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Rising Temperatures Threaten India’s Wheat Belt: Report

Punjab and Haryana warming at half a degree per decade during the wheat season, with minimum temperatures rising nearly three times faster in Gujarat 1 June 2026, New Delhi: India produces over 107 million tonnes of wheat annually, making it the second-largest wheat producer in the world and accounting for roughly 14% of global output.

Baby thrown with the bathwater?

In May 2026, the Supreme Court of India took suo motu cognizance of bail orders passed by the Orissa High Court and trial court.

Dealing with digital poison

The Supreme Court’s direction to the Information and Broadcasting Ministry to frame a mechanism for screening user-generated content before it is uploaded has reopened a debate India has never quite resolved: how to curb digital poison without handing the State a permanent switch over speech.

Bengal’s folklore struggles for a place in academia

In an age where artificial intelligence writes poetry, algorithms curate our music playlists, and digital platforms remix traditional tunes for instant consumption, a quieter, more organic rhythm still beats in the heart of Bengal — the rhythm of its folk songs, tribal myths, and centuries-old oral traditions.

Dethroned by default

Democracies that share our parliamentary heritage have resisted the temptation to fuse criminal process with constitutional legitimacy, says Satyadeep Kumar Singh.

Musings and deeper poetry

Kiriti Sengupta has many poetic selves. An untiring experimenter, he cheerfully pursues risk to reach farther and arrive elsewhere. The result is his poetry often changes registers, leaps from mood to mood, and ascends sometimes to unusual ethereal planes.