Groundwater contamination around the SIPCOT Industrial Growth Centre at Perundurai in Erode district, Tamil Nadu, has emerged as a serious public health and environmental concern. Official tests by the Tamil Nadu Water Supply and Drainage Board confirmed that water from 37 sources across 25 villages is unfit for drinking. While a major treatment plant is … Read more
A recent consumer survey has highlighted significant gaps in prescription enforcement at retail pharmacies in Mumbai, even as the Maharashtra Food and Drug Administration intensified action against non-compliant drug licensees. According to the findings, 71 per cent of consumers in the city reported that chemists never or rarely refused to sell medicines without a doctor’s … Read more
A Sikh truck driver from Sacramento, California, is recovering in a Wyoming hospital after being stabbed 17 times in an unprovoked attack at a highway rest area. The early-morning assault on Interstate 80 has drawn attention to the vulnerabilities faced by long-haul drivers and raised concerns within South Asian and Sikh communities across the United … Read more
Andhra Pradesh faced one of its most challenging monsoon seasons in recent years during the 2026 kharif period. Severe rainfall shortages linked to El Niño conditions threatened agricultural operations across the state. Yet through early planning, crop diversification and targeted support measures, the government reported that cultivation continued on a significant scale. Agriculture and Fisheries … Read more
The sons of jailed former Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan have raised serious alarms over their father’s prison conditions, accusing the country’s powerful army chief of driving a personal campaign against him. Kasim Khan, 27, and Sulaiman Khan, 29, said they are deeply concerned about the health of their 73-year-old father and fear he is … Read more
No single food can guarantee better egg quality or a successful IVF outcome. Nutrition does, however, influence the metabolic and physiological environment in which the body responds to ovarian stimulation and egg retrieval. What a woman eats in the weeks leading up to the procedure is best viewed as part of overall preparation rather than … Read more
The Supreme Court of India has intensified scrutiny of the country’s proposed front-of-pack food warning labels, directing the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India to provide a clear and scientifically justified timeline for their full rollout. In the same order, the court underscored the particular vulnerability of children to uninformed dietary choices and called … Read more
West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari has publicly defended the remarks of a visiting religious preacher who urged Hindus in the state to avoid non-vegetarian food near Durga Puja idols. Speaking in the state Assembly, Adhikari also directed the Kolkata Police Commissioner to arrest those who burnt photographs of the preacher outside Bhawanipore police station. … Read more
The completion of India’s dedicated freight rail network marks a significant milestone in the country’s logistics infrastructure. With the inauguration of the final three sections of the Western Dedicated Freight Corridor, the full 2,843-kilometre system is now operational. These sections, spanning Gujarat and Maharashtra, complete the 1,506-kilometre Western corridor that links the Jawaharlal Nehru Port … Read more
The Indian Express UPSC Key for 7 September 2026 highlights several interlinked developments that hold direct relevance for both the Preliminary and Main examinations. Key themes include the appointment of Chief Justices to multiple High Courts, the continuing constitutional and security significance of Salwa Judum, and a notable upgrade in India’s sovereign credit rating by … Read more