
India’s startup surge: A new innovation powerhouse
In less than ten years, India has transformed from a budding startup landscape into the world’s third-largest startup ecosystem, behind only the United States and the United Kingdom, write Vinay Pathak and Sandeep Joshi In just a decade, India’s startup ecosystem has emerged as a powerful driver of innovation, employment, and...
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River ecosystems in the shadow of sand mining
18 April 2025 | BKP Sinha and Ajay Jha -
Why we must learn to laugh at ourselves again
18 April 2025 | Asha Iyer Kumar -
Preserving the past for the future’s sake
18 April 2025 | Pioneer -
Learning to learn and live
18 April 2025 | Vinayshil Gautam -
Challenges of postpartum family planning and care
17 April 2025 | Meenakshi Ahuja -
“Mann Ki Baat’’ Sparked an Ayurvedic revival
17 April 2025 | Danny Kumar Meena -
Finding God consciousness in a distracted world
17 April 2025 | Ajit Kumar Bishnoi
Mansarovar Yatra to break the ice
Resuming of the Yatra could be a step toward diplomatic thaw between India and China As the world reels under the weight of Trump’s tariff, it is having some good impact as well. Mostly nations who were competing are now thinking in terms of synergy. India and China who have no...

BJP — AIADMK alliance reboots
Though the Tamil Nadu Assembly elections are still a year away, the renewed alliance between the BJP and AIADMK marks a critical strategic pivot in the State’s political landscape Although the Tamil Nadu Assembly elections are a year away, the recent announcement of the BJP and AIADMK poll alliance is strategically...

How PM Modi’s vision revitalised BIMSTEC
Over the years, through initiatives like the ‘Neighbourhood First and Act East policies,’ the MAHASAGAR vision, and a consistent push for institutional reform and regional connectivity, PM Modi has transformed BIMSTEC into a vibrant platform for cooperation The Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) was established...

Bridging education and employability
The National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 promises a sweeping transformation of India’s education system. Its success hinges not just on vision, but on action, investment, and a unified national commitment to reimagining education for the 21st century The National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 is a landmark initiative to reshape India’s educational...
Human trait: Excusing the inexcusable
It is one of the reasons why mankind has been unable to solve many national and international problems. Man, who is considered rational, has been using his reasoning in a wrong and perverted way. He has either been rationally explaining the defects of his personality and flaws of his character...
Babasaheb and the battle for justice
The truest tribute to Dr Ambedkar is to see the work he began through to completion As the nation marked the 135th birth anniversary of Dr BR Ambedkar — the principal architect of the Indian Constitution and a tireless champion of equality — a deeply unsettling incident unfolded in Indore district...

Saluting the Gorkha spirit
From World War trenches to high-altitude patrols, and now well into their centenarian years, these warriors — my comrades, my teachers, my brothers — carry their legacy with the same quiet pride as they once did a khukuri In my nearly 66 years of trekking and travelling in Nepal, from a...