Rally For ScienceIMA Doctors Launch Hunger Strike to Protest GOI Decision to Allow Ayurveda Practitioners to Perform Surgery The Indian Medical Association says the move blurs the lines between medical disciplines into a single "mixopathy." By Satviki Sanjay
gag orderCentre Bars Publicly Funded Universities From Virtually Hosting International Events That Discuss India’s “Internal Matters” The directive aims to control discussion of India's security, Northeast states, Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh, and other contentious issues. By Satviki Sanjay
Room For ImprovementWomen Make Up Only 29% of Judges in India: Report The analysis highlights how the judiciary fails to reflect the population passing through the justice system. By Satviki Sanjay
Stranger Than FictionSC Denies Plea to Protect ‘Tandav’ Creators From Arrest, Rules “You Cannot Hurt Religious Sentiments” Even in Fiction "[The show] is a political satire. If people are so sensitive … then art, cinema, TV, all will be destroyed,” argued counsel for the show's creators. By Satviki Sanjay
Hazardous AirAir Pollution Raises Anemia Risk in Kids Under 5: Delhi Study "The study is important because so far anemia has been looked at through the prism of nutrition deficiency." By Satviki Sanjay
Thoughts Make PatternsIn a First, Scientists Detect the Unique Markers and Benefits of Daydreams In the future, scientists could theoretically harness this approach to detect thought patterns in real-time and induce creative alpha brain waves. By Satviki Sanjay
There Are Better Things To DoSouth Delhi Passes Mandate for Restaurants, Butcher Shops to Label Meat as Halal or Jhatka Restaurateurs and meat shopkeepers say the unnecessary measure will only sow communal division. By Satviki Sanjay
Cleaning Up The StreetsTN Road Safety Policies Lower Traffic Deaths by 54% in 4 Years Efforts aimed at raising road safety awareness and improving emergency care offer lessons for the rest of the country. By Satviki Sanjay
Dirty AnimalsFish Farms Across India Have Filthy Water Contaminated By Heavy Metals, Probe Finds The "bloated and sickly fish that are low on nutritive value and loaded with antibiotics" have implications for the health of human consumers. By Satviki Sanjay
So Much For A Clean SlateWhy We Expect So Much of Each New Year — and Every January Feels Like a Letdown The 'fresh start effect' is a human obsession that leads to disappointment by mid-January. By Satviki Sanjay
Ripple EffectsPandemic Lifestyle Has Worsened Health of University Students, Study Finds Isolation has led to unhealthier diets, less activity, and higher alcohol consumption among 18- to 22-year-olds. By Satviki Sanjay
Breathing Life Into LanguageUse of Regional Languages in Rajya Sabha Sessions Increased Five Hundred Percent in 2020 Regional languages serve as inalienable symbols of the rich multi-cultural character of the federal and democratic polity that India is. By Satviki Sanjay
Everything Is Lava2020 Is Tied For the Hottest Year on Record, Reveals NASA Data It is clear that the planet's trajectory towards increasing temperatures will not be halted by a few months shift in human activity. By Satviki Sanjay
What If...?With Expiring Copyrights, Marginalized Communities Can Rewrite Fiction History Imagine 'The Great Gatsby' with a queer, Asian, woman protagonist. By Satviki Sanjay
Diagnostic ToolResearchers Find Metabolic Markers That May Predict Patients At Risk of Recurring Depressive Symptoms The metabolic marker predicted a depressive relapse with 90% accuracy. By Satviki Sanjay
A Bright EndingIn a First, Astronomers Watch a Galaxy Die in Real‑Time The historic observations are challenging some fundamental assumptions about the trajectory of such star systems. By Satviki Sanjay
Lucrative BusinessCoaching Institutes Are Helping Students Cheat on Their GRE, Investigation Finds Students are hiring and hiding “expert” test-takers offered by coaching centers during the online GRE exam in Telangana and Andhra Pradesh. By Satviki Sanjay
Empowered WomenTelangana Women Become First Female Linemen for State Power Company The company's rules had prohibited women from the role due to its physically demanding duties. By Satviki Sanjay