A new framework from Assam's town planners argues that city masterplans never quite reach the street. In a crowded square kilometre of central Guwahati, Ward 29 is where that argument is being tested, starting with a monsoon-flooded footpath.
8 September 2026
Environment · Trade
We know surprisingly little about where our stuff comes from and even less about where it goes after we are done using it. And that's making climate change worse, writes Sailee Rane.
22 October 2024
Government · Mining
Apex court ruling comes as a boost to state finances, especially in mineral-rich states. The interpretation of the court in this verdict could also give states more power to raise their own taxes, which been diluted significantly in recent years.
24 August 2024
Consumers · Economy
Encouraging the use of products for as long as possible does more than optimizing the use of natural resources. It can support sustainable innovation and efficiency, and do so without diminishing the profitability of businesses, write Aditi Lokhande and Shekar Prabhakar .
31 January 2023
Economy · Government
Large Indian firms are yet to become global champions. Given the global headwinds, India should focus on improving the competitiveness of these companies so that they can tap into large external markets far more than they have managed so far, say Shishir Gupta and Rishita Sachdeva.
21 January 2023
Environment · Forests
A study in northern West Bengal found elephants are selective with their diet, feeding on less than half the species of plants around them. This is contradictory to the prevalent view that elephants are generalist feeders. Nabarun Guha reports.
14 January 2023
Gender Violence · Health Laws
The apex court, in a recent case, recognised that narrow patriarchal principles and assumptions about permissible sex are limiting the legal options available to pregnant persons, and lead them to unsafe alternatives. Sweta Dash reports.
9 January 2023
Environment · Forests
The Indian Giant Squirrel is an indicator species; its presence suggests a healthy forest. Its numbers are on the decline though, which is why the conservation of IGS needs a holistic approach where the focus is as much on the habitat as on the animals themselves. Sneha Mahale reports.
30 November 2022
Economy · Government
An analysis of over 8,000 enforcement orders passed by the Securities and Exchange Board of India over a span of ten years provides insight into the use of its powers by the institution, and its priorities. Devendra Damle and Bhargavi Zaveri Shah summarise their findings.
14 November 2022
Economy · Energy
The Decentralised Renewable Energy sector is steadily adding jobs, and this trend is likely to continue, according to research reports. However, women's participation in this workforce is low, and financing difficulties too need to be overcome. Manish Kumar reports.
14 October 2022
Climate · Environment
Scientists examining satellite images of the Sundarbans mangroves find that frequent cyclone-induced damage slows the recovery of mangroves and changes the forest composition in comparison to other regions that didn't witness many cyclones. Priyanka Shankar reports.
10 July 2022
Cities · Government
Informal settlements, despite containing a majority of the people, are treated as aberrations. Forced to live outside legal sanction, the poor in our cities are vulnerable to dispossession, and condemned to a degraded quality of life, writes Prem Chandavarkar.
4 July 2022
Adivasis · Agriculture
Tribal communities in Similipal are being encouraged by a flagship program of the Odisha government to conserve seeds and water, use bio-inputs and inter-crop millets with other crops. Farmers are optimistic that this can bring them food security and better livelihoods. Abhijit Mohanty reports.
17 June 2022
