BRICS is working for a future that puts people and planet first

As India hosted the 12th BRICS Environment Ministers’ Meeting on August 18 in New Delhi under its chairship, it did so with a deep sense of responsibility and optimism. BRICS countries collectively…

Soha Ali Khan says protein is ‘essential’ for women: ‘Yet, many Indian…’

Soha Ali Khan, 47, recently emphasised that protein is essential for women. Taking to Instagram, Khan captioned a post, “Are you vegetarian and looking for protein-packed, nutritious dishes? Protein is not just…

At 30,000 feet: What pilots and cabin crew should know about cancer risk

Commercial aircraft routinely cruise above 30,000 feet, where the atmosphere is thinner and provides less shielding from cosmic radiation originating in space. For most passengers, exposure during an individual flight remains low.…

How India plans to count caste this time — and what went wrong previously

With the Registrar General of India deciding to use an “open-ended question on caste” rather than a drop-down menu of castes for the ongoing census to enumerate caste, it is likely to…

Hanging, lethal injection, beheading: How countries carry out executions

On Tuesday, a Supreme Court bench comprising Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta dismissed a petition that sought the abolishment of hanging as the method to carry out the capital punishment. The…

Tarun Tahiliani on designing Radhika Ambani’s pre-wedding look: ‘She’s not bothered’

Anant Ambani and Radhika Merchant tied the knot two years ago in a year-long extravaganza of all things fashion and grandeur. Of the numerous pre-wedding events the couple indulged in, the billionaire…

Count caste by all means. But abandon belief that counting settles anything

Yogendra Yadav argued in these pages (‘Caste census is dead. Don’t expect a formal announcement or funeral’, IE, August 12) that the caste census exercise has been quietly killed by a technical…

If solar irrigation is over-drawing groundwater, you’re doing it wrong

Politics has descended into a crusade of mutual demonisation, and Parliament has followed

The recently concluded Parliament session has confirmed yet again that urgent action is needed to restore the “temple of our democracy” to something better than utter dysfunctionality. Our collective failure to strike…

The high cost of a free bus ride: A lesson from Kerala

By Muhammed Riyas Kerala’s decision to offer free bus travel for women is rooted in a commendable objective. Mobility is more than transportation; it is access to work, education, healthcare and public…