Meet the young Indians who are bringing an Adivasi language into the digital age

Ho was languishing on the sidelines of the internet – until a few youngsters took it upon themselves to tear down the digital divide.

Karishma Mehrotra

· Feb 15, 2022 · 01:30 pm

In India, desolate solar parks reveal the dark side of renewable energy

The sector isn’t creating many jobs, apart from those at construction stage.

Karishma Mehrotra

· Feb 11, 2022 · 09:00 am

In India’s coal belts, jobs are now hard to get – and harder to keep

Coal mining continues to flourish in the country but it is no longer a major source of employment.

Karishma Mehrotra

· Feb 10, 2022 · 09:00 am

Interview: The complex truth of misinformation and hatred on WhatsApp in India

Kiran Garimella’s research has revealed that hate is not always fomented explicity, nor is photoshopping the most preferred way to distort images.

Karishma Mehrotra

· Jan 31, 2022 · 11:30 am

‘We’re being pushed into poverty’: Voices of women who took on the unicorn start-up Urban Company

Frustrated by rules they see as onerous, a bunch of beauticians are speaking up – and sometimes being heard.

Karishma Mehrotra

· Jan 13, 2022 · 11:30 am

Interview: ‘Haaretz’ tech editor Omar Benjakob on the Pegasus scandal and Israeli diplomacy

The journalist provides a new perspective to the spyware saga.

Karishma Mehrotra

· Dec 08, 2021 · 11:30 am

Will India’s digital push in agriculture help farmers or help exploit them?

Agritech is touted as a remedy for the perennial problems ailing the Indian farmer. But what about the challenges it might create?

Karishma Mehrotra

· Nov 16, 2021 · 11:30 am

Sophie Zhang interview: Facebook prioritises Indian power players, not Indian people

The Facebook whistleblower on the social giant’s pernicious relationship with the establishment and the uniqueness of IT cells.

Karishma Mehrotra

· Nov 11, 2021 · 11:30 am

What makes mutton taste like mutton? Indian researchers are trying to find out

Scientists are trying to create meat in the lab that tastes, feels and smells like the real thing but does not hurt the pocket. The question is, will it sell?

Karishma Mehrotra

· Sep 29, 2021 · 11:30 am

In the pandemic, more Indian children are falling victim to online grooming for sexual exploitation

Cyber police and NGOs say there has been a rise in cases of men befriending girls on the internet and sexually abusing them.

Karishma Mehrotra

· Sep 18, 2021 · 11:30 am

Interview: India’s laws need to keep up with the rapidly evolving science of gene editing

Debojyoti Chakraborty, one of the few researchers in India working on CRISPR, speaks about the benefits of the technology and the concerns around it.

Karishma Mehrotra

· Sep 11, 2021 · 11:30 am

Two solar panels on a tailor’s roof tell the story of how Jharkhand is adopting renewable energy

In the coal-dependent state, uptake of solar power has been slow and decentralised, driven by people like Reyajudin Ansari.

Karishma Mehrotra

· Aug 28, 2021 · 11:30 am