New Delhi, Nov. 1 -- The United Nations (UN) annual climate summit opens next week amid energy turmoil, wars, soaring food prices and an intensifying El Niño. As nearly 200 countries gather in An... Read More
Gurugram, Oct. 21 -- Every morning, Sumit Tayal, 38, a resident of Ballabgarh in Haryana, takes a state roadways bus to reach Sadar Bazar, the old shopping district in Gurugram. Tayal has been working... Read More
New Delhi, Oct. 3 -- Dear reader, The four-month-long monsoon season is over. The seasonal rainfall deficit is 13% of the long-period, or 50-year-average. That may not sound alarming, but it will be ... Read More
New Delhi, Sept. 27 -- The ongoing El Niño in the tropical Pacific Ocean is gaining strength faster than any previously recorded event. The event is likely to peak between November and January an... Read More
New Delhi, Sept. 15 -- The phrase 'confess the corn' is an American adage of 19th century vintage. It means admitting a mistake or, at the least, acknowledging an error. The exact origin of the phrase... Read More
New Delhi, Sept. 5 -- Dear reader, On a sultry July morning this summer, I spent some time with food delivery workers at a cafe in South Delhi. We discussed the hazards they face, such as a lack of d... Read More
New Delhi, Aug. 27 -- Retail sugar prices have surged unusually fast, rising from Rs.49 per kg a month ago to Rs.65 per kg on 26 August. Prices are about 41% higher than a year ago, according to data ... Read More
New Delhi, Aug. 23 -- On 13 August, the Supreme Court slammed India's food regulator for delaying the implementation of front-of-the-pack warning labels on junk food, asking the Centre to take a final... Read More
New Delhi, Aug. 17 -- Last month, a physics teacher at a government school in Delhi received a call from a former student. Yashvardhan Kumar Mishra, 18, who had completed his high school board exam in... Read More