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By Saurabh Thakore*  The coffee is warm. The marble beneath it is cool. By the time we settle into the morning, someone else's work is already holding our day together. The floor is clean. The entrance is attended. The lift is running. Beyond the window, buildings rise above roads carrying people towards offices, factories, hospitals and schools. For a moment, everything feels effortless. It is easy to begin the day without thinking about how it became ready, or whose hands made the room possible.

By Tings Chak   At the entrance to Xingfuli, a residential compound in Ganzhou, Jiangxi province, a bulletin board displays the names, photographs, and phone numbers of the people responsible for managing the neighbourhood. Though an ordinary bulletin board at first appearance, among the building representatives and Communist Party members is an unexpected name: Kang Jiafei, a food delivery worker who is also listed as a community ‘grid worker.’

Counterview News   A groundbreaking new meta-analysis published in the journal Family Medicine and Community Health has provided some of the most comprehensive evidence to date linking the consumption of ultra-processed foods (UPFs) to a wide array of chronic diseases and premature death. The study , led by Dr. Xiao Liu and colleagues from institutions including Sun Yat-sen University and Duke-NUS Medical School, analyzed data from 51 prospective cohort studies involving nearly 8.82 million adults across 51 different cohorts.

Counterview News   A randomized controlled trial published in the journal Nature Metabolism has found that ultra-processed foods (UPFs) trigger metabolic and neural responses distinct from minimally processed foods—even when the two meals are nutritionally identical. The study provides direct experimental evidence that food processing itself influences health through mechanisms beyond calories and macronutrients alone.

By Bhabani Shankar Nayak*  The policies of the Modi government, shaped by the Hindutva ideology of the RSS and its engagement with right-wing politics and crony capitalist projects, have created conditions that enable figures like Elon Musk to comment on Indian affairs by calling Mukesh Ambani the unelected Prime Minister of India. 

By Md. Abu Saim*  The United States' federal debt has crossed $40 trillion. The number is almost impossible to comprehend. To put it in perspective, it equates to roughly $117,000 per American—and it would take nearly 110,000 years to repay at $1 million per day.

By Bhabani Shankar Nayak*  A social, political, economic, cultural and spiritual crisis produces mass movements that accelerate progressive change, address the crisis and offer alternatives for the future. Passionate leaders with an emotional connection to the masses shape visions, grasp the crisis, guide the struggle and turn it into an opportunity for the progressive transformation of society. Such mass movements, with mass participation upholding the collective interests of individuals and societies across the world, produce new ideas and new leadership to sustain the politics of change that protects and promotes the interests of people and the planet.

By Kumar Krishnan*  Farmer organisations on Tuesday raised concerns over Bihar's proposed 11 satellite township projects and the Bihar City Development Act, 2026, alleging that large-scale conversion of agricultural land without adequate safeguards could affect farmers' land rights, livelihoods and social security. Addressing a press conference in Patna, Bharatiya Kisan Union national spokesperson Rakesh Tikait and farmer leader Dinesh Singh said farmers were not opposed to urban development but would resist any model in which development came at the cost of agricultural land and the economic security of farming families.

By A Representative   The Right to Food Campaign on Wednesday welcomed the Maharashtra government's decision to strengthen PM POSHAN and extend school meals from Class 8 to Class 10, while urging that the scheme be expanded to cover Classes 9–12, with a nutritious breakfast also introduced alongside milk, eggs and fruit.

By A Representative   The latest Indian Institute of Management-Ahmedabad's (IIM-A's) Business Inflation Expectations Survey (BIES) has said that one-year-ahead business inflation expectations have eased marginally, observing a nuanced picture on the cost front. At the same time, there is sustained improvement in sales levels and profit margins.

By Bhabani Shankar Nayak*  The technological automation driven by artificial intelligence (AI) is expanding on an unprecedented scale, transforming individuals and societies across the world while generating profound social and environmental consequences. Millions of jobs are at risk of displacement, while human skills and creativity are increasingly incorporated into machines, algorithms, and systems of commodified knowledge. Technology now penetrates almost every aspect of human life, leaving individuals with diminishing control over basic choices, including the right to privacy.

Counterview News Findings from 540+ data leaders and practitioners across 65+ countries show trusted data, business context and governance are lagging behind enterprise AI adoption *** As enterprises race to move artificial intelligence from experimentation into daily operations, the data foundation holding these systems up is emerging as the critical weak link, according to the latest Modern Data Report: 5 Emerging Trends in Enterprise Data & AI , released by The Modern Data Company .

By A Representative   The People's Commission on Public Sector and Public Services ( PCPSPS ) has issued a sharply worded statement condemning the Union government's decision to sell 100% of the equity of Indian Medicines Pharmaceutical Corporation Limited (IMPCL)—the public sector flagship of Ayurvedic and Unani medicine —to a private allopathic drug firm, alleging gross undervaluation, procedural irregularities and a betrayal of the company's social mandate.

By Bhabani Shankar Nayak*  The “West” remains a contested idea. It is often used to describe Western Europe, North America and Australasia as if they shared one culture built on Christianity, colonial modernity and racialised capitalist progress. In reality, this claimed unity has too often rested on othering, limited democracy and a white supremacist ruling ideology.

By Harsh Thakor*  For over seven decades, Dolly Parton stood as a global icon, humanitarian, songwriter, philanthropist, actress, and author. When she passed away peacefully in Nashville, Tennessee, on August 25 at the age of 80, the working class lost one of its most intelligent and boldest champions. Through her art, empathy, and subtle anti-capitalist undertones, Parton won the hearts of ordinary people. Her songs will continue to touch the hearts of people of all ages, and her philanthropic work will leave an indelible impact. 

By Bhabani Shankar Nayak*  The global economy is shattered by imperialist wars in Ukraine and Iran. The forward march of right-wing reactionary forces and their dominant narratives is creating havoc in politics, society, culture and the economy in order to uphold the interests of a few capitalist classes. People are struggling in their everyday lives with the rising cost of living, but investors thought they had found a safe haven in the booming market of artificial intelligence (AI). 

By Rajiv Shah   A comprehensive new report published in September 2026 reveals that climate change has remained a marginal concern in the Indian Parliament despite the country's growing vulnerability to extreme weather events. The study, titled India's Parliamentary Discourse on Environment since the Paris Agreement , analyzed legislative engagement over the first ten years following the 2015 Paris Agreement .

Counterview News   A new dataset released by the  German environmental and human rights organisation,  Urgewald, has  shown that Indian banks cut their coal financing by 19%, from $3.5 billion in 2022 to $2.8 billion in 2025, even as cautioning that the fall is unlikely to be lasting, because very few Indian banks have adopted coal restrictions. 

By A Representative   Thousands of people in the small Indian town of Kymore in Madhya Pradesh have developed cancer and serious lung diseases after a British company dumped more than a million tonnes of toxic asbestos waste there, an  investigation by  ITV News, a British free-to-air public broadcast television network, has claimed. The estimated clean-up cost stands at around £100 million, yet there are currently no plans to remove the waste because the company responsible, Turner and Newall, went bankrupt in 2001.

Counterview News   India's eCommerce app market is growing at a pace unmatched by any other major economy, but new data from AppsFlyer's State of eCommerce for Marketers in India – 2026 Edition  reveals a market navigating sharp seasonal swings, shifting platform dynamics, and emerging retention challenges. According to the report,  there is a 42% remarketing pullback and a declining Day 30 retention, signalling trouble beneath the surface.