A child in the paediatric ICU at KKCTH, Chennai, receives sunlight through special windows, part of the hospital’s effort to provide natural light for better sleep and reduce exposure to harsh artificial lights | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement The Paediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) at Kanchi Kamakoti CHILDS Trust Hospital (KKCTH) has been implementing early … Read more
In his inauguration speech in January, United States President Donald Trump declared the US would “plant the stars and stripes on the planet Mars”. This shouldn’t come as a surprise. In 2017, in Trump’s previous term of office, he promised to “establish a foundation for an eventual mission to Mars”. And his billionaire adviser Elon … Read more
A bell tower of an Orthodox church in the town of Oia on the earthquake-truck island of Santorini, Greece, is visible as the main town of Fira is lit by the sun in the background, February 4, 2025. | Photo Credit: AP An earthquake swarm occurs when multiple seismic events of comparable intensity strike a … Read more
The story so far On February 12, 2025, after days of deliberations, the State government promulgated the Karnataka Micro Loan and Small Loan (Prevention of Coercive Actions) Ordinance, 2025, which aims to crack down on unregistered and unlicensed microfinance institutions (MFI) and moneylending agencies or organisations that employ forceful means to recover loans given to … Read more
A sunrise is seen against the Aravali mountain ranges in Ajmer, in Rajasthan, on December 16, 2022. | Photo Credit: AP The story so far: The Haryana government’s ambitious 3,858 hectare Aravali safari park project spread across Gurugram and Nuh — which was one of the poll promises of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party last … Read more
For representative purposes. | Photo Credit: iStockphoto In the recent past, our constitutional courts have embraced the polysemous concept of “constitutional morality” as a tool to interpret and as a test to adjudicate upon the constitutional validity of statutes. Today, it is seen by some as a bulwark to keep a check on the volatility … Read more
A file photo of Kidwai Memorial Institute of Oncology in Bengaluru. | Photo Credit: The Hindu Of the estimated 88,948 new cancer cases detected in Karnataka every year, as many as 975 (1.1%) are children. While 505 of the 975 children are girls, 470 are boys. Doctors at the State-run Kidwai Memorial Institute of Oncology … Read more
Over 80% of urban consumers said spending on essential items has increased. | Photo Credit: STAFF Urban consumers in India began the new year with both hope and concern. On the one hand, India’s retail inflation eased to a five-month low of 4.31% in January, providing some relief to consumers by reducing the pressure on … Read more
The story so far: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman introduced the Income Tax Bill, 2025, in Lok Sabha on February 13 to make India’s direct tax law “concise, lucid, easy to read and understand”. During her Budget presentation in July last year Ms. Sitharaman announced the government’s decision to overhaul the more than six decades old … Read more
U.S. President Donald Trump meets with China’s President Xi Jinping at the G20 leaders summit in Osaka, | Photo Credit: KEVIN LAMARQUE Last week, U.S. President Donald Trump announced additional tariffs on imports from China, Canada, and Mexico amidst what the White House referred to as a national emergency caused by “illegal aliens and drugs”. … Read more