As the most flagrant environmental travesties abound at the district, block and panchayat levels, the Environment Audit Rules, 2025 must seek to empower staff at the ground level too

University heads need to be hands-on, distinguished academicians with a broader profile and vision, and strong managerial skills, rather than political appointees

A ‘young’ nation such as India will require a massive realignment to be ready to serve the needs of its growing population of the elderly

Rather than wait for yet another judicial intervention, the Election Commission of India must take the allegations from the the Aland constituency in Karnataka seriously and assist the probe

India’s Asia Cup hockey win at Rajgir in Bihar was a reassertion of India’s continental dominance in hockey

Without course correction, the National Institutional Ranking Framework risks becoming a mere ranking platform, doing little to improve the overall quality and equity in higher education.

There is change in the world of tennis with new winners and new rivalries in the men’s and women’s game

Following the Supreme Court of India’s intervention, the inclusion of Aadhaar paves the way for a smoother, more accessible verification process

A violent nihilism threatens to undo Nepal’s hard-won democratic gains

With the relationship between the government and the Opposition hostile, C.P. Radhakrishnan has his task cut out as the Chairman of the Rajya Sabha

Besides it being a flagrant violation of sovereignty, Israel’s Qatar strike risks setting back efforts to end the Gaza war

On the issue of Sri Lankan Tamil refugees, it is time that India and Sri Lanka took early steps for their voluntary repatriation along with a scheme of structured assistance

Social media platforms, which serve as the principal channel for online scams, often respond passively

The U.S. administration’s doublespeak will disappoint many in government and industry circles who had expressed relief over the Modi-Trump détente, and the resumption of trade talks

The recent survey of saltwater crocodiles in the Sundarban Biosphere Reserve and the findings show that that a richer and more inclusive, vision of conservation in India is possible and necessary

As things stand, India’s macroeconomic outlook looks the exact opposite of what it was last year and the the overall outlook for inflation continues to appear benign

Sport is political, but it does not have to be war minus the shooting as the The India-Pakistan Asia Cup match on September 14 showed