Can Adani Really Transform Dharavi? India’s Biggest Urban Gamble Yet

Presenting India Today Insight: Sharp analysis on topical issues by the editors of India Today magazine. Dharavi revamp: Can Gautam Adani transform Asia’s largest slum? How the Adani Group’s Rs 2.5 lakh crore redevelopment and rehabilitation plan promises to play out for Dharavi’s 1.2 million residents By Dhaval S. Kulkarni FROM THE STATES: TAMIL NADU Meetings with Stalin show sidelined Panneerselvam ain’t bowing out: His game plan A potential third front with Vijay’s TVK and Anbumani Ramadoss’s PMK could help OPS mount a fightback and mar the BJP-AIADMK’s prospects in the Tamil Nadu polls in 2026 By Kavitha Muralidharan GROUND REPORT: TEA WORKERS’ DUES How Bengal BJP stares at political cost of provident fund default in tea gardens Trinamool Congress blames Modi government for the plight of over 5,000 tea garden workers in Dooars in assembly poll-bound West Bengal By Arkamoy Datta Majumdar IN FOCUS: CALL TO ENVIRONMENT ACTION Plantation drive, roadside reservoirs: How Madhya Pradesh PWD is thinking green The public works department, traditionally associated with construction, has taken a pro-environment role by planting 250,000 saplings and planning 500 ‘Lok Kalyan Sarovers’ By Rahul Noronha NEIGHBOURS: BANGLADESH Post-Uprising Bangladesh poised for next leap: What Feb ’26 polls could achieve Memories of the Sheikh Hasina regime, manipulated elections and political violence linger in the Bangladeshi psyche. The road to healing runs through the ballot box By Arkamoy Datta Majumdar HEALTH: AUDIO ALARM Hearing loss follows headphones: Listen to this ENT expert’s sound advice Noise-induced hearing loss is real and afflicting scores of young individuals as digital over-engagement keeps them glued to audio devices for long and in high volumes By Ridhi Kale BEST UNIVERSITIES: NO. 1 TECHNICAL INSTITUTE Why IIT Delhi remains the prime engine of innovation IIT Delhi is revamping its curriculum, labs and vision to lead the next wave of the tech revolution, finds the India Today-MDRA Best Universities Survey 2025 By Shelly Anand THEATRE: SATIRE TAKES STAGE What pulls theatre director Sunil Shanbag to satire? With his latest play—an absurdist satire set in ancient Rome—Sunil Shanbag isn’t just playing to the gallery but intellectually engaging it By Suhani Singh FROM THE ARCHIVES (1996): SUSHMA SWARAJ Soul search with Sushma Swaraj: ‘I am not afraid of anything, even death’ A candid interview with the late BJP leader Sushma Swaraj, who died on August 6, 2019, after making her feisty presence felt in Parliament, the government and Indian politics at large By Harinder Baweja Explore interesting insights! Follow our WhatsApp Channel for exclusive stories and engaging content!