Newspaper editorials — Monday 21 September, 2026

These are tumultuous times when even the founding principles of the United Nations Charter are being challenged by powerful nations with vested interests

Outsourcing an entire exam, including registration, printing, and conduct, to a single private agency concentrates power with little independent oversight

Cutting down salt is a simple change that can make a major difference to cardiovascular health — less salt today can mean lower blood pressure, fewer heart attacks, and fewer strokes tomorrow

Census authorities should explain the rationale of new entries in the questionnaire India’s first census under the Raj asked 17 questions. The ongoing 16th Census will ask 40. That’s not a bad thing because data...

Nodal testing agency is fast losing legitimacy. UGC-NET’s exam issues were sheer incompetence NTA is becoming a burlesque act. The latest fiasco – three papers of UGC-NET, the qualifying test to teach in colleges, and...

India sits on a conservatively estimated 35,000 tonnes of gold, valued at well over 115% of GDP. We are the only country in the world with this distinction, yet we behave like Kasturi Mrig –...

Assam’s floods are often described as inevitable. From a civil engineer’s perspective, that is an incomplete diagnosis. Brahmaputra and its tributaries will overflow during extreme monsoon events, but flooding becomes a disaster when int…

Women want to work. But what will it take for them to stay?

Today, the world is feeling the heat of more than 50 armed struggles or conflicts.

The Master Plan for Delhi 2047 can help prove that development and conservation are complementary, not conflicting.

India now needs a unified chemical governance architecture that harmonises definitions, reporting thresholds, safety norms and enforcement mechanisms.

Minority shareholders have rights, the Reserve Bank of India has responsibilities and governance rules must be respected. But a compromise path must be found that does not sacrifice the Tata inheritance. A societal asset mustn't suffer c…

The battle over N. Chandrasekaran’s reappointment and Tata Sons’ listing has exposed a deeper question: who safeguards the values and purpose of the Tata Group when its institutions disagree?

The Brics declaration has opened up a large labour rewarding opportunity for the country. To leverage this, India needs programmes to impart skills that enable the export of labour and help rural producers access overseas markets.

The case for Tata Sons’ public issue is pitched on group transparency as a public good. However, going about it via a board resolution that treads a legal grey zone would be problematic. Tata Trusts own Tata Sons. Ends matter—but so do m…

India has made major strides in women’s financial participation, with rising workforce participation, bank-account ownership and entrepreneurship, but a wide protection gap remains in insurance. Women still account for only about a third…

The Beatles were an English rock band formed in Liverpool in 1960, comprising John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr. From Beatlemania to increasingly experimental albums, the group transformed popular music and bec…

दूसरा पहलू: दांतों के निशानों ने खोले प्राचीन मानव के राज, आधुनिक युग जैसे पहले भी थे मादक पदार्थों के दीवाने

जीवन धारा: अपना ही जीवन जिएं, भीड़ का नहीं; अपना रास्ता खुद बनाने का सूत्र सार्थक

चीन के बांध और तबाही की चिंताएं: जब हिमालयी आपदाएं ब्रह्मपुत्र नदी पर परियोजनाओं से टकराएंगी, तो क्या होगा?

स्वतंत्रता के साथ जवाबदेही भी हो: न्यायपालिका लोकतंत्र का प्रहरी, सर्वोच्च मानकों के प्रति प्रतिबद्धता जरूरी