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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.

Diplomacy Abandoned

When US President Donald Trump abruptly called off a planned diplomatic outreach to Pakistan involving envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, Washington’s favourites despite being widely discredited, the move was framed as a matter of efficiency.

Toxic Laughter

When comedian Jimmy Kimmel described First Lady Melania Trump as an “expectant widow,” it passed, at first, as another barbed line in America’s long tradition of late-night political satire.