The disproportionately high share of offences in allied crimes has created the illusion of progress in the realm of environment. India’s law enforcement mechanism remains weak

Integral to Odissi, the mardala’s resonant beats create intricate rhythmic patterns that were brought alive by four male soloists whose vigorous footwork and dynamic upper-body movements held the...

With over 720 hours of film content altered and no appellate body in place, CBFC’s unchecked powers stifle creative expression and reflect deeper State control over cultural narratives

Obese children run the risk of developing Type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular diseases, and some cancers. The global economic cost of obesity is expected to exceed $4 trillion annually by 2035

More than a billion people across the world are living with mental health conditions at present, costing the world economy an estimated $1 trillion each year in terms of lost productivity

In the beginning, we come across Alice recovering from aphasia — a neurological condition that impairs communicative skills — with the help of Ronit, her psychiatrist

Nepal, which has succeeded in tripling its tiger population, can not only share the lessons from the success of its tiger conservation template but also secure tiger pathways along with India

The reigning star of the celluloid from the late Sixties to the early Seventies, for whom the epithet, “superstar”, was coined, once delivered 15 consecutive hits

The lack of access to quality government healthcare is perhaps the biggest factor driving up OOPE. Bengal’s healthcare infrastructure falls short while responding to individual health emergencies

While 'Vande Maataram', the inaugural presentation, was suggestive of the dancers’ adeptness at putting up a cohesive performance, their recitals of pallavis demonstrated intricate rhythmic patterns

The GIGH research, which surveyed 18 million people in Bengal, found that families had reported only 18% of the deaths, raising the possibility of a number of such demises eluding the official data

Modern parenting must experiment with greater digital gatekeeping for children; weaning them off their digital devices for a specific period is an idea whose time has come for India and the world

The most interesting segment of this partnership was manifest during the reign of Radha Kishore (picture) who found in Tagore a confidante and an administrator

Vegetation cover has nearly halved over the three decades. Rajarhat-NewTown — this region experienced double-digit year-on-year rental growth in 2023 — has lost more than 60% of its green cover

Nohi Shamanya Nari, staged recently at Sisir Mancha by the students of the NGCB Foundation as part of Kavipranam, marked a conventional interpretation of Tagore’s dance-drama shorn of experimentation

The book locates the protagonists through their intimate and domestic encounters with modernity

The retreat of the Himalayan glaciers triggered by temperature rise, along with unplanned human activity on the ecosystem, has led to an alarming depletion of water levels in the Himalayan rivers

The progress made must not deflect attention from the challenges that persist. India still ranks at the bottom third on the HDI. Its value, 0.685, is the same as that of Bangladesh

Southern states dominate the rankings, with Karnataka — the only state that has met the caste diversity representation in the police and judiciary — taking the top spot in overall performance

Nations like US and UK have integrated outpatient services with mental health insurance. These can serve as templates for India, which continues to ignore a burgeoning mental health crisis