Experts Explain | How the European Union’s carbon tax works, and why BRICS pushed back against it

When an Indian mill sells any of these to Europe, the European buyer must buy certificates for the carbon dioxide released in making them. The certificates track Europe’s own carbon market and…

How plea against Election Commissioners appointment law went to a larger Supreme Court bench

A two-judge bench of the Supreme Court on Wednesday (September 23) referred petitions challenging the 2023 law on the appointment of the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) and other Election Commissioners (ECs) to…

From Jamui in Bihar to the heart of Delhi: How moral policing mutates into sexual violence

In India, the self-appointed custodians of tradition use the language of righteousness to hide deep-seated patriarchal hostility. Two horrific incidents have shaken the conscience of the nation, one in Bihar’s Jamui district…

Shah Rukh Khan on the ‘green flag’ for a happy marriage: ‘Make adjustments so both of you…’

Shah Rukh Khan, 60, gave the most heartwarming advice to a newlywed couple on X. Responding to a question on “what is the green flag to maintain a happy married life”, in…

From middle-class morality to urban melancholy, the subversive desires of Lust Stories 3

There is a certain bait-and-switch at the heart of Lust Stories. It invokes the language of desire only to lead us elsewhere. To read it as a straightforward collection on lust would…

A ‘new’ cat joins the feline family, 100 years after the last one

It was once mistaken for a pet cat The discovery began in an unusually ordinary way. Story continues below. Subscribe to see fewer ads. In 2016, Bolivian biologist Paola Nogales-Ascarrunz came across…

For India to matter in BRICS, it must reclaim the spirit of Non-Alignment

Advertisement India was NAM’s founder and, for decades, its moral centre. For small states, it meant not having to face the powerful alone. After the Soviet Union collapsed, the world became unipolar…

3 years, 5 crafts: The design story behind Air India Express’ new cabin crew uniform

Story continues below. Subscribe to see fewer ads. Indianexpress.com sat down for a quick chat with Krishnan, whose background in visual design shaped the process. “I looked at every decision through colour,…

Election Commission is a 3-member constitutional body, not another name for its Chairman

Tulu now second ‘official language’: What it means for Karnataka politics

The language has a strong oral tradition, rich folklore, and cultural practices like Yakshagana, Bhoota Kola, and others. Although historically it had its own script, today it is largely written using the…