In this issue

18 A Womb Of One’s Own?
Commercial surrogacy remained unregulated for years. The Surrogacy
(Regulation) Bill 2019 seeks to make it illegal, depriving unmarried, divorced
and queer people of the option.
30 A Flood of Dry Taps
In a warming climate and urbanising world, poor policies and mismanagement
of resources have aggravated droughts and deluges, and left India wet and dry at the
same time. But the main worry is that most of the country’s urban areas will be parched
as our groundwater level has gone abysmally low and we are hardly replenishing it.
54 Chasing The Gold Rush
After winning five gold medals in 19 days, is Hima Das well on track
to qualify for the World Championships and 2020 Olympics?
56 Laughter The Best Medicine
Clowns are taking over hospital wards to help patients recuperate
and endure stressful treatments
4 LETTERS 62 BOOKS 64 GLITTERATI 66 DIARY

Just Keep The Papers Dry

As floods ravage Assam, many cling on to hope— and official documents — for proving their Indian citizenship

5 mins

Friendly Litti, Spycy Chokha

Is police lens on RSS and affiliates a Nitish Kumar mock drill to checkmate BJP before 2020 polls?

5 mins

Has Amrapali Stumped MS Dhoni?

Supreme Court turns spotlight on firms linked to Mr and Mrs dhoni in Amrapali real estate default case

3 mins

An Invisible Third Eye

Trump’s unsolicited, mediatory hand is easily spurned. India has to frame its Pakistan policy in the light of the Afghan talks and the FATF ruling.

6 mins

A Flood Of Dry Taps!

It’s official: the worst water crisis in our national history is upon us now. But we also see signs of a fight to save us from a dry future.

10+ mins

Water Wars - A Gurgle Knows No Borders

Rivers sustain humanity. Common waters must be fairly shared among nations.

4 mins

Sheila Dikshit (1938 - 2019) - That December Heat

The late Delhi CM on why she took the Nirbhaya blame on the chin

5 mins

Gold: 50 Percent, The Rest To Qualify

Hima’s fabulous run in Europe is but a warm­up for tests with the world’s best. And she knows it.

4 mins

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