Climate catastrophes do not discriminate between India and Pakistan

New Delhi, Aug. 23 -- Climate Change & You is a fortnightly newsletter written by Bibek Bhattacharya and Sayantan Bera. Subscribe to the newsletter to get it directly in your inbox. Dear reader, The... Read More

Why humanity's disconnection from nature is accelerating the climate crisis and biodiversity loss

New Delhi, Aug. 14 -- My column this month isn't really about climate change, but the human attitudes that enable such a planetary breakdown. This is a lament about the natural world, and more particu... Read More

If you want the most accurate wristwatches in the world, then you need to enter the world of luxury quartz timepieces

New Delhi, Aug. 2 -- For someone who loves mechanical watches, I must say that I own quite a few quartz watches! They are the usual suspects, from Timex, Casio, Seiko, even an old Sonata and an HMT. T... Read More

All you need is love: How John Lennon and Paul McCartney's songs with The Beatles reinvented male friendships

New Delhi, July 26 -- Rock critic Lester Bangs once famously called The Beatles "the firstest with the mostest". A phrase that is patently true, even if Bangs used it ironically. The Beatles certainly... Read More

The COP30 climate summit's success is crucial for BRICS countries, including India and Brazil. Here's why

New Delhi, July 26 -- Climate Change & You is a fortnightly newsletter written by Bibek Bhattacharya and Sayantan Bera. Subscribe to the newsletter to get it directly in your inbox. We are less than ... Read More

For the best wristwatches, you need to look beyond Switzerland to German and Japanese brands

New Delhi, July 19 -- In my last column, I had written about the importance of the Junghans Max Bill wristwatch and its ties with one of the most important design movements of the 20th century-Bauhaus... Read More

How we are leaving behind an unliveable planet for our children by refusing to act on climate change

New Delhi, July 9 -- There's no better representation of the fact that we're living in an upside-down world than the fact that it's children and young adults who are the realists about climate change,... Read More

Counting the carbon footprint of Israel's war on Gaza as Asia's climate crisis becomes more severe

New Delhi, June 28 -- Climate Change & You is a fortnightly newsletter written by Bibek Bhattacharya and Sayantan Bera. Subscribe to Mint's newsletters to get them directly in your inbox. Dear reader... Read More

If you like minimalist wristwatches, then you should know about the watch inspired by the Bauhaus school of design

New Delhi, June 14 -- I am part of a generation that has seen the advance of technology change the world radically, especially in communications. Just 40 years ago, it was difficult to get a landline ... Read More

The world has already breached a dangerous level of warming, and India isn't prepared

New Delhi, May 31 -- Climate Change & You is a fortnightly newsletter written by Bibek Bhattacharya and Sayantan Bera. Subscribe to Mint's newsletters to get them directly in your inbox. Dear reader,... Read More