Burning questions

Delhi’s citizens are sitting ducks as stubble is burnt in neighbouring states. Multiplicity of agencies also seems to be making solutions elusive IIT Delhi has found that this year the stubble burning has started earlier than in previous years and that Punjab is a bigger culprit in this matter than Haryana. Patriot met with Hemant […]

Yamuna is poisoned with ammonia. Who’s responsible?

Unregulated polluting industries in Panipat, says Arvind Kejriwal. We aren’t entirely to blame, counters Haryana On September 30, Arvind Kejriwal announced that Delhi had shut down a pair of water treatment plants, in Chandrawal and Wazirabad in the north of the city, after ammonia levels in the Yamuna river rose alarmingly. According to a 2016 […]

Free to be queer

India needs LGBT collectives on University campuses. Here’s why University campuses are where ideas meet. Ideally, a university campus is meant to be a space where students feel free regardless of their identity. Queer collectives in university spaces have increased since the 377 judgement which came last year. The Supreme Court unanimously gave the verdict […]

No jobs for locals

Only a minuscule number of people residing near tourist attractions find work in the industry. And most of those who do get low-paid jobs On World Tourism Day, the United Nations World Tourism Organisation assigned India the  theme of “Tourism & Jobs: A better future for all”. In keeping with the theme, many plenaries and […]

Aboard Tejas Express

India’s first private train is as plush as the Swarn Shatabdi but after the initial excitement wears off, it may not be the best option for travel to Lucknow Platform No. 9 at the New Delhi railway station has acquired a touch of glamour these days as India’s first private train, Tejas Express from Delhi […]

‘I feed off fans’ energy’

Pop sensation Ananya Birla gets candid about her life, passion and struggle with mental health issues A pop sensation, young entrepreneur, mental health awareness campaigner and songwriter – Ananya Birla dons many hats. All of 25, she has managed to carve a niche for herself, and holds the record for being the first Indian artist […]

This is what won Abhijit Banerjee and Esther Duflo the Nobel Prize

The economist couple broke the mould to carry out field experiments to answer questions about global poverty Abhijit Banerjee, Esther Duflo and Michael Kremer won the Nobel Prize in Economics for 2019. The press release accompanying the announcement of their win states: “This year’s Laureates have introduced a new approach to obtaining reliable answers about […]

All for export

There is a huge market for Indian handicrafts like embroidered jholas and hand-made scissors that we never see in local shops but are bringing in valuable foreign exchange Of all the things that make India special, its handicrafts are a beloved commodity both in the domestic and international markets. Ikea came to India in 2018 […]