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India's languid R&D culture is said to be a result of insufficient funding. Karan Kamble spent a few days investigating the issue and discovered that funding is not the main hindrance in Indian R&D's growth. In fact, the main reasons are those which are far too common in everyday workplaces.
In north-eastern Bihar, Kishanganj is a minority-dominated district, close to the Chicken's Neck, connecting the rest of India to the Northeastern states. Here, the skewed demography is forcing the local language, Surjapuri, into extinction. Here is Abhishek Kumar's report on the issue.
Tamil Nadu is arguably the most complex state in India if you seek to analyse it caste-wise. Swarajya's Rajesh not only deep-dives into this but uses that as a context to answer—why is the BJP unable to secure the votes of the SC community in Tamil Nadu? Explore this socio-political web of a piece here.
There is one problem in India catching up with China in manufacturing. Chinese manufacturing is growing too. India's target is always moving ahead of it. What's more, there are strong reasons to suggest that forces in China are actively engaged in derailing the India manufacturing story. Here Amit Mishra's full report here.
Many temples in Uttar Pradesh, including some prominent ones, are currently with receiverships--third parties appointed to 'manage' temples because of disputes among trusts or temple-families or devotees. None other than the Supreme Court voiced suspicion that these third parties could be prolonging litigation for their own vested interests. Here is Adithi Gurkar's report on it.
The India-Bangladesh border was never a site of calm, but since the coup in India's eastern neighbour, it is the Border Guards Bangladesh, the Bangladeshi border security force, that has become a cause of concern for Indian security forces. Here is Jaideep Mazumdar with the full report.
