One of the great biodiversity hotspots of the country comes under threat from a proposed power plant, and environment regulators can't seem to make up their mind whether the area should be protected or not. Kanchi Kohli reports.

In this edition we look at a powerful documentary on the Muzaffarnagar communal riots that shook the nation in September 2013, the plight of Pakistani Hindus refugees in Delhi, the intent behind settling the forest rights claims of tribals, the crime, atrocities and discrimination against Dalits which is on  rise, the sad state of our nation's health care system, the message of Pope Francis’s latest Encyclical, and much more.

Shortage of water has been a tale of woe in Rajasthan for decades. But this year, the state's largest circulated Hindi daily, Rajasthan Patrika, has motivated around 155,000 volunteers to clean up 388 discarded traditional ponds and wells. Ramesh Menon reports from Jaipur.

An Andhra Pradesh federation is aiming to transform the state's panchayats and municipalities into genuine Local Governments.

Muzaffarnagar and Shamli districts in western Uttar Pradesh had their long standing communal harmony destroyed by the riots that took place there in September 2013. Shoma Chatterji reviews the powerful documentary Muzaffarnagar Baaqi Hai which looks closely into the how, why and the aftermath of these riots.

RTI activists across the country will be cheered by the apex court's order to make transparent appointments to the posts of Information Commissioners, and recognise the quasi-judicial nature of their functions. Krishnaraj Rao writes.

Viktor & Rolf may be the only designers to have sold items from their haute couture collection this season before even showing it on the runway this week.

Spike Jonze's one-act play for Opening Ceremony, Naomi Campbell outshines Kendall Jenner, David Beckham supports his wife and more from Day 4 of New York Fashion Week.

Banking boot camps have been around longer than the automated teller machine and the credit card. But the financial crisis has created big challenges for the everyday bankers. Colin Barr has details on The News Hub. Photo: Andy McMillan for The Wall Street Journal.

In 2007, Mayawati won extensively in OBC strongholds and lost in some SC ones — those who voted for her were actually voting someone else out

'There is more introspection already going on on these web sites than in New Delhi and state capitals, and there is more loud thinking than in the endless debates on our television channels.'

'If a scheme like the NREGA can yield such handsome dividends, imagine the likely impact of an initiative to provide universal healthcare, free primary education, safe drinking water, affordable housing and social security.'

The coronavirus outbreak is forcing 2020 candidates to suspend rallies, town halls and other events they typically use to connect with voters. Photo: Scott Olson/Getty Images

Interactions at the WSF, Tunisia with activists and thinkers from vastly diverse fields, united only by their dream for transformation and alternatives to well-being, inspire Ashish Kothari to hope for another world.

"India should be worried." Experts reiterate that child malnutrition is not only responsible for 22 per cent of India's disease burden - and for 50 per cent of the 2.3 million child deaths in India -- but is also a serious economic hazard. Neeta Lal reports.

The central government is pushing state governments to give forest rights to tribals by the end of this year. Kanchi Kohli cautions that the intent behind settling these rights claims under the Forest Rights Act in such haste is not what it appears to be.

Will the FTII, which once encouraged plurality of cinema, be reduced to providing skilled labour for an assembly line production system of films? Students and alumni are worried. Shoma Chatterji reports.

Campuses across the country are reimposing law and order in an indication of new resolve to root out ragging and violence, especially against women students. Puja Rawat reports.

The Court of Appeals in Philippines has recently passed an order, prohibiting field trials of GM Bt Brinjal. As the Indian government seeks to push through the BRAI Bill, Neha Saigal exposes its loopholes and argues why we should go the Philippines way.

Part of the Aravalli range, the Delhi ridge is an icon of greenery and part of the capital's heritage. But over the years, much of the ridge has disappeared, with the most recent threat coming from swanky hotels and malls. A multi-stakeholder board is supposed to protect the ridge, but is fraught with conflicts of interest. Deepa A reports.

For those who want to stand in solidarity with the people of flood-ravaged Jammu and Kashmir, here are a few options to choose from to make financial contributions.

The RTI-on-Wheels, an initiative of Gujarat-based organisation Janpath and the Association for India's Development, has inspired the people of J&K to press for their right to information and to a government that works for them. L S Aravinda reports.

Its demand for water is ever-growing, and its usage wasteful. Using its political and economic power, however, Delhi is quenching its thirst by extracting it from places near and far. Shripad Dharmadhikary reports on the proposed Renuka Dam.

A recent report by the Comptroller and Auditor General of India reveals blatant procedural and legal non-compliance in respect of compensatory afforestation work in Himachal Pradesh. Himanshu Upadhyaya summarises the findings.

Statistics are staggeringly in favour of breastfeeding, and surprising as it may be, breastfeeding rates in India are dismal. Krithika Ramalingam digs deeper into the factors at play.

A clear focus on protecting the interests of non-smokers has led to worldwide efforts to ban smoking in all public places, and strongly curtail any exceptions. India too has joined this trend, writes Ramesh Menon.

Union Human Resource Development (HRD) Minister Kapil Sibal would do well to assess the learnings from two recent and major HIV/AIDS awareness campaigns, before "looking into the ban on sex education", if he really wants to make change, writes Charumathi Supraja.

Unnecessary tests, forced hospitalisations to meet the targets set for employed physicians, and the infamous but real ‘sink test’: the shocking realities in the private healthcare sector are many, as Pavan Kulkarni finds out at a panel discussion on the issue. Is more regulation the need of the hour?

The Bangalore based technology non-profit, eGovernments Foundation has recently been in the news for expanding its municipal systems reform operations to New Delhi. Managing Trustee Srikanth Nadhamuni talks to Subramaniam Vincent.

Geeta Seshu reports on a recent study that recently looked at decreasing funding for women specific schemes.

The Zero Garbage pilot project in Pune's Katraj ward illustrates the critical elements of a successful and sustainable waste management initiative in the Indian context. Ayrel Clark-Proffitt, Saroj Badgujar, Sunil Agarwal explain how.

लोगों के सामने आने से पहले कपिल का अंदाज, उनकी बॉडी और किस्मत के बारे में बहुत कम ही लोग जानते थे. क्या आप उनकी सफलता के साथ-साथ उनकी बॉडी ट्रांसफॉर्मेशन के बारे में जानते हैं?

भारत में कोरोना वायरस के हालातों को देखते हुए धर्म गुरु सदगुरु जग्गी वासुदेव ने सोशल मीडिया की मदद लेते हुए लोगों के बीच इस मुश्किल दौर में प्यार और एकता का संदेश दिया है.

राजकमल प्रकाशन समूह के फेसबुक पेज से लाइव होकर ऊषा उत्थुप ने लोगों का खूब मनोरंजन किया. उन्होंने लोगों से कहा कि 'लक्ष्मण रेखा को पार न करें. घर पर रहें और मिलकर कोरोना को हराएं.'

फॉक्सवैगन ने अपनी पॉपुलर हैचबैक पोलो और सेडान वेंटो को BS6 इंजन के साथ लॉन्च कर दिया है. BS6 पोलो की शुरुआती कीमत 5.82 लाख और BS6 वेंटो की शुरुआती कीमत 8.86 लाख रुपए है.

Womens Day 2020: देश की सबसे बड़ी कार कंपनी मारुति सुजुकी (Maruti Suzuki), हुंडई मोटर (Hyundai Motor), रेनॉ (Renault) और निसान (Nissan) ने कई आकर्षक ऑफर निकाले हैं.

इलेक्ट्रिक कार निर्माता कंपनी टेस्ला (Tesla) ने अपनी एक मॉडल 'Model S' के लिए एक नया अपडेट जारी किया है. इस अपडेट के जरिए इस कार में कई तरह के बदलाव किए गए है. टेस्ला ने इस बारे में ग्राहकों को नोटिफिकेशन भेजकर जानकारी भी दी है.

कार्तिक आर्यन (Kartik Aaryan) ने एक वीडियो फिल्म निर्माता फराह खान (Farah Khan) के साथ शेयर किया है, जिसे देखने के बाद आप हंस-हंसकर लोट-पोट हो जाएंगे.

इरफान खान (Irrfan Khan) का असली नाम साहबजादे इरफान अली खान है और उन्‍हें अपने नाम ने 'दो R' काफी पसंद हैं क्‍योंकि इसमें जीभ मुड़ती है.

टीवी के राम यानि अरुण गोविल (Arun Govil) और कृष्ण यानि नीतिश भारद्वाज (Nitish Bharadwaj) ने ट्वीट कर इरफान खान की मौत पर शोक जताया है.

इरफान खान (Irrfan Khan) के निधन की खबर सामने आने के बाद से ही बॉलीवुड के कई सितारे अपना दुख जता रहे हैं. ऐसे में शाहरुख खान (Shahrukh Khan) ने भी उनके लिए अल्‍लाह से दुआ मांगी है.

कोरोना वायरस (Coronavirus) और लॉकडाउन (Lockdown) के दौर में सलमान खान (Salman Khan) हमशक्ल आर्टिस्ट्स (Lookalike Artists) की मदद के लिए आगे आए.

इरफान खान (Irrfan Khan) बुधवार को इस दुनिया को छोड़कर चले गए लेकिन उनकी आखिरी लाइनें (Last Video Message of Irrfan Khan) उनके फैंस को रह-रह कर इमोशनल कर रही हैं.

बॉलीवुड एक्टर इरफान खान का निधन (Irrfan Khan died) आज मुंबई के कोकिलाबेन धीरूभाई अंबानी अस्पताल (kokilaben dhirubhai ambani hospital) में निधन हो गया.

स्माइली सूरी (Smilie Suri) ने एक इंटरव्यू के दौरान खुलासा किया था कि वह डिप्रेशन का शिकार हो गई थीं, जिसके चलते उन्होंने ग्लैमर की दुनिया से दूरी बना ली.

बॉलीवुड एक्टर ऋषि कपूर का निधन हो गया है. महानायक अमिताभ बच्चन ने ऋषि कपूर के निधन की जानकारी दी है.

ऋषि कपूर (Rishi Kapoor ) भले हमारे बीच अब न रहे हो, लेकिन उनके पांच ऐसे बयान हैं, जो ये साबित करते हैं, वह अपने कैंसर की लड़ाई के दौरान बेहद पॉजिटिव थे.

सलमान खान (Salman Khan) ने भी ट्वीट करते हुए ऋषि कपूर (Rishi Kapoor) के निधन पर शोक व्यक्त किया है.

करिश्मा कपूर (Karisma Kapoor) ने इंस्टाग्राम पर अपने चाचा ऋषि कपूर (Rishi Kapoor) के साथ बचपन की एक तस्वीर सोशल मीडिया पर शेयर की है.

ऋषि कपूर (Rishi Kapoor) की भतीजी करीन कपूर (Kareena Kapoor) और करिश्‍मा कपूर (Karisma Kapoor) ने अपने चाचा की पुराने यादें सोशल मीडिया पर साझा की हैं.