Climate Change: What Future Does the UN IPCC Report Predict for India?
Heatwaves, flash floods, incessant rains, deadly forest fires. Extreme climate change events seem to be grabbing headlines daily across the world and a new UN report has made it clear that some of the...
10 Elo 202115min
From Panipat to Olympic Podium: Neeraj Chopra's Journey to Gold
Right after the javelin left his hand in his second attempt, Neeraj Chopra knew he had thrown a big one, as he raised his arms in triumph while the spear was still in the air. After 121 years, inde...
9 Elo 202110min
Scrapping Retrospective Tax a Welcome Move, But Why Did It Come So Late?
In a big move to end "tax terror", Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman introduced the Taxation Laws Amendment Bill in the Lok Sabha to scrap the draconian retrospective tax amendment of 2012 that had ...
6 Elo 202114min
Delhi Minor Dalit Girl's Rape-and-Murder Case, a Reminder of Hathras?
A minor Dalit girl was allegedly raped and murdered in the national capital on 1 August. The four suspects identified as Radhe Shyam, a priest, Laxmi Narayan and Kuldeep Kumar who worked with him, ...
5 Elo 202110min
What Are the Concerns With Rising R-Value of COVID in 8 Indian States?
Amid fears of an impending third wave of coronavirus, a steady rise in R-values in some of the states is indicating that the second wave may not have ebbed all the way yet. The R value indicates th...
4 Elo 202115min
Explained: Why is Kerala Reporting So Many More COVID Cases Than Other States?
When it comes to COVID-19 in India, for the past week all eyes have been on Kerala, which has added more than 10,000 cases every day since 20 July. The positivity rate is more than six times that of t...
3 Elo 202112min
With Incredible Wins at Tokyo Olympics, Are Times Changing for Women in Sports?
Women athletes from the Indian contingent have not only been making the country proud with their incredible performances at the Tokyo Olympics 2020 — but also rewriting history as they go. Mirabai ...
2 Elo 202114min
Mamata in Delhi: Can the Bengal CM be the Face of a United Opposition in 2024?
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's visit to the Capital has been making headlines for the past week. Her meetings with Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi and Sonia Gandhi and other Opposition par...
30 Heinä 202115min
