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Editorial

Why hearing ‘Waterman’ Rajendra Singh matters in ecological crisis

11-04-2026

“There are challenges, and the resolutions to these challenges can now come neither from the courts of India nor from the government of India. They don’t have solutions to these challenges because their priority is economic infrastructure. And when this happens, ecology doesn’t remain a part of it. There’s a disconnect of ecology with life.

Ignore bombast, Trump faces tactical setback in Iran conflict

11-04-2026

US President Donald Trump had several times claimed during the conflict that the Iran war was almost done, with most of his objectives having been achieved. Yet, he repeatedly threatened to escalate it further with dire consequences if Iran’s leadership failed to agree to a deal by his specified deadlines, which he kept extending despite claiming that the Islamic state was “all gone”.

Women’s reservation a defining moment for democratic inclusion

10-04-2026

In the coming days, India will be immersed in a festive season, with celebrations taking place across the length and breadth of the nation. The people of Assam will mark Rongali Bihu while Odisha will celebrate Maha Bishuba Pana Sankranti.

SEBI buyback rethink aims to stabilise markets amid volatility

10-04-2026

At a time when Indian equity markets are navigating a difficult phase, regulatory intent assumes heightened importance. The global backdrop remains unsettled, with geopolitical tensions and ongoing conflicts weighing on investor sentiment. FIIs have been steadily pulling money out, while the rupee has shown signs of weakness. The combined effect is visible in market volatility, pressure on valuations, and a growing hesitancy among investors.

Char Dham chaos exposes gaps in governance, culture of jugaad

09-04-2026

By the time you finish reading this, chances are someone planning the Char Dham Yatra is refreshing a webpage, scanning a WhatsApp forward, or tracking a Donald Trump tweet for cues on whether their yatra this summer will even go smoothly.

War shocks markets, exposing India’s economic vulnerabilities

09-04-2026

Since the Iran war began in March, there have been several ups and downs. The markets have reacted in a variable manner depending on political statements made on all sides.

Trump’s Iran war accelerates US’s decline and global isolation

08-04-2026

“American politics has become increasingly contorted and irrational. I think the thing to do is to realise that we are an empire in decline … and it will continue for another decade or two, until American power finally slips away.

Carbon economy could drive next phase of industrial transformation

08-04-2026

India’s next great economic breakthrough may not come from software, electronics or financial services. It may come from something far more basic—and far more transformative: carbon.

Govt must scrap internal emergency powers to protect democracy

07-04-2026

In a vastly infotaining novel of yore, The R Document, Irving Wallace envisages an unstuck attempt to add to the US Constitution a provision akin to Article 352 of the Indian Constitution—government’s power to declare both external and internal emergency,

Global energy crisis looms as Iran war disrupts supply chains

07-04-2026

It is often said that the best-laid battle plan will not survive first contact with the enemy. This adage, attributed to the 19th-century Prussian Field Marshal Helmuth von Moltke, certainly seems to hold true in the case of the Iran war launched by President Trump.

Ancient skies and stargazing’s enduring human fascination pull

06-04-2026

Celestial bodies hanging like chandeliers in the sky have always fascinated professional astronomers as well as those who love star-gazing as dilettante or amateur astronomers, observed American astronomer and planetary scientist Carl Sagan, whose theories about the origin of the universe still hold ground.

Odisha forest stir flares as India’s mining oversight fails in Sijimali hills

06-04-2026

On March 25, 2026, activist leaders Lingaraj Azad and Suresh Sangram were arrested in Odisha’s Kalahandi district. They have both been closely involved in defending the rights of rural and Adivasi communities