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With SpaceX preparing for its IPO, the largest in Wall Street history, the man who owns 42% of it, Elon Musk, already the richest person in the world, is about to become the world’s first trillionaire. At that cosmic scale, the money no longer makes sense to my middle-class mind. Neither does the power, which…

June 5th is World Environment Day and this is one day when we must think of marvelling at the wonders of nature that  urges us to take action for its preservation and conservation. At the Kerala Tourism project done last December was wildlife documentarian Shivang Mehta’s suite of monochromes that had a deeply mystic and prophetic  voice…

The debate surrounding India’s reported decision to abolish capital gains tax on government securities held by foreign investors has largely been framed as a discussion about attracting capital. That interpretation is accurate, but it is also remarkably shallow. The more profound story is not about taxation. It is about power. Specifically, it is about how…

One of history’s enduring ironies is that those who receive the greatest credit are not always those who shoulder the greatest burden. Across continents and centuries, explorers, conquerors, and pioneers have occupied centre stage, while guides, scouts, interpreters, porters, and local collaborators have often faded into the background. The story of Everest’s Sherpas is a…

Pitch: To address climate all owners of residential and other plots should be encouraged to plant at least one tree for every 100 sq meter of plot area.  The concretisation outside house may be banned except grapple tiles in front of the gate of a house. This will save roads from erosion by rain and…

Manipur’s constituency boundaries have not changed since 1973, when the state had barely 10 lakh people and only 9 districts. With India’s Census 2027 now officially underway, the window to correct five decades of democratic inequity is finally open. The next time you hear someone debate delimitation in Manipur, here is the fact that tends…

This week, we look at the Indian imprint on America’s innovation economy, Britain’s uneasy “I can’t breathe” moment, and why Silicon Valley’s AI age increasingly looks like it runs through Indian operators, founders and engineers. Let’s go. THE BIG STORY Indian founders power America’s unicorn economy Indian entrepreneurs have emerged as the biggest immigrant force…

Human beings often explain their decisions by saying, “My heart wanted this,” or, “My mind told me otherwise.” It is one of the oldest struggles known to mankind. We speak as though two separate rulers exist within us, each pulling us in a different direction.  One seeks comfort, affection, and belonging.  The other seeks logic,…

Here’s what we’re tracking: A deadly Delhi fire exposes how cities fail their most vulnerable Can students turn a meme-party into a protest vehicle? Why corporate India is being pushed out of its comfort zone Trump’s Iran brinkmanship and the limits of “deal-making” Who gets blamed when French fries become a proxy for diabetes risk…

Climate change is no longer a distant risk for India; it is shaping our daily lives right now. Between January and September 2025, India experienced extreme weather on 270 of 273 days, with floods, storms, heatwaves, and landslides reported across all 36 states and Union Territories. These events killed over 4,000 people and damaged tens…