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India’s urban future lies not in isolated city master plans but in integrated district-level development. A district-based approach to urban governance reflects how people live, economies actually function, and development unfolds

ILO’s proposal to create binding global standards for gig and platform workers marks a turning point for labour rights

From Cabinet denial to economic neglect, Congress’ treatment of Ranga Reddy district signals a clear message: back the opposition, and face the consequences

We must stop seeing soil as inert ground to be exploited and start seeing it as a living, breathing partner in our collective survival

With a decade of groundwork, the runway is ready — now it’s time to chart the right policies for takeoff and activate growth engines

Treating schools as laboratories for ideal behaviour while turning a blind eye to poor work ethics in public institutions is dangerous and teaches children that accountability is age-bound

India’s pact with Norway to build its first indigenous Polar Research Vessel marks a major strategic pivot in its Arctic engagement, signalling that this initiative is more than just a scientific venture

Revanth Reddy must explain not just how the partnership with Tony Blair Institute for Global Change benefits Telangana, but also why a financially struggling State needs to outsource governance to London

With India facing a growing plastic waste crisis, there is an urgent need for localised and tech-driven action to beat plastic pollution

As global crises escalate, the emotional toll on individuals is becoming impossible to ignore. But let’s not burn out, rather, let’s build resilience

The Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation Scheme (KLIS) has transformed Telangana’s agriculture, reversing decades of drought and despair. The project is also about identity, dignity, and justice for State’s farmers

In a bank-driven economy, aspirational growth cannot be achieved without adequate credit flow to all productive sectors

With rising unnatural deaths and increasingly complex crimes, a systemic overhaul, including modernised morgues, standardised autopsy practices, and policy support, is needed in India’s forensic medicine system

There may be no poetry in the pits but poetry can bring up what lies below: fear, greed, devastation

Old age is not just about a weakened body. It is a journey back to dependency, often harder than infancy — because society offers no celebration or emotional support for it

In this age of hyperrealism, we must defend truth not only with facts, but also with institutions, vigilance, and above all, imagination, the imagination to picture a democracy where authenticity still matters

GDP can open doors, but it is the human development indices that reveal whether people are walking through them

Ambedkar’s voice offers a crucial foundation for non-Western perspectives in International Relations, one that calls for a more inclusive world order

Since AI lacks intuition and common sense, it can benefit greatly from philosophical insights that delve into meaning, reasoning, and lived experience

With Trump 2.0 mostly embroiled in the Russia-Ukraine and the volatile wars in West Asia, watchers of Indo-Pacific affairs are questioning Washington’s priorities in the region