Today, thanks to the British, India is the largest tea-producing country in the world after China. The British not only introduced tea plantations in Assam and Darjeeling but also initiated tea production in other regions in the northeast, north and south of India.

Organizations representing 90 countries say that their plans to prevent damage have already been outpaced by climate-induced disasters, which are intensifying and happening more regularly.

India was home to the largest number of undernourished people in the world even before the Covid-19 pandemic. The latest edition of the State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World (SOFI) report, released jointly by five UN organizations in July, reveals that the pandemic and failure on the part of state to combat its effects, has led to a significant increase in the prevalence of hunger and food insecurity in the country.

As Indian and Chinese troops disengage from Patrolling Point (PP) 17A near Gogra Post, the two sides have followed the template for disengagements from previous points since last year. However, the details of a temporary no-patrol zone differs from location to location.

What is a ‘no-patrolling’ or ‘buffer’ zone along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) between India and China, and what is its importance in the current scenario?

Chief Justice of India N.V. Ramana on Sunday said police stations pose the “highest threat” to human rights and dignity, which are ‘sacrosanct’.

“The threat to human rights and bodily integrity is the highest in police stations... Going by recent reports, even the privileged are not spared third-degree treatment,” the Chief Justice said.

Custodial torture and police atrocities still prevail despite constitutional guarantees, he said.

A plump kid took to athletics to lose weight and ended up being India’s first track-and-field Olympic gold-medallist.

Sounds like a fairytale?

That’s Neeraj Chopra’s life actually, all of 23 and a superstar, or dare one say a messiah, that Indian athletics had been waiting for over a century. On Saturday, with his javelin in hand, Chopra was nothing short of a rockstar at Tokyo’s Olympic stadium, which should have been full to capacity to watch his genius unfold but had just a handful officials and coaches to cheer him on thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic.

India's merchandise exports rose to a record high of $35.2 billion in July 2021. The export boost has led to a sharper economic rebounded after the second Covid-19 wave. In this article, we decode why India's exports have been rising and how it has helped the economy.

Russia's Extended Troika Meeting On Afghanistan: As the Taliban continues its offensive in Afghanistan, Russia has stepped up efforts to reach out to all key stakeholders in war-torn Afghanistan to stop the violence and push the Afghan peace process.

Hundreds of people protested in the Indian capital Delhi on Wednesday for the fourth day straight, as outrage continues to build over the alleged rape and murder of a 9-year-old girl from one of India's most oppressed castes.

Protesters marched holding signs that demanded accountability for the girl's death. "We want justice," they chanted, with placards that read: "Justice for India's daughter."

The parents of the 9-year-old girl attended the protests as well, sitting on a makeshift stage with supporters from their village. The girl's mother sobbed and screamed, at times calling out for her daughter to "come back."

People familiar with the talks said some forward movement was made on the disengagement in the friction points of Hot Springs and Gogra and both sides will discuss a detailed plan on it in the next round of talks.