Five Indian states are reshaping gig worker protections through welfare boards, social security measures and platform levies. But whether these laws deliver meaningful benefits will depend on registration, funding, worker participation and effective implementation.
Sandith Thandasherry’s Navalt is pioneering solar and electric vessels in India, replacing diesel-powered boats with cleaner and commercially viable alternatives. From the Aditya solar ferry to RoRo cargo ships and fishing vessels, Navalt is taking clean maritime technology beyond experimentation.
Jal Jeevan Mission has achieved more than 82% rural tap coverage, but reliable water delivery remains a challenge. JJM 2.0 shifts the focus towards service delivery, O&M, accountability and sustainable water sources.
I Jyoti Agarwal n 2022, on an August day, in a small hall in Mumbai, Ratan Tata, aged eighty-four years old found himself among other elderly people and recent graduates. No inspiring speeches, celebrities, or grand philanthropic ventures took place at the event. Instead, it signified the beginning of a new venture, called Goodfellows, which…
India’s cities remain heavily dependent on walking, yet pedestrian infrastructure continues to lag behind. The Supreme Court’s 2026 declaration of the right to walk as a fundamental right exposes the gap between India’s urban policies and their implementation.
By August 15, Delhi’s AQI was around the “unhealthy for sensitive people” mark–months before winter smog season even starts, and this now has to be treated as the normal state rather than an exception. Bhupender Yadav has asked municipalities across Delhi-NCR to provide their action plans for the year 2026, and a fresh committee of…
The Centre has approved ₹9,450 crore for four railway multi-tracking projects adding 410 km of new tracks across four states, connecting 6,448 villages and around 60 lakh people while boosting freight capacity and employment.
Each CSR annual report from India now includes a photograph of women at a training centre holding certificates and smiling into the camera. In fact, the real question is what happens when the lens clicks off? Female labour force participation has, for example, risen from 23.3 percent to 41.7 percent in India from 2023-24 to…
In a cleanroom in Sanand, Gujarat, technicians in bunny suits now handle silicon wafers that India could not package on its own eighteen months ago. The plant belongs to Kaynes Semicon, which shipped the country’s first commercially produced multi-chip modules in late 2025 — a milestone shared with neighbouring Micron and CG Semi, and marked…
Jerry Pinto’s award-winning Em and the Big Hoom explores bipolar disorder, family caregiving and the challenges of ageing through the deeply personal story of a Mumbai family.
