The narrow window between paddy harvesting and sowing of wheat is at the root of farm fires in Punjab and Haryana. Here's why that happens, and how a new rice variety could help.

Pusa-2090 yields nearly as much as Pusa-44, the first choice of farmers. But it can be harvested by early to mid-October, eliminating the need for stubble burning before the sowing of wheat.

With humanity looking to send missions, and perhaps eventually colonise the Red Planet, methane trapped in the Martian surface can potentially be an invaluable resource.

Why is Switzerland a popular destination for 'death tourism'? What is the case of the US woman's 'assisted dying', and how is that different from euthanasia?

Increasingly, public sentiment seems to be rising in China against doing business with India. Why has this happened, and what are sections of the Chinese public saying?

There are four different types of solar eclipses, including total solar eclipse, annular solar eclipse, partial solar eclipse, and hybrid solar eclipse

The Consulate General of India in New York has clarified that rumours circulating on social media regarding OCIs becoming reclassified as “foreigners” are false

The small state has often garnered national attention. Its electoral history is dotted with multiple defections — aptly enough, Haryana has gifted to India’s political lexicon its most evocative expression for turncoats.

Mithun Chakraborty is this year's recipient of the Dadasaheb Phalke Award. The actor helped pave the way for Bollywood’s own disco culture. We explain

The four Pakistanis told the police they are linked to the Mehdi Foundation International. What is the MFI, and why was a Muslim family facing religious persecution in Pakistan? How has India dealt with MFI members before this?

Many from Ladakh have demanded administrative autonomy for the UT in recent years, citing ecological threats to the region, Chinese incursions on the border, and other concerns.

Mithun Chakraborty’s films found resonance globally, with some die-hard fans calling themselves ‘Mithunists’ in the erstwhile Soviet Union (now Russia). What was behind his popularity?

SBM’s focus areas were building individual toilets, community toilets, solid waste management, and leading awareness campaigns aimed at behavioural changes.

The loss of landmass in the Arun River basin, which spreads across Nepal and Tibet and is 75 km away from Everest, is causing the world’s tallest peak to rise by up to 2 mm a year, the study said.

Amid the controversy over the laddu prasadam at Tirupati, Hindu organisations have revived the demand to free temples from government control. What is the history and background of this demand?

The Pandemic Preparedness and Emergency Response (PPER) framework has called for a new Public Health Emergency Management Act (PHEMA), and the implementation of other measures to ensure a swift and effective response within the first 100 days of the outbreak.

SBM’s focus areas were building individual toilets, community toilets, solid waste management, and leading awareness campaigns aimed at behavioural changes.

The loss of landmass in the Arun River basin, which spreads across Nepal and Tibet and is 75 km away from Everest, is causing the world’s tallest peak to rise by up to 2 mm a year, the study said.

Amid the controversy over the laddu prasadam at Tirupati, Hindu organisations have revived the demand to free temples from government control. What is the history and background of this demand?

The Pandemic Preparedness and Emergency Response (PPER) framework has called for a new Public Health Emergency Management Act (PHEMA), and the implementation of other measures to ensure a swift and effective response within the first 100 days of the outbreak.

A public war of words between the former members of popular folk-fusion band, Indian Ocean, escalated into a legal battle. Why is one of the country's most well-known bands engaged in a dispute over royalty payments?