The City Of Joy Is Swamped In Sadness

Kolkata hangs its head in shame as the hope of a government with a moral compass and a heart in the right place recedes into the distance, notes Payal Singh Mohanka. IMAGE: Lawyers of the Kolkata......

Tackling Heatwaves In Cities

As Singapore, New York and Melbourne have shown, cities can mitigate the impact of heatwaves if they have the will to create green infrastructure, explain Amit Kapoor & Bibek Debroy. IMAGE:......

Rajkot game zone fire: DNA samples collected for identification of victims

Members of the Special Investigation Team held a meeting with local administration in Gujarat's Rajkot city in the wee hours of Sunday in connection with the fire at a game zone fire here that left......

15 dead, many hospitalised as north India reels under punishing heatwave

Swathes of northern and eastern India remained in the grip of a punishingly long heatwave on Wednesday, increasing heat stroke casualties and prompting the Centre to issue advisory to hospitals to......

'If you are brave, you become unstoppable'

'I remember that when I was about seven years old, a doctor saw me and told my family that I would only survive for six months and that the disease had no cure.''But my mother never gave up.''She......

Paris Olympics Will Be HOT!

Athletes and climate experts have expressed concerns that extreme heat could lead to severe health issues, including the risk of sportspeople collapsing or, in the worst-case scenarios, dying......

Asian Games in China will go ahead in September

The Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) has requested an update from Beijing on the COVID-19 situation in China but remains confident the Asian Games will go ahead in Hangzhou in September, a senior......

Perth Ashes Test in doubt due to COVID-19 curbs: Minister

IMAGE: Perth is scheduled to host the fifth and final Ashes Test from January 14. Photograph: Ryan Pierse/Getty Images Perth may not be able to hold an Ashes Test over Australia's home summer due......

'India Paralympics will abide by decision of world body'

President of the Paralympic Committee of India, Deepa Malik said the apex body of para-sports in India, 'will abide by the international committee as well as in accordance with our government......

ECB to hire expert to monitor players' mental health

IMAGE: England's World Cup-winning captain Eoin Morgan had spoken about the need to take care of mental health of players as they tour abroad amid the pandemic. Photograph: David Rogers/Getty......