New Delhi, July 29 -- After a weak start last month, the monsoon has made up ground in July, narrowing the seasonal deficit. Planting of kharif crops has improved as well, with the year-on-year gap in... Read More
Bhopal, July 19 -- Bhagat Singh, who turned 2 in May, is unlikely to make a mark on this world-unlike his popular namesake, the revolutionary hero from pre-independent India. The child cannot walk bec... Read More
New Delhi, July 11 -- Climate Change and 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, T... Read More
New Delhi, July 6 -- Children in Kolkata's government schools will no longer receive eggs in their mid-day meals as the newly elected West Bengal government has entrusted meal preparation to a religio... Read More
New Delhi, July 1 -- Raisen, Sehore, Narmadapuram : On a late June afternoon, Raja Chourey is a bluster of emotions. A farmer in his 50s, Chourey manages a fertile patch of land in Narmadapuram dis... Read More
New Delhi, June 15 -- Forecasters have confirmed the arrival of El Nino, the warming of the equatorial Pacific that is known to disrupt weather patterns worldwide. For India, the development raises th... Read More
New Delhi, June 13 -- Climate Change and 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, T... Read More
New Delhi, June 11 -- Las Vegas, monikered 'sin city' for its casinos and strip clubs, launched an iconic ad campaign in 2003 to boost tourist inflows. The city assured visitors it knew how to keep a ... Read More
New Delhi, May 31 -- The prospects of a normal monsoon have dimmed. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) now expects rains at 90% of normal levels, downgrading its April forecast. If it materiali... Read More
New Delhi, May 28 -- Walk down most Indian streets in the evening and your olfactory senses will be overwhelmed by the mouth-watering aroma of bhajias being fried. It isn't just bhajias-across the cou... Read More