Category: Insight on India

North Pole’s assessment workforce joins a culture of relentless preparation, complete with mock tests and rank lists An Education in Preparation KOTA — Santa’s assessment …

Officials request proof of identity, address, and a self-attested photograph for a figure recognized worldwide A Bureaucratic Welcome NEW DELHI — Santa Claus was informed …

Saint Nick becomes the most expensive lot in auction history before politely declining every offer The Auction’s Hottest Lot MUMBAI — The Indian Premier League’s …

Saint Nick humbled by celebrations spanning days, thousands of guests, and a generosity that dwarfs his own A Humbling Comparison NEW DELHI — Santa Claus, …

Saint Nick’s life story receives the full Bollywood treatment, complete with a dramatic interval and a surprise dance The Full Bollywood Treatment MUMBAI — Santa …

Saint Nick waits out a downpour of biblical proportions as the reindeer refuse to fly through the deluge Defeated by the Deluge MUMBAI — Santa …

North Pole confirms a permanent dietary shift after Saint Nick samples the nation’s beloved spiced tea A Beverage Revolution NEW DELHI — In a development …

Officials assess duty on a cargo of unprecedented scale as the North Pole disputes its classification as commercial import A Cargo Like No Other NEW …

Saint Nick reduced to refreshing the portal at 10 a.m. sharp as confirmed berths vanish within seconds A Booking Like No Other NEW DELHI — …

IR Annual Report Confirms On-Time Arrival Improved to Forty-Three Percent, Which System Celebrates as Historic Achievement and Every Commuter Experiences as Normal Indian Railways Delays …

State Tourism Board Launches Quiet Kerala Initiative for Visitors Seeking Absence of Curated Experience, Personalised Service, and Activities Kerala Launches Tourism Campaign for People Who …

Bengaluru App Offering On-Demand Tiffin Delivery Replaces Network of Aunties Who Did This Better and Did Not Need Venture Funding Indian Startup Raises 200 Crore …

Gram Panchayat Records Show All Nine Elected Positions Have Been Held by Combinations of Four Surnames Since 1977 Rajasthan Village Elects Same Four Families to …

Annual November Crisis Produces Government Advisory, School Closures, and New Batch of Residents Who Have Just Decided Not to Think About It Delhi Air Quality …

Group Created in 2016 for Wedding Coordination Now Serves Primarily as Archive of Good Morning Messages and One Ongoing Argument About a Property Chennai Man …

IIT Research Team Produces Four-Hundred-Page Report Concluding That Problem Is Cars and Solution Is Infrastructure, Misses Irony Bengaluru Traffic Study Confirms City Has More Cars …

Ministry of Digital Affairs Confirms 847 Existing Schemes Will Be Unified Under One Portal Requiring 847 Separate Logins India Launches Scheme to Digitise All Government …

Maharashtra Government Celebrates Partnership With Developer Who Has Redefined Affordable as Anything Below Two Crore Mumbai Developer Announces Affordable Housing, Prices Start at Seventy Lakh …

BCCI Annual Report Confirms Record Revenue, Record Sponsorship, and Ongoing Public Debate About Whether the Captain Is Right BCCI Earns More Than Several Countries, Still …

State body issues advisory about crowding at heritage sites while simultaneously promoting new beach destinations; policy described as nuanced Goa Tourism Authority Warns of ‘Over-Tourism’; …

IoT-connected waste receptacles with fill-level sensors and compaction units repurposed by neighbourhood as traffic management infrastructure Pune Municipal Corporation Installs Smart Dustbins; Residents Use Them …

MyRoad India app crashes under load within 4 hours of launch; Digital India achievement unlocked: most reports ever filed for a non-existent road India Launches …

Three-year study at IIT Bombay produces model with 94 percent accuracy in confirming what every Mumbai commuter already knows IIT Researchers Develop AI That Can …