• Hyderabad to become South Asia’s most integrated Medical Value Tourism Destination

    Hyderabad to become South Asia’s most integrated Medical Value Tourism Destination

    A roundtable was organised by Telangana Tourism, bringing together senior representatives from government and industry. The discussion focused on deliberating the institutional role, governance structure, and long-term direction of the proposed Telangana State Medical Tourism Society (TGMTS), while also examining a framework for establishing an integrated Medical Value Tourism (MVT) hub in Hyderabad. The initiative

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  • Across India’s rural heartland, influencer didis are taking the reins of social progress

    Across India’s rural heartland, influencer didis are taking the reins of social progress

    Deep-seated systemic issues such as rural inequality, poverty, and exclusion continue to shape the realities of rural India. Persistent challenges – agrarian distress, employment insecurity, generational poverty, and the discrimination faced by women, girls, and other vulnerable groups – reinforce the sharp rural-urban divide and limit access to education, fair wages, healthcare, and digital resources. Yet,

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  • Aravalli Hills: Supreme Court Rulings and Ecological Crisis

    Aravalli Hills: Supreme Court Rulings and Ecological Crisis

    The Aravalli hills, a critical ecological barrier spanning Delhi, Haryana, Rajasthan, and Gujarat, have faced intensifying threats from mining and development, spotlighted by recent Supreme Court decisions. A controversial November 20, 2025, ruling adopted a new definition limiting the hills to elevations over 100 meters above local relief, raising alarms over weakened protections. The Constitutional

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  • India’s First Tele-Robotic Surgery Now In India

    India’s First Tele-Robotic Surgery Now In India

    Accessing a top-tier surgeon from a metro city no longer requires the stress, cost, and physical toll of long-distance travel. In a move that brings specialized healthcare to your doorstep, Sir H.N. Reliance Foundation Hospital (HNRFH) has launched India’s first Tele-Robotic Surgery Program. For patients in Jamnagar and eventually other non-metro regions, this means you

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  • Human Error Remains Hub of Cyber Vulnerabilities as AI Outpaces Traditional Training: Report

    Human Error Remains Hub of Cyber Vulnerabilities as AI Outpaces Traditional Training: Report

    Despite massive investments in sophisticated technical firewalls, the “human element” remains the weakest link in the digital defense chain. According to the newly released Threatcop People Security Report 2025, an overwhelming 95% of all cyber breaches are now linked to human error. The report, released on December 19, 2025, highlights a sobering reality for modern

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  • The Solution to Delhi NCR’s Pollution Pangs

    The Solution to Delhi NCR’s Pollution Pangs

    In 2025, Delhi NCR continues to grapple with a paradoxical challenge: how to clear the “toxic veil” that blankets the region every winter without stalling the economic engine of India’s most vital metropolitan hub. While emergency measures like the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) are essential for crisis management, they often rely on shutdowns—halting construction

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  • The Invisible Exodus: Why India’s Workforce Loses Half Its Mothers

    The Invisible Exodus: Why India’s Workforce Loses Half Its Mothers

    For the modern Indian professional woman, the climb up the corporate ladder often ends not at a glass ceiling, but at a nursery door. New data reveals a staggering leak in India’s talent pipeline: 48% of women employees drop out of the workforce within just four months of returning from maternity leave. This “Invisible Exodus”

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  • Sand, Sea, and Weeds: The “Low-Tech” Innovations Saving the Future with Circular Economy

    Sand, Sea, and Weeds: The “Low-Tech” Innovations Saving the Future with Circular Economy

    For the last decade, the climate conversation has been dominated by gigawatt-scale wind farms and sprawling solar arrays. We’ve mastered energy generation. But as we head into 2026, the real revolution isn’t in the sky; it’s in the materials we use and the way we store that energy. The biggest breakthroughs coming out of late

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  • Beyond Pledges: What the Belém “Fossil Fuel Roadmap” Means for 2026

    Beyond Pledges: What the Belém “Fossil Fuel Roadmap” Means for 2026

    The air in Belém, Brazil, was thick—not just with the humidity of the Amazon but with the sheer weight of expectation. I was there, embedded in the final, exhausting days of COP30, where the global climate conversation finally, mercifully, shifted. For years, we’ve been stuck in the “Pledges Era”—grand, ambitious promises that were, frankly, easy

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  • Three Women Who Turned Trauma into Social Change

    Three Women Who Turned Trauma into Social Change

    As 16 Days of Activism (Nov 25th – Dec 10th) Against Gender-Based-Violence conclude, the stories of three survivors of acute discrimination and inequality spark the hope that far-reaching change is possible. The individual trajectories of Gayatri Kuval, Nirmala, and Reshma Ninama show that gender training, leadership opportunities, and mentorship can not only turn survivors into

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