From a zebra-drawn buggy to Chinatown, rare photographs offer a new (and an old) look at Kolkata

A sweeping book that tells the story of modern India’s first capital through its past and its present.

Maria Thomas, qz.com

· Jun 01, 2019 · 05:30 pm

India and Chile are leading the global shift towards renewable energy, finds study

The Modi government has set an ambitious goal of reaching 175 GW of clean energy generation by March 2022.

Maria Thomas, qz.com

· Nov 29, 2018 · 01:30 pm

Indians employees are still the most vacation deprived, finds a survey

Expedia’s annual survey of vacation habits covered 11,144 adults in 19 countries.

Maria Thomas, qz.com

· Nov 22, 2018 · 01:30 pm

Not just Spider-Man and Iron Man, Stan Lee also created an Indian superhero to keep Mumbai safe

Chakra: The Invincible made his debut in a comic book in 2011 and his own animated television movie in 2013.

Maria Thomas, qz.com

· Nov 14, 2018 · 08:30 pm

In the Western Ghats, wind farming is making lizards change colour, says new study

Wind turbines in the biodiversity hotspot are creating a ‘predation-free environment’.

Maria Thomas, qz.com

· Nov 09, 2018 · 01:30 pm

The story of how India fell in love with Chinese food

With its rice and gravy-based dishes, Chinese food was the ideal combination of foreign and familiar for Indians.

Maria Thomas, qz.com

· Oct 15, 2018 · 03:30 pm

Indians may be having more sex but still know little about safety and birth control, finds survey

The results are a sign of the crisis in sex education in India.

Maria Thomas, qz.com

· Oct 04, 2018 · 01:30 pm

Life in a bygone India, as seen by pioneering photojournalist TS Satyan

For over 60 years, until his death in 2009, Satyan photographed major political events and people.

Maria Thomas, qz.com

· Sep 29, 2018 · 11:30 am

Indians hit peak productivity for just seven years of their working lives, finds a new study

Among the countries ranked ahead of India are China (20 years), Russia (19), and Sri Lanka (13).

Maria Thomas, qz.com

· Sep 28, 2018 · 01:30 pm

66% of Indians believe their children will be richer than they are, says Pew survey

But only 56% of respondents believe that the current economic situation is good.

Maria Thomas, qz.com

· Sep 20, 2018 · 01:30 pm

Interview: Why has India forgotten one of its greatest monarchs, a Mughal empress?

Ruby Lal’s ‘Empress: The Astonishing Reign of Nur Jahan’ tells the story of a powerful Mughal ruler whom history often glosses over.

Maria Thomas, qz.com

· Sep 17, 2018 · 05:30 pm

In Bengaluru, once India’s ‘garden city’, parks are now restricted areas that keep the poor out

Academics and activists call this the privatisation of public spaces.

Maria Thomas, qz.com

· Sep 17, 2018 · 01:30 pm