Exclusive: India Hosts UNESCO’s 20th ICH Session to safeguard living heritage

Exclusive: India Hosts UNESCO’s 20th ICH Session to safeguard living heritage

08-12-2025 

The Government of India will host the 20th session of the UNESCO Intergovernmental Committee for Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage from 8 to 13 December 2025 in New Delhi. The historic Red Fort complex, a UNESCO World Heritage Site,…

India gears up to observe Human Rights Day at Bharat Mandapam on December 10, 2025

India gears up to observe Human Rights Day at Bharat Mandapam on December 10, 2025

08-12-2025 

Human Rights Day, observed annually on 10th December since 1950, commemorates the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) by the United Nations General Assembly in 1948. 

As a global charter for dignity, equality and…

Behind News: Naxals out, Raipur–Visakhapatnam Economic Corridor coming up across forests of Chhatisgarh,Odisha & AP

Behind News: Naxals out, Raipur–Visakhapatnam Economic Corridor coming up across forests of Chhatisgarh,Odisha & AP

08-12-2025 

The upcoming Raipur–Visakhapatnam Economic Corridor feels like a long-awaited answer for the many people whose livelihoods depend on the route between these two cities. 

The Raipur–Visakhapatnam Economic Corridor, being developed…

Behind the News: Ahead of its timeline, India gains 50 % of its installed electricity capacity from non- fossil fuel sources

Behind the News: Ahead of its timeline, India gains 50 % of its installed electricity capacity from non- fossil fuel sources

08-12-2025 

No joke this. India has already achieved 50% of its installed electricity capacity from non-fossil fuel sources, five years ahead of the target set under its Nationally Determined Contributions to the Paris Agreement, according to official data accessed…

A ‘Hindu Lady’ who ensured every girl goes to school instead of becoming a bride

A ‘Hindu Lady’ who ensured every girl goes to school instead of becoming a bride

08-12-2025 

In 1887, a court in Bombay gave a young woman named Rukhmabai two choices.

Go live with the husband you were forced to marry as a child. Or go to prison.She chose prison.

Her answer shocked a nation. It ignited a debate that spread from…

Mortal remains of Goa night club cooks consigned to flames in Jharkhand

Mortal remains of Goa night club cooks consigned to flames in Jharkhand

08-12-2025 

They had migrated to Goa from Jharkhand to work. Now, two of their mortal remains returned to their home land for last rites.They were consigned to flames at their ancestral village leaving their family members in grief.

These three workers…

Prolonged jail term of a veteran Maoist prompted SC to provide him interim bail

Prolonged jail term of a veteran Maoist prompted SC to provide him interim bail

08-12-2025 

Granting relief to a Naxal,Dashrath Singh Bhokta alias Dashrath Ganjhu, a bench of the Supreme Court,comprising Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi,granted interim bail to him.

The top court took note of the…

India’s Solar Fact-Sheet:129 GW Solar push takes non-fossil share beyond 50 % of total installed capacity

India’s Solar Fact-Sheet:129 GW Solar push takes non-fossil share beyond 50 % of total installed capacity

07-12-2025 

Introduction

India’s solar journey is powering its emergence as a global clean energy leader. As the founding member and host of the International Solar Alliance (ISA) headquarters in Gurugram, India…

Poll reforms: Need of the Hour in India, writes Swapan Dasgupta

Poll reforms: Need of the Hour in India, writes Swapan Dasgupta

07-12-2025 

More than 50 years ago, a venerable British scholar of Indian politics wryly observed that elections are one of those things “Indians do rather well.” 

Coming in the backdrop of fears—not entirely illegitimate—of…

India International Science Festival (IISF), 2025: Vigyan Se Samruddhi

India International Science Festival (IISF), 2025: Vigyan Se Samruddhi

07-12-2025 

Introduction

India International Science Festival, launched in 2015 under the vision of Hon'ble PM Shri Narendra Modi, has grown into one of India’s largest platforms for promoting scientific temper and public participation in science.