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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.

Colonies on Prayagraj’s floodplains are not just for poor. Here’s how rich & mighty ‘flout’ construction ban

Prayagraj Development Authority identified 30,715 illegal constructions, the highest in Uttar Pradesh. Demolition of constructions in floodplains practically not possible, says official.

Can Kangra tea reclaim former glory with coveted EU PGI tag? Industry has been cooling since 1900s

EU protected geographical indication (PGI) tag for Kangra tea will come into effect on 11 April, raising hopes of growers that the sector will finally perk up again.

Coimbatore villagers worship and fear elephants. Deadly conflict has death toll on both sides

In Tamil Nadu, 29 elephant have been electrocuted to death and 152 humans have been killed. All in the same period.

Meet the ‘angels’ of Mithila. How an investor network is helping startups in one of India’s poorest regions

Mithila Angel Network is a growing network of 700 people, says its founder Arvind Jha. With investors mostly from Maithili diaspora, it's currently helping 10 startups in the region.

‘Are my bullet wounds not proof enough?’ 1987 Maliana massacre survivor & key witness asks

After 36 years and 800 hearings, the Meerut district court set free all 41 men, including those in uniform, accused in the Maliana massacre of 68 Muslims in May 1987. But the survivors have vowed to continue the legal battle.

This is how Jains came to dominate Gujarat – grand temples, ascetic monks, spectacular rituals

Five sites in present-day Gujarat and Rajasthan came to be seen as the places where the five most popular Jain tirthankaras obtained enlightenment.

New-age Northeast scholarship dominating global academic scene. IIT to Harvard, all want in

Fraught histories of insurgency, multiple uprisings and lack of knowledge about the Northeast have prompted not just its exclusion, but also its exoticisation.

Dangerous breakdown of policing in India – Bengal Ram Navami riots is proof

There is no such thing as a force with the competence to control terrorism and insurgencies or organised crime but not communal violence.

When the ‘secular camp’ came after me. Just goes to show the seige mentality in India

At a time when the politics of secularism desperately needs new friends, we start cultivating the art of making enemies.

On Camera

Sudan shows what happens when the world is happy to let mass killers rule

Fourteen million refugees, and 25 million facing acute hunger, should be reason enough for the world to dismantle the dystopia in Sudan — even if the sadism of its rulers is not.

Kerala’s silent startup surge—work near home, smooth roads, fast internet & diaspora engagement

Once seen as a fading presence on India’s investment & startup picture, the state is slowly moving up the ladder, with policy reforms & infrastructure building.

India & Israel ink agreement to share, co-develop & co-produce advanced defence tech

Agreement signed during 17th Joint Working Group (JWG) on defence cooperation. Defence Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh met Director General in Israeli Ministry of Defence Amir Baram Tuesday. 

Trump’s trade wars have rewritten powerplay, but India didn’t get the memo

This world is being restructured and redrawn by one man, and what’s his power? It’s not his formidable military. It’s trade. With China, it turned on him.