India joined the Ramsar Convention in 1982, but by 2014 had recognized only 26 wetlands, reflecting three decades of slow yet steady conservation progress.

Every major change brings uncertainty, and India's shift to E20 petrol is no exception. Social media is full of videos debating fuel efficiency, vehicle compatibility and engine performance. Motorists...

Behind those statistics lies one of India's least-discussed transformations. An entire generation has grown up assuming peaceful streets are the norm, rarely pausing to consider what it took to make them that way. Sometimes, the biggest changes in a country are not the ones that dominate the headlines, but the ones that quietly reshape everyday life.

Fifty years ago, the picture was very different. Hunting, habitat loss and illegal wildlife trade had pushed tiger numbers into steep decline.However India pulled its tiger population back from the brink to become home to the largest wild tiger population on the planet.

Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan's resignation this week over the examination paper leak has once again put ministerial accountability in the spotlight. But how common are such resignations in independent India?

India's C-section rate hit 27.2%—nearly double WHO's limit. Telangana leads at 62.2%. Private hospitals operate far more than public ones: West Bengal's private rate is 87.7%.