ~ it is economic, cultural, and political.

Priced Prudence

When regulators move early, markets often complain. That familiar tension is now visible in India’s banking sector as the Reserve Bank of India pushes lenders toward a more rigorous, forward-looking assessment of loan risk.

End of suffering

When His Holiness The 14th Dalai Lama of Tibet endorsed a powerful appeal for peace by the Holy Father, Pope Leo, during Palm Sunday Mass on 31 March 2026, he drew global attention to the great spiritual traditions of all religions.