Osheen Chauhan

Writer, traveller, and storyteller passionate about exploring new places, discovering different perspectives, and understanding the deeper stories behind people and experiences. At The Wise Indian, she writes stories that connect, inspire, and stay with readers.
Ansh Mishra, also known as Indigo Trekker, exploring destinations around the world through travel, adventure and cultural experiences.

Ansh Mishra: The Indian Traveller Who Turned Hitchhiking Into a Journey Across the World

On World Tourism Day 2026, meet Ansh Mishra, popularly known as Indigo Trekker, an Indian traveller and filmmaker who turned hitchhiking into a remarkable journey across India and beyond. From travelling across Indian states through the kindness of strangers to

Electric Two Wheelers Are 57 Percent of India’s EV Market. The Company That Made Them Famous Just Lost Half Its Sales

India bought 1.4 million electric scooters and bikes in FY2026. Ola Electric’s share of them fell by 52 percent while the market grew by 22. Picture India going electric and you probably picture a car. The registration data has other

Half of India’s Women Farmers Are Filed as Unpaid Helpers. On Paper, Someone Else Is Doing Their Work

A new report prices the gap at Rs 1.2 to 2 lakh crore a year. That figure is modelled. The land numbers underneath it are not, and they are worse. There is a box on a form, and what gets

Two Indian Lakes Went on an International Danger List in 1993. Chilika Came Off in 2003 and Loktak Is Still There

One of them had a problem that engineering could fix. The other has a political one. That is most of the difference between them. There is a list nobody wants to be on. The Ramsar Convention keeps a register called

Mumbai’s Drains Were Built for 25 mm of Rain an Hour. Concrete Cut That Capacity in Half

Two numbers in a municipal file decide whether your street floods. One of them was set for a city that still had soil. Drains do not handle rain. They handle a number. Urban flooding India starts with two numbers. Mumbai’s

The NEET PG 2026 Result Is Due by 30 September. Last Year’s Cut-Off of 276 Does Not Apply This Year

The paper changed this year, so the numbers candidates are using to guess their chances need to change too. The NEET PG 2026 result has not been declared yet. Reports tracking the National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences (NBEMS),

Domestic Work Went Digital. The Hourly Rate Went Up and the Job Got Harder

Snabbit, Pronto and Urban Company’s Insta Help have moved household work onto an app. Three specific mechanisms change what the work is. Domestic work platforms India arrived in the big metros around late 2024. Snabbit was founded that year. It

Volunteers Spent 27 Years Clearing the Longwood Shola. Two Thirds of the Forest Is Still Under Weeds.

The forest runs to 116 hectares. A survey put native tree cover at about 90 of its 250 acres, and the citizens’ committee that did the clearing has since stopped. The Longwood Shola sits above Kotagiri in the Nilgiris. It

India’s Nine-SIM Limit Is Fourteen Years Old. From 24 August, Shops Have to Check Your Photo

A Department of Telecommunications circular dated 17 August adds a photograph check to a cap that has been on the books since 2012. The nine SIM limit in India is not new. You have been allowed a maximum of nine

India Has Set Aside Rs 40,000 Crore to Close Old Coal Mines. The Money Was Already There

A report released in July sets out a plan to close 147 mines scientifically, and for the first time coal mine closure rules count people as well as land. When a coal mine stops producing, it does not simply stop.

Osheen Chauhan

Writer, traveller, and storyteller passionate about exploring new places, discovering different perspectives, and understanding the deeper stories behind people and experiences. At The Wise Indian, she writes stories that connect, inspire, and stay with readers.