Ball Games:
Who Plays & Who Pays

Written by: Vedant Gunda Edited by: Aditi Makkanthra Graphic Designer: Vedant Gunda Every World Cup brings with it a winner. But every World Cup does not bring about a change of heart. This one did. While headlines and history books will always remember the country that won the cup, it is what the fans will remember many years from now that truly makes this tournament unique. It is the countries that came into the tournament with nothing except hope. Whereas most countries p

Written By: Muskaan Kaushik Edited By: Jiyaa P Shah Graphic Designer: The game has already begun long before the referee blows the whistle. Thousands of scarves rise into the air, chants echo through the stands, and everywhere you look, the same creatures stare back. A fox. A canary. An eagle. A devil. They seem like simple mascots, but they raise a question as old as civilization itself: why do humans choose symbols, and why animals in particular? The answer lies much deepe

Written by: Niharika Singh Edited by: Ahona Graphic designer: Vedant Gunda Attending ICCJ 2026 was truly one of the most rewarding learning experiences that I have received as a student. The conference did not sound like another talk on the environment; it was a junction where science, technology, policies, law, economy, and social justice merged in efforts to solve one of the critical problems of today. Listening to all the keynote speeches, panel discussions, technical sess

Written by: Malaika Edited by: Ishaniya Graphic designer: Iniya CHRIST University’s Central and Bannerghatta campuses hosted the inaugural International Conference on Climate Justice (ICCJ) 2026, a two-day gathering of legal scholars, policy researchers, engineers and students on 23 and 24 July, under a theme that sounded, at first glance, like an engineering brief: Carbon Intelligence and the Road to a Carbon-Neutral Future. But by the end of the second day, the conference h

Written by: Niharika Singh Edited by: Saptarchi Biswas Graphic designer: Aditi Smolin Makkanthra "Football unites the world." It is FIFA's most abiding slogan that imagines ninety minutes on a football pitch as a sanctuary untouched by borders, ideologies, or war. Yet the 2026 FIFA World Cup tells a very different story. Hosted jointly across the United States, Canada, and Mexico, the tournament has unfolded not merely as the world's largest sporting spectacle but as a geopol

Written by: Aleena Sebastian Edited by: Ishanya Graphic Designer: Roshini Reddy Any time someone tells me that the word "climate justice" has turned into a buzzword, I briefly feel the urge to retort with what they ‘mean’ when they say that; but I debate internally about how to ask them politely about it first without appearing as ‘nosey’, ‘nerdy’ or ‘threatening’ in any way; Buzzword as compared to what? Something like "sustainability," which gets stretched out of shape so m

Written by: Sia Sirish Karanth Edited by: Saptarchi Biswas Graphic designer: Sagarika Raju The 2026 FIFA World Cup hosted by the United States of America has been brimming with tensions and controversies. Some of them have raised questions about the future of sports and how political power plays can impact it. Historically, sports have always been a way to bring communities together and promote unity in diversity. Politics has been a part of sports for innumerable years, as h

Written by: Saptarchi Biswas Edited by: Malaika Noorani Graphic Designer: Sagarika Raju Every four years, the planet stills. It waits for the energy of the crowd The game is of ninety minutes and the hearts ignite Under floodlights burning bright. When the flags are raised the anthem roars The shores get the echoes People unite in hope and song The only belief that they belong Yet beneath each thunderous cheer There’s always a story that exists. For football is not merely

Written by: Dhriti Jha Edited by: Ishanya Singh Rawat Graphic designer: Anjaly Mukkada The Earth provides enough to satisfy every man’s need, but not every man’s greed.” -Gandhi 2024 was the hottest year on record, with Earth now around 1.44°C warmer than pre-industrial times. Scientists have already warned that the world is rapidly approaching the 1.5°C threshold, beyond which the risks of extreme heat, floods, droughts and sea-level rise become even more dire. Climate chang