NEW DELHI: India’s statistics secretary on Thursday called for stronger data integrity and early field leadership as probationers from three batches...

For decades, development discourse around the North Eastern Region (NER) has rightly celebrated its extraordinary craft heritage. From Muga and...

The world is suddenly, jarringly quieter. Yesterday, at 92, the indomitable Asha Bhosle—our beloved Asha Tai—laid down her microphone for...

For millions of Indians, a hospital visit once meant reassurance. Today, it increasingly triggers anxiety. The question patients are beginning...

India’s semiconductor ambition has moved far beyond the realm of industrial policy. It is now a defining test of governance...

When V. Srinivas stepped into the Secretariat this spring, the change wasn’t ceremonial—it was surgical. A 1989-batch IAS officer nearing...

On paper, Mumbai is a model of urban modernity. Sensors track traffic. Apps deliver services. Control rooms glow with real-time...

On a humid afternoon in Dharavi, the tin roofs trap heat like an oven. By noon, stepping inside a one-room...

By Srishti Aggarwal Women’s economic rights—equal access to work, pay, property, finance and social protection—remain one of the most decisive yet...

A quiet yet powerful transformation is unfolding across India’s tribal heartlands, where age-old traditions are being reimagined as engines of...