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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.

North-east India looks forward to Bangladesh polls

Bangladesh caretaker government head Professor Muhammad Yunus recently pointed out on different platforms that the stalled election can be held by December 2025, and he has already directed the responsible authorities to prepare for the general elections.

Psychiatrist speak: surviving in outer space

The psychological, indeed, the physiological health of people dwelling in confined environments, is an extremely important area of discussion. And suddenly the topic has come to the fore with news of the return to earth of astronauts Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore, who were confined in a space station for a duration of nine months.

Of Williams and Wilmore

We don’t like to wait. We don’t like to be confined. The times when we are stuck in traffic jams make us feel helpless. The times when we can’t get off the plane or train perhaps, during a long journey makes us restless.  Even when we know that the wait is temporary. Not indefinite.