Recent articles from publications based in India.
Tikri CNG station blast: Delhi Police to piece together evidence to ascertain cause
ThePrintby PTI·5d ago
New Delhi, Aug 20 (PTI) Police probing the fatal CNG station blast near Tikri Kalan Metro station are examining forensic evidence, CCTV footage, eyewitness accounts and technical findings to piece...
Couple pour boiling water on woman in Faridabad, 1 held
ThePrintby PTI·5d ago
Faridabad, Aug 20 (PTI) A married couple allegedly poured boiling water on a woman and kept her locked in a room for several days in a village in Faridabad, police said on Thursday.
Understanding the true value of forest ecosystem services
Mongabay Indiaby Arathimenon·5d ago
- India’s forests provide significant economic and livelihood benefits, particularly for people who depend on forest ecosystems for food, employment and resources.
Singapore is culling ‘pest’ birds but their population keeps growing
Scroll.inby Robin Hicks·5d ago
On a Friday afternoon in July, a pest control officer patrols the grounds of Sungei Tengah Lodge, Singapore’s largest dormitory for migrant construction workers, picking up birds in various stages...
TCS is monitoring nearly 600,000 employees: Where does cybersecurity end and workplace surveillance begin?
OpIndiaby Jinit Jain·5d ago
Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), one of India’s largest IT services companies, has reportedly deployed a Digital User Experience Monitoring tool on laptops issued to its employees, potentially...
Central African Republic Gold Mine Collapse Kills 100+
Frontlineby Frontline News Desk·5d ago
A landslide at an illegal gold mine has killed more than 100 people in the Central African Republic, on the border with Cameroon, the latest of many such accidents in the mineral-rich nation.
What the panic over Gen Z’s reading habits gets wrong
Scroll.inby Rachel Noorda, The Conversation·5d ago
A trove of recent articles bemoan the collapse in recreational reading among younger Americans, with Covid-related reading declines, artificial intelligence and social media often described as...
Youth protests: SC forms panel to probe police excesses, violence against security forces
Scroll.inby Scroll Staff·5d ago
The Supreme Court on Thursday formed an enquiry committee to investigate the alleged police excesses during last month’s youth protests and violence against security forces.
No, Abhijeet Dipke, support from Tushar Gandhi is not the ‘biggest certificate’ of patriotism
OpIndiaby Shraddha Pandey·5d ago
The Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) founder and former Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) functionary Abhijeet Dipke met Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi’s great-grandson, Tushar Gandhi, on 19th August.
Rising temperatures could intensify humid heat during India’s monsoon
Mongabay Indiaby Priyanka Shankar·5d ago
- A recent study finds that humid heat stress during India’s monsoon season will rise sharply as global temperatures increase.
In Arunachal Pradesh, genetic study is helping conserve mithun population
Scroll.inby Barasha Das·6d ago
In Arunachal Pradesh, conversations in mithun-rearing communities often find their way to the animal.
Israel admits its soldiers fired at car in which five-year-old Hind Rajab was killed in Gaza
Scroll.inby Scroll Staff·6d ago
The Israeli military on Wednesday admitted that its soldiers had opened fire on a vehicle with five-year-old Hind Rajab and six family members on board in Gaza in January 2024, saying that it has...
What does the $40 trillion US federal debt mean for India and Indians
OpIndiaby Divyansh Tiwari·6d ago
Neha starts most mornings with the same small habit. She opens her mutual fund app before the day gets busy.
Why is Justice For All targeting Mohan Bhagwat’s US visit? The anti-India campaign behind the Islamist group's 'Human Rights' rhetoric
OpIndiaby Rukma Rathore·6d ago
Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat is scheduled to travel tothe United States, Canada and the United Kingdom beginning 25th August (Tuesday) at the “invitation from overseas...
Rush Hour: Centre re-evaluating UGC caste bias rules, 1984 convict Sajjan Kumar dies & more
Scroll.inby Scroll Staff·6d ago
The Union government told the Supreme Court that it is reconsidering the regulations issued by the University Grants Commission in January to address caste-based discrimination in colleges and...
In a Himalayan Village, This Couple Replaced School for Nature, Travel & Carpentry to Raise Their 3 Kids
The Better Indiaby Nishtha Kawrani·6d ago
This story is part of “Parenting: What Google Won’t Tell You” — The Better India’s people-led parenting series that goes beyond conventional advice to document how real families are actually...
CJP’s ‘Kya Bolti Public’ and the Fight for Young India
Frontlineby Saba Naqvi·6d ago
What happens when a young movement that has just shattered the political ceiling decides that listening to people is more important than asking for their votes?
Why do changes in the Indian Ocean matter? [Explainer]
Mongabay Indiaby Aditi Tandon·6d ago
- The Indian Ocean’s geological history and climate have shaped its unique biodiversity, from microscopic plankton to the largest whales.
Sacred Forests, Ancient Rules: How India’s Communities Have Protected Nature for Centuries
The Better Indiaby Sriroopa Dutta·6d ago
In many parts of India, entering a forest once meant entering the home of a deity. It also meant stepping onto land where a tree could not be cut, an animal could not be hunted and, in some places...
Tryst with the Constitution: The many constitutional questions arising from the Samay Raina case
Bar and Benchby Swapnil Tripathi·6d ago
The case had an interesting trajectory, starting with a petition by YouTuber Ranveer Allahbadia and others seeking protection against multiple FIRs lodged against them and any coercive action that...
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