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Climate Change and You: A cool vest on a hot day

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


Mint Explainer | Crop loss or diversion for ethanol: what's driving sugar prices?

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


Front-of-pack labels for junk food: What the SC said and why it matters

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


Why fixing the exam system alone won't be enough to assure India's youth of a secure future

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


Mint Explainer | Monsoon 2026: Are India's weather troubles far from over?

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


Stolen growth: why 2-year-old Bhagat Singh may never run

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


Climate Change and You: An erratic monsoon tests India

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


Mint Explainer | Eggs off the menu: Is India short-changing its children?

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


The 'Hi, hello' monsoon: In rural India, an anxious, high-stakes wait for the skies to swell

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


Mint Explainer | What a strong El Nino could mean for India

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