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…
Across the dusty stretches of Kutch, Saurashtra and north Gujarat, a quiet but determined rebellion has been building through the summer of 2026. Farmers who have spent generations tilling their land are now standing in front of bulldozers and construction crews, refusing to let power companies plant transmission towers on their fields and in the…
On 17 July 2026, NITI Aayog launched the ‘Investment Friendliness Index (IFI)’, a key measure to consolidate India’s federal structure. Instituted on directions of the Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, at the 9th Governing Council meeting of NITI Aayog in July 2024, this Index was also announced by the Union Budget 2025-26 and aims at establishing…
By 9 July 2026, Gurugram had 115mm of rain in just 33 hours. The water, knee-deep in some parts of Golf Course Road, stranded commuters for hours; the city drowned in its filled spaces. Barely days before this, Noida Sector 115, the Malkapur roundabout of Greater Noida, was submerged in a knee-deep deluge as at…
The Chandigarh administration is implementing Deregulation 2.0 to replace rigid zoning rules with a “permitted until prohibited” approach, aiming to unlock land, reduce red tape, and support mixed-use development. Reforms target industrial productivity, educational infrastructure, and creation of a land bank, while emphasizing flexibility, investment attraction, and sustainable urban planning. The Chandigarh administration is advancing…
