Environment & Ecology
Social Issues
4 min
In photos: A pesticide tragedy that haunts an Indian state
A photographic report revisits the endosulfan pesticide tragedy in Kasargod district of Kerala, where aerial spraying of endosulfan over cashew plantations i...
Polity & Governance
Social Issues
5 min
A shade of dark: On the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Amendment Bill, 2026
The Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Amendment Bill, 2026 was introduced in Lok Sabha on March 13, 2026, seeking to amend the parent Transgender Pe...
Social Issues
Polity & Governance
6 min
NCERT reset, AI push: Pradhan spells out education roadmap
Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan outlined India's education roadmap centred on NCERT restructuring and AI integration, responding to ongoing contr...
Polity & Governance
Social Issues
6 min
Explained: The Transgender Persons Amendment Bill and the debate over self-determination
Parliament passed the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Amendment Bill, 2026, amending the 2019 parent Act The Bill deletes Section 4(2) of the 2019...
Economics
Social Issues
5 min
Unemployment rate falls to 3.1% in 2025; labour participation and wages improve: PLFS
India's unemployment rate dropped to 3.1% in calendar year 2025, according to the Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS), marking a significant improvement in l...
Science & Technology
Social Issues
Polity & Governance
4 min
Verdict holding Meta, YouTube accountable for addiction could encourage responsible design
A California jury on March 25, 2026 found Meta and Google (YouTube) negligent and liable in a landmark trial, ruling that their platforms were deliberately d...
Science & Technology
Social Issues
5 min
AI is giving bad advice to flatter its users, says new study on dangers of overly agreeable chatbots
A major study published in the journal Science in March 2026, testing 11 leading AI systems (including ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, and DeepSeek), found that all...
Environment & Ecology
Economics
Social Issues
5 min
Banas Bio-CNG model gains national traction; Gujarat allocates ₹60 crore for expansion
Gujarat has allocated ₹60 crore in its 2026–27 state budget to expand Bio-CNG plant infrastructure through cooperative milk production societies, building on...
Social Issues
Polity & Governance
5 min
The Transgender Persons Amendment Bill and the question of identity: Who gets to define a trans life?
The Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Amendment Bill, 2026, introduced in Lok Sabha on March 13, 2026, has reignited the debate on how the State det...
Environment & Ecology
Agriculture & Food Security
Social Issues
5 min
From hills to markets: Indigenous seeds make a comeback in Andhra Pradesh
A grassroots network of tribal and smallholder farmers in Andhra Pradesh's Eastern Ghats is conserving hundreds of indigenous seed varieties — including nati...
Polity & Governance
Social Issues
5 min
What we know so far about the Supreme Court’s ruling on reservation for converted Dalits
A Supreme Court bench of Justices P.K. Mishra and N.V. Anjaria ruled on March 24, 2026 that a person belonging to a Scheduled Caste loses that status immedia...
Environment & Ecology
Geography
Social Issues
5 min
Heatwaves will be worst for rural parts of Africa — new model shows tens of millions face dangerous warming by 2100
A new multi-model climate study — using 10 global climate models bias-corrected to observed conditions — projected heatwave exposure for rural and urban popu...
Social Issues
Polity & Governance
5 min
As ‘Ladki Bahin’ spends crores, malnutrition deaths persist in Melghat, Bombay HC asks State for explanation
The Bombay High Court administered a sharp rebuke to the Maharashtra government, observing that while the state allocates thousands of crores to schemes like...
Social Issues
Polity & Governance
5 min
Rolling back rights: Karnataka’s gender minority communities question Trans Bill 2026
Parliament passed the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Amendment Bill, 2026, with the Rajya Sabha clearing it by a voice vote after the Lok Sabha p...