The Deepwater Horizon oil spill, more commonly referred to as the British Petroleum (BP) oil spill, is a massive ongoing spill in the Gulf of Mexico. Now considered the largest offshore spill in US history, it is a result of a drilling rig explosion and subsequent fire on April 20, 2010. It has been expelling vast amounts of crude since.

The World Cup that made football a global phenomenon turns 80 year this. The quadrennial event has ignited the spirits of millions of enthusiasts, riding high on their passion. Somewhere in a metropolitan highrise apartment, Kunal, Prithvi and Anoushka, three young football buffs got together for watching a magnificent, magnanimous match on the big tube.

Nepal has the world’s largest hydropower potential, second only to Brazil. Yet, the whole of Nepal consumes less electricity than Gurgaon alone, and still there’s a huge shortage; 10-12 hour daily power cuts are common. This small, poor country is heavily dependant on biomass.

Are nuclear deals just the business of world leaders? Ask the hapless scrap dealer and his men who earned their living from collecting waste in Mayapuri, New Delhi, Asia’s largest scarp market, and who have now been scarred...