A station for transgenders

Following backlash, Noida Metro authorities have rolled back the decision to name the Sector 50 metro station as ‘She-Man’, and has asked the public to email suggestions In a pioneering and ground breaking initiative for the transgender community, the Noida Metro Rail Corporation (NMRC) had decided on 19 June, to convert the sector 50 Metro […]

What our giant nomads need

Wildlife expert on the Asiatic elephant, Vivek Menon speaks to Patriot about how the human-animal conflict has not been adequately understood by the people, nor has policymaking adequately addressed the issue As per a recent census, there are 27,000 wild elephants in India, including those found in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. The country’s huge […]

‘Conservation efforts have been hit’

Latika Nath is the first woman wildlife biologist in India to hold a doctorate on tigers. She was recently appointed as the first ambassador for the responsible tourism society of India. She is an award-winning conservationist, TV presenter and researcher. She is popularly known as Tiger Princess for her work in the field of tiger […]

Staying positive as a virus host

Newslaundry’s Anusuya Som tested positive on May 26. She stayed in a quarantine centre for 17 days Almost every single one of us, at least once, would have wondered what it will be like if we test positive for Covid-19. Yet, even as we live in the middle of a global pandemic, there’s a part […]

Leaking bucket

Paytm needs to fix its own security systems to solve phishing problems and start behaving like a responsible payment service provider The history of Indian fintech has been a progression of princely incentives and unlimited convenience. In a bid to acquire as many users as they could, startups recklessly drove top-line results to become unicorns. […]

Is India up to it?

We need to ask some earnest questions about India’s military power At the outset, let me say that my heart bleeds for those killed at Galwan and for their families to whom I reach out to say: “Be strong. The Indian army stands with you in your hour of grief.” The news of 20 soldiers […]

A warrior bereave

ACP Surinderjit Kaur contracted Covid in May and her husband Charanjit Singh soon after. She recovered and returned home, he didn’t When police officer Surinderjit Kaur lost her husband, Charanjit Singh, to Covid-19 in Delhi, it is obligatory upon each one of us to feel a deep sense of loss. There is no other way […]

Controversial ban

The government’s proposal to ban 27 generic pesticides for being harmful to humans and animals has created a buzz among pesticide agrochemical companies. Here’s why Pesticide poisoning is one of the leading causes of suicide. It accounts for 14–20% of global suicides — an estimated 110,000–168,000 deaths each year. A recent research study says banning […]