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Monday, October 13, 2025
HomeGround Reports

Ground Reports

Wayanad blasé about Adani, but love for Rahul Gandhi isn’t waning. Priyanka next?

Priyanka Gandhi’s presence at the rally has also excited residents. They take it as a sign that she could represent them instead.

NCR’s biggest race — Noida Metro ahead of Gurugram by a decade

Haryana CM Manohar Lal Khattar announced in this year's Budget that the Metro expansion construction will begin in 2023-2024. Old Gurgaon residents have heard such assurances far too many times.

Delhi-NCR has 7 sprawling biodiversity parks, their economic value is in crores

Delhi’s success with nurturing biodiversity parks has attracted the attention of other states who wish to follow the Delhi model.

This young kite surfer has an Olympic dream—braving visa approvals and second-hand gear

Kitesurfers are looking to their own backyards as they chase the wind in hotspots like Rameshwaram, Kanyakumari, Odisha, Tuticorin and Goa.

Books-to-OTT business takes off in India—The Story Ink team reads, reads and adapts

Sidharth Jain’s quest to find good stories is not limited to the best sellers’ list. Netflix’s Trial by Fire is proof.

Pulwama widows’ fight in Rajasthan has exposed an age-old secret—chura pratha exploitation

For Pulwama widows in rural Rajasthan, and the Kargil widows in Haryana, the brother-in-law is not a mere relative. Theirs is a conjugal relationship, a social transaction called ‘settlement’.

Jamini Roy family says ‘prayers answered’. His house-museum a window to modern Bengali art

Jamini Roy's Kolkata studio getting a glitzy makeover—with a rotational show and cafe amid a modern ambience.

Punjab youth are unemployable. The state doesn’t have a Bangalore, Hyderabad, Pune or Noida

Young people of Punjab are perennially trapped in disenchantment with their state and in an irrational yearning to migrate. 'There is no scope in Punjab. So why spend time studying?'

Hockey in Kodavas’ blood—the Karnataka festival unites families, gives India star players

In Karnataka's Kodagu district, the month-long family hockey tournament is an integral part of Kodava life. But no community representation in Indian hockey team for the first time since 1936 has fired up new vows.

A Tamil Nadu engineer restored 142 lakes in India, won’t stop now. Next station is Kenya

Raghavan's projects are underway in J&K, Haryana, Andhra Pradesh. With crowdfunding and villagers' support, he's on his way to restore all dried-up lakes till none remains.

On Camera

Imbalance persists in ASI’s modus operandi. Bengal, Bihar demand more attention

The National Policy on Archaeological Excavation and Explorations, which was approved in 2015, mentioned the need for problem-oriented, long-term research projects covering various time periods.

Niti Aayog recommends fully decriminalising 12 offences under new I-T Act to ‘foster more trust’

Recommendations appear in Niti Aayog’s Tax Policy Working Paper Series–II. It says there is a need to shift away from fear-based enforcement to trust-based governance.

India, UK sign £350 mn deal for Martlet. What are these Lightweight Multirole Missiles

In service with the British military since 2019, it is also known as the Martlet missile. Ukrainians have also deployed these missiles against Russian troops.

CJI, IPS, IAS & Homebound: A wake-up call 75 years in the making

Education, reservations, govt jobs are meant to bring equality and dignity. That we are a long way from that is evident in the shoe thrown at the CJI and the suicide of Haryana IPS officer. The film Homebound has a lesson too.