EM AND THE BIG HOOM: A Family’s Reckoning with an Ageing, Ailing Parent
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.
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India Hosts the 7th BRICS ICT Working Group Meeting in Pune
India’s 2026 BRICS Chairship brought the 7th ICT Working Group Meeting to Pune, focusing on connectivity, AI, digital public infrastructure, cybersecurity and digital innovation. The meeting highlighted the growing importance of multilateral cooperation in shaping the future of emerging technologies.
India’s Drug War: The Crisis Behind the Headlines
India is intensifying its fight against narcotics trafficking, but limited treatment and rehabilitation capacity raises questions about whether enforcement alone can address the country’s drug crisis.
Beyond Access: Why Development Must Now Focus on Quality
For much of the development sector’s history, progress has been understood through the expansion of access. The construction of schools and health facilities, expansion of electricity and water supply, increased enrolment, greater financial inclusion and wider coverage of social protection programmes have all been important markers of development. These achievements matter because exclusion from basic…
INDIA’S UNFINISHED BUSINESS: Revisiting the Senior Citizens Act
Nearly two decades after Parliament passed India’s only Law specifically for older people, the bill’s fundamental flaws continue to lie unresolved as the judiciary strains the existing legislation to bridge them – a new bill to correct these issues has been pending in Parliament since 2019. India’s population of individuals aged 60 and above was…
Fake E-Challans, Online Fraud is Tricking Indians
A Meerut resident, Ankur Singh, received a WhatsApp message in September 2025 stating that the regional transport office had imposed a penalty on his vehicle. He hit the link. In a few hours, Rs 15.50 lakh- all his lifetime savings- was gone from his HDFC bank account. Singh is one of the victims in a…
Digital India, but Is Everyone Included? The New Face of the Digital Divide
India’s digital transformation has expanded access to UPI, Aadhaar, DigiLocker and online welfare services, but millions remain excluded. Rural location, gender, caste, income and biometric authentication failures continue to shape who can truly benefit from Digital India.
Counted in 2016, Displaced in 2026: The Human Cost of Ken-Betwa
Tribal rehabilitation for India’s first river linking project has been answered with a ten-year-old survey in Parliament. Reports suggest and it is known that the actual figures and associated human rights violations are much higher with protests, a High Court judgment and even numbers from project authority itself indicating this disparity. The Union Ministry of…
Why the BRICS Competition Dialogue Matters for India’s Digital Economy
The BRICS Competition Dialogue in Udaipur highlights the growing need for international cooperation to regulate digital markets and address cross-border competition challenges. For India, stronger coordination among BRICS competition authorities could support fair competition and future-ready enforcement.
AI Threatens India’s Traditional Art And Artisans Are Still Exposed
BRICS culture ministers have pledged fair compensation and traditional-knowledge protection against AI misuse. For the 200 million Indians whose livelihoods run through the country’s informal craft economy, the distance between that pledge and enforceable protection remains wide On August 8, 2026, culture ministers from ten BRICS member states and four partner countries met in Bhopal….