The disaggregated data shows that the sharpest acceleration is observed in the services sector

AQI data show that Delhi's poor air burden is not a seasonal aberration but a round-the-year challenge that varies in intensity across months, weeks, days, even hours

If we decide that Indian public outrage against Bangladesh determines eligibility, what happens to Bangladeshi Hindu cricketers like Litton Das or Soumya Sarkar?

This is the front page of The Indian Express published on January 7, 1986.

To think like a mountain is to appreciate the profound interconnectedness of an ecosystem that is a result of evolutionary interdependence. The controversy over the 100-meter height rule is an example of short-termism

The solution to overcrowded shelters is humane euthanasia, or “compassion”, constitutionally speaking — a quick end to unnecessary suffering

On the face of it, the move is designed to push the world towards cleaner production systems that cut down emissions and slow down climate change. While that is a worthy goal, penalties like the CBAM put an inordinate and unfair onus on developing countries such as India to reduce emissions

When there’s a mounting backlash over colonial loot, perhaps it’s also time to take the romantic sheen off the colonial adventurer

AI can be transformative. Soon, it may even become indispensable. But the rapid scaling of technology must not come at the cost of users’ safety and privacy

In a quest to record electoral victories, parties are happy to welcome lumpen and undesirable elements bereft of any political ideology and basic civility

This is the front page of The Indian Express published on January 6, 1986.

Low inflation is a cause for concern because when food inflation is negative, farmers could be getting lower income even though production was very good for the kharif crops. This has ripple effects.

Over the years, it has provided a safety net to households and employment to women and older Indians who would not easily find other jobs. Studies also suggest that it has been instrumental in increasing rural wages.

Hopefully, there are some more out there, away from the predatory lens, under a rotting log.

The Supreme Court’s decision to deny bail to Umar Khalid and Sharjeel Imam in the Delhi riots case, more than five years after their arrest, is an alarming retreat from the Court’s own dictum that bail is the rule and jail is the exception

In the past, it took wars and terror attacks to snap cricket ties. Now, the goal post has shifted. Cricket has gone from being a calming balm to becoming the gunpowder kept ready to fire at short notice.

The world can do little but watch how the US handles the day after in a nation of 28 million people whose sovereignty it has so brazenly breached

In FY2021-FY2025, the combined capital expenditure and loans & advances of 28 states reported a healthy 18.5 per cent CAGR, doubling to Rs 8.4 trillion

This is the front page of The Indian Express published on January 5, 1986.

In Beed, Mayank Gandhi floated the idea of Krishikul under the Global Vikas Trust to augment farmers’ incomes. They convinced farmers to shift from traditional crops to fruit crops. The results have been astounding.

With the GST rate cuts clearly impacting revenues, the Centre will have to cut expenditures for meeting its deficit targets.

Late-night parliamentary sittings have a long history, with the most famous being the midnight session of August 14-15, 1947, when India marked its Independence.

We need an Opposition party that would speak up on these issues, and on the consistent and brutal attack on India’s pluralist legacy by thugs who owe allegiance to the Sangh Parivar.

The main culprits are the State, the leaders in pivotal positions, and some organisations that have been emboldened due to the patronage of the State.