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07 July
2026

How to absorb rainwater – what Indian cities need to learn

Mumbai is witnessing severe monsoon flooding due to intense rainfall, high tides, and inadequate urban drainage, highlighting the urgent need for climate-resilient infrastructure and nature-based urban planning.

07 July
2026

Falling behind

Heavy monsoon rains triggered severe flooding across Mumbai and Maharashtra, disrupting transport, causing landslides, infrastructure failures, and fatalities, highlighting rising climate risks and urban governance challenges.

07 July
2026

Bad for both

The conflict demonstrates the limits of military power, the rise of drone warfare, the importance of energy security, NATO–Russia tensions, and the urgent need for a negotiated settlement.

06 July
2026

El Niño and Iran sharpen India’s food prices challenge

India faces a weak monsoon and a strengthening El Niño, threatening kharif and rabi production, increasing food inflation risks, and requiring proactive supply management, farmer support, and climate-resilient agriculture.

06 July
2026

Hormuz to home, India’s resilience in uncertain times

The recent tensions around the Strait of Hormuz highlighted India's ability to safeguard energy security, shipping, and macroeconomic stability through coordinated diplomacy, diversified energy sourcing, and resilient economic management.

06 July
2026

Old wine, new bottle

The Union government notified revised EPF, EPS and EDLI rules under the Code on Social Security, 2020, but retained the ₹1,000 minimum pension and ₹15,000 wage ceiling, triggering concerns among pensioners and labour organisations.

04 July
2026

Thank you, Justice Jamdar

The Bombay High Court reaffirmed that peaceful protest is a fundamental democratic right, cautioning against excessive police action and stressing that constitutional freedoms cannot be curtailed without compelling legal justification.

04 July
2026

Counting cancer

Telangana declared cancer a notifiable disease, becoming the 17th State to do so, renewing the debate on making cancer nationally notifiable for better surveillance and evidence-based cancer control.

04 July
2026

Manufacturing justice

The Supreme Court warned against AI-generated fake legal citations after finding that the NCLT relied on hallucinated judgments in an insolvency case, prompting stricter safeguards for AI use in courts.

03 July
2026

On winter air, Delhi does the right thing

The Delhi government has unveiled a proactive winter pollution control strategy months before peak smog, introducing early restrictions, remote working measures, and cleaner transport initiatives to improve air quality.

03 July
2026

Unwelcome surge

India's June 2026 GST collections rose 13.9% to ₹1.95 lakh crore, but the increase was largely driven by import-related taxes, raising concerns over weak domestic demand and imported inflation.

03 July
2026

A hold on AI

The UN Independent International Scientific Panel on AI released its Preliminary Report, highlighting widening global AI inequalities, governance gaps, corporate accountability, and the urgent need for inclusive international AI regulation.

02 July
2026

Signs of economic resilience, but internal and external risks need monitoring

India's latest economic indicators and the RBI's Financial Stability Report show resilient growth despite the West Asia conflict, while highlighting emerging risks from slowing industrial output, rising household debt, and monsoon uncertainty.

02 July
2026

Yes and no

A Rural Development Ministry survey has highlighted declining participation in Gram Sabhas, raising concerns over weakening grassroots democracy, limited local autonomy, poor citizen engagement, and ineffective implementation of decentralised governance.

02 July
2026

Fixing the rot

Recurring paper leak scandals, including the Maharashtra Teacher Eligibility Test (TET) postponement, have reignited concerns over corruption in public examinations, threatening merit-based recruitment, education quality, and governance.

01 July
2026

Democracy needs civic action. New FCRA rules shrink it

The Foreign Contribution Regulation (Amendment) Rules, 2026 have been notified, introducing stricter disclosure, classification, and compliance requirements for NGOs, sparking concerns over increased executive control and shrinking civil society space.

01 July
2026

Data doubts

India's Index of Industrial Production (IIP) grew by 5.1% in May 2026, reaching a five-month high, indicating industrial resilience despite global uncertainties, while raising questions over demand patterns and data methodology.

01 July
2026

Indian and foreign

The CBSE's implementation of the three-language policy under the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020, requiring two Bharatiya languages from Class 6, has sparked nationwide debate over language choice, English, and educational flexibility.

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