Should action be prioritised over inaction as a rule of thumb? What are the arguments for and against it? We explain. This quote featured in the 2024 UPSC CSE Essay paper.

Getting to the moon takes a lot of small steps, like Europe's new LUNA training facility. But it's not there yet.

Israel seems prepared to strike Iran directly, in a more vigorous and public way than it has before. Iran has a number of sensitive targets, including oil production sites, military bases and nuclear sites. Here’s an overview of what an Israeli attack could…

Leaders of both the ruling BJP and opposition parties like the AAP have protested against the proposed ESZ around Gir. What led to the protests and why are ESZs declared? We explain

A new NITI Aayog study says yes, but growth has come more from livestock, horticulture and fisheries than from crops.

Oct 7 marks a year of the terrorist assault by Hamas on Israel. After flattening parts of Gaza, Israel has taken its retaliation north to Hezbollah. With West Asia on the brink of all-out war, here’s what the situation looks like from the US, Arab capitals…

It has been 12 months since Hamas attacked Israel and sparked an increasingly more destructive war in West Asia. Here is a timeline of the key moments of the violence.

India and Maldives have traditionally enjoyed strong bilateral ties, but Muizzu's election campaign rhetoric had often been directed against New Delhi. What explains his recent reconciliatory approach?

On Monday, Tamil Nadu Health Minister Ma Subramanian said the deaths of five people following an IAF event in Marina Beach were due to “high temperature”. Humidity is also a major factor in such incidents. Here’s why.

This is not the first time that Baloch militants have targeted Chinese nationals or China-funded projects in Pakistan. Why do outfits like the Baloch Liberation Army attack Chinese interests in Pakistan? We explain.

The case, which is being investigated both by the CBI and the ED, pertains to Lalu and his family allegedly receiving parcels of land in return for jobs in the Railways between 2004 and 2009, when he was Railway Minister.

It has been increasingly obvious to retail investors that the stock market is the place for better returns. How has this situation evolved, and what lies ahead?

Nobel Prize for Medicine 2024: Victor Ambros and Gary Ruvkun have won the Nobel for “the discovery of microRNA and its role in post-transcriptional gene regulation”. We explain what this means, and why it matters.

Tourism is the largest industry in the Maldives, directly contributing close to 30% of GDP and generating more than 60% of foreign currency earnings.

“Gene regulation by microRNA, first revealed by Ambros and Ruvkun, has been at work for hundreds of millions of years. This mechanism has enabled the evolution of increasingly complex organisms,” the Nobel press release for the announcement stated.

Although spaying and neutering puppies is a common practice worldwide, there has been a growing debate in recent years over the advantages and disadvantages of these procedures

Who can send nominations for the Nobel Prizes, and how are the winners selected? Why are institutions from Sweden and Norway involved? We explain.

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Election Results Haryana 2024: Should the BJP manage a historic third straight win in Haryana, it will be a vindication of its tried and tested electoral arithmetic. Here's what you need to know.

Haryana Assembly election results 2024: Despite forecasts of a sweeping win for Congress, the BJP seems on way to improving its 2019 performance. Here is what worked for the party

Jammu Kashmir Election Results 2024: Since Independence, NC and PDP leaders have dominated the politics of Jammu & Kashmir. Here is a brief recall.