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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.

Right to Life, Right to Choice

The recent decision of the Supreme Court of India permitting the medical termination of a 30-week pregnancy represents a significant and carefully reasoned development in India’s constitutional abortion jurisprudence.

By amendment, not by fiat

The 42nd Constitution Amendment Act, 1976 inserted Article 51A to prescribe Fundamental Duties which include, inter alia, (a) to abide by the Constitution and respect its ideal and institutions, the National Flag and the National Anthem, i.e., Jana Gana Mana.