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Shankaracharya, Patel united India spiritually, politically: Bihar Governor

India, Oct. 31 -- Bihar Governor Arif Mohammad Khan on Thursday drew a parallel between Shankaracharya and Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, saying while one sought spiritual unity, the other strived for poli... Read More


Govt eases NOC norms for deregistered vehicles

India, Oct. 31 -- In a major decision aimed at providing relief to lakhs of vehicle owners and furthering the cause of reducing vehicular pollution in the Capital, the Rekha Gupta Government on Thursd... Read More


NCERT, IIT Madras sign MoU

India, Oct. 30 -- The National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) has signed an MoU with the Institute of Technology, Madras (IIT-Madras) to promote technological innovation and coll... Read More


Yet another State's largesse

India, Oct. 30 -- I vividly recall several events in the late 1990s, marked as they were by the rise of Atal Bihari Vajpayee as the prime minister, and the ascendance of the BJP-led NDA coalition gove... Read More


Blase Capital moving money

India, Oct. 30 -- There are hints that the Centre wants to, and hopes to, raise massive sums from the sale of its equities in state-owned firms. The focus seems to be on the financial sector, with mer... Read More


When science becomes spectacle

India, Oct. 30 -- Every year, Delhi deals with smog in the winter season. A mix of factors make Delhi AQI shoot to sky. The culprits remain the same - vehicular pollution, construction dust, stubble b... Read More


COP29 and the rewriting of earth's survival narrative

India, Oct. 30 -- The 29th session of the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP29), held on Oct 19, 2025, in Baku, Azerbaijan, marked a milestone in global climate diplomacy. With nearly 56,00... Read More


Taliban 2.0: The phoenix of Pashtun power

India, Oct. 30 -- The Pashtun Taliban has risen like a phoenix: transformed from Mujahideen who pushed back the Soviets in 1979 to take power in Kabul in 1996 - as the creation of Pakistan (by Maj Gen... Read More


Central Reserve Police Force: Guardians of internal unity

India, Oct. 30 -- The Central Reserve Police Force, which has been specifically tasked to deal with all internal security issues consequent to the submission of its recommendations by the Group of Min... Read More


How consumer trust can make natural farming scalable and self-sustaining

India, Oct. 30 -- India's natural farming movement has made considerable success on the supply side, with policies, pilots, and farmer trainings gaining traction. However, a key pillar - consumer dema... Read More