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How Big Tech is harnessing the data of Indian factory workers to train robots

A startup founded by two Indian teenagers is among those making devices that record labourers at work.

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Modi’s refusal to take query from Norwegian journalist sparks debate on media’s role in democracy

A reporter in Oslo faced a barrage of criticism online after she asked why the Indian prime minister had declined to answer questions from the media.

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Umar Khalid denied interim bail in Delhi riots conspiracy case, court says grounds unreasonable

The activist had sought 15 days of bail to attend a mourning ritual marking 40 days since his uncle’s death and to care for his mother, who is due for surgery.

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World Bee Day: How India’s herders sustain pollinators, biodiversity and fragile commons

Across the country, pastoralist communities are sustaining wild bee habitats through mobility, biodiversity conservation and traditional ecological knowledge.

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Biogas from wet waste, solar cookers, pellet stoves: LPG alternatives see uptick

The gas crisis points to the need for more decentralised, green-energy solutions.

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Was Nataraja inspired by the stars?

One theory maps the Chola-era icon to the stars, but scholars warn that a purely scientific reading obscures its medieval history.

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From the memoir: Mathematician and writer Manil Suri on his childhood in a crumbling Bombay flat

An excerpt from ‘A Room in Bombay: A Memoir’, by Manil Suri.

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