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Underground river channel beneath Prayagraj-Kanpur stretch may be separate from Ganga and Yamuna, scientists say

India, May 16 -- The discovery of a 200 kilometre-long underground palaeo-channel stretching from Prayagraj to Kanpur in Uttar Pradesh has reignited debate around one of India's oldest and most enduri... Read More


The question is not whether technology will expand, but whether the frameworks around labour, dignity, and protection will evolve alongside it: Aranya Sahay

India, May 16 -- Aranya Sahay belongs to a new generation of filmmakers interrogating the invisible systems that structure contemporary life. His film Humans in the Loop turns to the hidden human labo... Read More


Mizoram is where honesty and hospitality define culture

India, May 16 -- I recently watched a video of a woman in New Zealand stopping at an unmanned vegetable stall along a quiet national highway. She picked what she needed, placed her money in a box, and... Read More


Gen Z enters the booth

India, May 16 -- The 2026 Assembly verdict across West Bengal, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Puducherry and Assam reveals something remarkable: young India is no longer behaving like a patient inheritor of old ... Read More


Institutional neglect pushed Odisha man to carry sister's remains to bank, says fact-finding team

India, May 15 -- Jitu Munda, 65, carried his sister's skeletal remains to a bank in Odisha's Keonjhar district after repeated attempts to access her savings failed. A fact-finding report by the Right... Read More


Gujarat village resident on hunger strike says decade-long pollution complaints against Tata Chemicals still ignored

India, May 15 -- A resident of Devpara village in Okhamandal taluka has sent a follow-up statutory notice to the Gujarat Pollution Control Board, accusing Tata Chemicals' Mithapur plant of ongoing env... Read More


As anti-Maoist operations in Chhattisgarh intensified, so did the backlog of pending FRA claims, analysis shows

India, May 15 -- With the Maoist insurgency officially over in Chhattisgarh's Bastar region, the focus has shifted to the natural resources of this state having 45 per cent forest cover and the rights... Read More


SEHAT mission indicates importance of sustainable food systems in improving public health

India, May 15 -- ICMR and ICAR have launched mission SEHAT - Science Excellence for Health through Agricultural Transformation. It links agriculture, nutrition and public health in a national mission... Read More


COVID-19: For every reported death, there were around two additional excess deaths related to the pandemic

India, May 15 -- Five years ago, during this time, the COVID-19 pandemic was at its deadliest with the Delta variant laying its death trap. While people have stopped counting the dead, the question re... Read More


Iran is threatening undersea cables. The world's 'digital chokepoints' have never been more vulnerable

India, May 15 -- Iran's hints at charging for undersea internet cables in the Strait of Hormuz spotlight how vital and exposed these "digital chokepoints" are. More than 500 submarine cables carry mo... Read More