This was a type of photo that used to capture India at the Commonwealth Games: a small, earnest group of athletes walking behind the flag in an opening ceremony, which were there less as they were hoping to win medals, and more as they were staging a gesture of Commonwealth belonging. This picture is a…
Maharashtra has prohibited the sale, advertising, and free distribution of HFSS foods within 50 metres of schools to address rising childhood obesity. While health experts support the move, concerns remain over enforcement, informal vendors, and the effectiveness of complementary measures such as front-of-package nutrition labeling.
India has shown measurable progress in reducing child malnutrition through Mission Poshan 2.0, NFHS-5 improvements, and digital monitoring via the Poshan Tracker. However, persistent stunting, regional inequalities, and emerging childhood obesity highlight the need for stronger nutrition policies and equitable implementation.
India’s approval of foreign university campuses under NEP 2020 marks a new phase in higher education. While the initiative promises world-class education and global partnerships, concerns remain over affordability, accessibility, and whether the policy can deliver equitable opportunities for students across all regions.
The VB-GRAM-G Scheme 2026 replaces MGNREGA with an expanded 125-day employment guarantee, enhanced digital governance, and greater investment in rural livelihoods. The initiative aims to improve transparency, timely wage payments, and sustainable rural development across India.
Somewhere in a Gram Panchayat office in a district few outsiders could locate on a map, a clerk logs a birth certificate request onto a screen instead of a register. It takes minutes, not weeks. Multiply that moment by hundreds of crores of transactions. You begin to understand why July 1, 2026 †the day…
The 2026 southwest monsoon has proved the continuing vulnerability of India’s agriculture to climate variability. The delayed rainfall has postponed sowing operations, disrupted crop planning, and increased financial uncertainty for farming households across Marathwada and Bundelkhand. The impact of the monsoon extends beyond agriculture. It influences rural livelihoods, food security, inflation, and water availability across…
“solid waste” means and includes solid or semi-solid domestic waste, sanitary waste, commercial waste, institutional waste, catering and market waste and other non residential wastes, street sweepings, silt removed or collected from the surface drains, horticulture waste, agriculture and dairy waste, treated bio-medical waste excluding industrial waste, bio-medical waste and e-waste, battery waste, radio-active waste…
PM Surya Ghar has solarised 40 lakh homes. The government targets 1 crore by 2027. Each panel carries a 25-year lifespan. In roughly two decades, the clean energy that India is installing today will begin its journey toward becoming waste. The regulatory framework to manage that journey is still being written. In February 2024, the…
The 2026 monsoon has so far claimed over 70 lives and impacted more than 10 lakh residents in the state of Assam, while the toll continues to rise as relief efforts get underway in the cut-off villages of Upper Assam. This year was a little bit unexpected, not because the Brahmaputra overfilled its banks, but…
