Our daily Long Story is a deep dive into a specific contemporary issue, brought to you from the front lines with original reportage by our best journalists. Each story is carefully written, edited, fact checked and published only when we are satisfied that your time will be well spent reading it.
In the midst of rainfall deficits, shrinking rivers and dry winters, the Union Territory has been battered by cloudbursts and intense short-duration rainfall that have wreaked death and destruction.
9 min read07:01 AM ISTAs AI breaks the link between headcount and revenue, nimble mid-tier IT challengers are outgrowing tier-1 giants, and rewriting the tech playbook. Discover why smaller, platform-led players are winning the AI era.
9 min read29 Jul 2026While others made money producing generics by copying foreign discoveries, they bet on drug discovery in India, selling the family silver to fund their dreams. Now, after decades, they are seeing a payoff or within kissing distance of one.
14 min read27 Jul 2026India’s Gen Z forced a political reckoning over exam leaks, but their protest was also about something deeper: stagnant jobs, weak public education and underutilizing a finite demographic dividend period.
7 min read26 Jul 2026For India to succeed in robotics, experts say the country will need what some countries spent decades building: a robotics ecosystem where research labs, universities, manufacturers and startups partnered in innovation.
12 min read23 Jul 2026Globally, combining incentives with mandates has proven to be more effective in boosting electric vehicle adoption. Has India’s EV market matured enough for this approach?
9 min read22 Jul 2026Synthite isn’t a name you hear every day. Yet, its products reach millions worldwide, in perfumes and snacks. That has helped it reach $500 million in revenue. Now, with an eye on the next $500 million, Synthite is diversifying in a move that could reshape its future.
13 min read20 Jul 2026In a land of agricultural plenty, a silent crisis is stealing the future of the next generation before they can even walk. A look inside the economic shifts and broken safety nets failing India’s vulnerable children.
9 min read19 Jul 2026They built AI long before it became fashionable. But being ahead of time and a deal they couldn’t accept left Mad Street Den’s founders with a painful choice. This is a story of ambition, vision, failure, and resilience—and why their biggest success may still lie ahead.
13 min read16 Jul 2026Labour shortages are quietly crippling factory floors across India. For a country betting its economic future on an industrial boom, the reality is stark. Why are both skilled and low-skilled workers turning their backs on manufacturing? We find out.
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