Consumers, on their part, need to cut down on needless purchases, besides opting for repairs and not replacements, writes Pushpa Girimaji
Consumers, on their part, need to cut down on needless purchases, besides opting for repairs and not replacements, writes Pushpa Girimaji
It was in the 1940s that the hill capital of the British Raj directly came to ‘host’ Burma, but the link goes back to the 19th century, writes Siddhartha Pandey
What once used to be a paper leak festival, with people scaling walls, throwing chits and announcement of answers from local mosques, today seems like a curfew day
The stain of corruption is not easily erasable in Punjab, certainly not at revenue offices
State govt’s crackdown exposes the deep-rooted culture of resorting to any means to secure pass marks
Even on cloudy days with lower ambient air conditions, the temperatures inside can reach dangerous levels
Much to the relief of ornithologists and bird-watchers, winged visitors have come in swarms
Every death by suicide has a different story to it. A common thread is the absence of helping hands along the way
Comics have always been on the social radar, and Allahbadia row has only re-ignited the debate on limits of free speech
Consumers Beware! In the absence of consumer education about the dangers inherent in their use, gas geysers continue to take a heavy toll, particularly in winter
The focus on ship-building in the Union Budget may be a bold initiative to shore up the maritime sector, but several challenges lie ahead
As tourism expands into the remote interiors of Himachal, its mercenary ruthlessness is destroying the river ecosystems
Dosanjh Kalan exemplifies why going abroad tops Punjab charts
The launch of Udaan Yatri Cafe is a good start, but the non-availability of water and food at reasonable prices at airports remains a concern
The claims about early origins of iron, like in Tamil Nadu recently, show an obsession for showcasing regional achievements rather than addressing important questions about the past
It is in everybody’s interest to come up with solutions to make paragliding safer
For every citizen of India, it was a day of rejoicing, but also one of ceremony
The job comes with limited powers, but is much coveted — the First Citizen tag is appealing, but the real benefits often fail the test of propriety
The journey of the India Meteorological Department since it was established on January 15, 1875, is pretty much the journey of modern science in India
The launch of the Katra-Srinagar train connectivity is generating excitement, and some bit of anxiety too
An ecological crisis looms large as Aravalli hills get flattened and Haryana dithers on an effective strategy to counter illegal mining
Child trafficking, bonded labour, brute exploitation — the horrors endured by migrants in Kapurthala point to glaring administrative lapses
Consumptive ways of travel and stay are impacting local communities and fragile ecosystems at pilgrimage centres
The ace spinner’s ‘forced’ decision brings into focus the last bunch of the Old Guard in the Indian dressing room
Sold-out concerts, mass fan following — the success of Diljit Dosanjh, Karan Aujla and AP Dhillon cements Punjabi music’s place on the world map as a genre in itself
The proposed Sports Regulatory Board is just one of the several sticking points of the National Sports Governance Bill
Rs 190 cr for a penthouse in Gurugram underscores the growing appetite for luxury real estate in the Delhi-NCR region
The lack of any visible change on the ground in Ludhiana, Amritsar, Jalandhar and Sultanpur Lodhi is confounding, given the expenditure on projects
Till date, nearly Rs 2,000 crore has been spent to clean the black spot of Ludhiana, but its water remains polluted and acidic
In my village, Bijwasan in New Delhi, the fields were once rich with generations of stories woven into each harvest. My uncle, like so many other farmers, would rise before dawn, guiding his oxen through the soil as he ploughed...