In this issue

DEAD HEAT - About 90 per cent of India hit by record spells of intense heat waves competed with regions worldwide. How can we adapt to the new “normal”?

Paddy's Last Straw?

Haryana has launched a scheme to dissuade farmers from growing water-guzzling paddy, but most remain sceptical JITENDRA & MEENAKSHISUSHMA KURUKSHETRA, HARYANA

4 mins

Battle Ready

Chhattisgarh stays mining operations in a Bailadila hill after protests by tribal people. But can it withstand pressure from mining giants?

4 mins

Scorcher

Heat waves have swept 23 Indian states and union territories claiming lives and throttling livelihoods. They are breaching boundaries across the world and are also becoming more intense. What can we do to cope with it?

10+ mins

Curbing True Lies

The answer may not be to enact laws to ban fake news, as Singapore has recently done.

3 mins

Crisis Management

Jared Diamond's latest book espouses that nations can come out of a crisis just the way people do Ishan Kukreti

3 mins

Wild Delight

Sohphie, a sweet-and-sour fruit, marks the arrival of spring in Meghalaya. It is relished raw as well as in pickles Shalini Dhyani.

3 mins

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