Toxic air is everyone's problem. What Delhi needs is not obfuscation but robust, credible data to guide policy; bold interventions to curb vehicular emissions; serious investment in cleaner public transport and political and social will

Its successive electoral defeats have evidently unsettled the Congress, but by raising the decibel levels, it draws attention to its own flailing

A year after his sudden demise at 73, the limits of music’s ability to absorb grief have become apparent.

The problem with Viksit Bharat Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) is poor fiscal design that burdens the states unduly

If one takes away food prices, core inflation has actually been trending up over the past year and stands at 4.3 per cent — from 0.7per cent

A cynical reading will see the NHRC’s directive as a symbolic gesture. Yet, it also represents a welcome moment of assertion, and a gesture towards a recovery of purpose.

Tripura’s journey was no fluke, or made solely on the virtues of semi-retired hands borrowed from other states. Seven of the 11 that upended the team from Karnataka were born and raised in the state.

The latest GEO report, however, has been marked by a lack of consensus on phasing out fossil fuels, switching to renewables and reducing the use of plastics.

In this backdrop, the impeachment motion does not just set a disquieting precedent. It is also a case of the DMK shooting itself in the foot.

At best, the Bill is a band-aid that avoids a deeper reckoning. In fact, as with so many of its predecessors, it carries the danger of being used to criminalise the very people it seeks to protect

If misinformation is unavoidable, wisdom lies in becoming more discerning and renewing the quest for knowledge. For fish and humans, one mantra could help: Don’t follow the herd, follow the science

Parliament needs to come alive more often. But it also needs to use its time carefully and wisely

In its attempt to commandeer the em dash -- as though punctuation were a finite rare earth mineral to be strip-mined -- what AI is really doing is wandering into a tradition older, stranger and more human than any language model can compute

Unlike global warming mitigation, which can happen at national, regional or global levels, building defences against heat waves, floods, cyclones and storms requires action at the local level

An America that recognises limits to its power, accepts diversity in international affairs, and becomes less interventionist ought to be welcomed by Delhi

In a new edition of his book A Short History of Nearly Everything, author Bill Bryson has corrected his etymology of “asteroid” after a Delhi schoolboy wrote to him pointing out that it comes from the Greek word aster (‘star’), not from Latin.

The BCCI allows a regulated transfer of talent by permitting three guest players outside the jurisdiction of an association to play for them in the senior team. But when malpractice ensues, guests become “native locals”, for money.

Since 2017, when the survivor went to the police, this solidarity, and the entrenched silence that it has helped break, has been the silver lining that glimmered through the cloud that hung over the case.

Looking into the specific lapses that led to this avoidable tragedy is certainly important. But there also needs to be a larger reckoning with the lack of fire safety compliance in the country

In an anxious world, Cloud Dancer dredges up a desire for mental whitespace

With the World Meteorological Organisation predicting a 55 per cent chance of a “weak” La Niña, which could result in a colder and longer winter, the rabi crop prospects appear bright.

The country’s largest airline, IndiGo, cannot get away by simply saying that disruptions “have arisen primarily from misjudgement and planning gaps”.

The presence of a diverse political spectrum at the high table is not a courtesy to rivals but a statement of India’s democratic strength.

Verstappen’s ability to win races despite being in average machinery, to complete overtakes in the tiniest of margins, and shave crucial milliseconds off his qualifying laps has him fighting for a championship in which he had ruled himself out by the summer.

With limited fiscal space, after the recent tax cuts, and headwinds on the external front, the heavy lifting has to happen through monetary policy.