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
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