HT Explainers: SimplyPut
Some stories need more than the news. SimplyPut is where Hindustan Times takes them apart — the forces behind an event, the science behind a study, the wiring behind a policy, the mechanism behind a market move.
From national to global news, HT explains how it works, why it matters and what to watch next, drawing on the expertise of the journalists at the heart of the reporting and the insight of the experts who know it best. It comes in the form the story needs — a quick read, a full explainer, or a chart that does the work on its own. And it is written to be understood, so you leave understanding better, in words that never slow you down.
Popped: How a war in the Gulf took the fizz out of India's Diet Coke supply
Published on Jul 29, 2026 03:02 pm IST
Digital arrests: As India explores new law, a look at how bad the problem is
Published on Jul 29, 2026 11:31 am IST
NEP report card as it turns six: Curriculum moved, regulator & funding didn't
Published on Jul 29, 2026 10:08 am IST
When two wars meet at lake: Ukraine's strike in Caspian Sea & Iran-Russia angle
Published on Jul 28, 2026 09:45 pm IST
10 years' jail, ₹50 lakh fine, 2-month probe: Inside the new anti-paper leak law
Updated on Jul 28, 2026 09:48 pm IST
Rain rain here again: What's behind the sudden downpour across Delhi-NCR?
Updated on Jul 28, 2026 03:05 pm IST
Storms born of flame: Europe ‘fire clouds’ & why wildfires may burn for weeks
Updated on Jul 28, 2026 11:33 am IST
An obscure Chinese company just listed in Shanghai: It’s a story about AI
Published on Jul 27, 2026 11:34 am IST
Stiffer jail term, task force, faster trial: Changes paper-leak bill proposes
Updated on Jul 25, 2026 02:38 pm IST
What's riding on SpaceX Starship test-flight: Nasa's Artemis and a $15bn bet
Updated on Jul 24, 2026 10:28 pm IST
Thousands evacuated, dense vegetation growth, heatwaves: Inside Madrid wildfires
Updated on Jul 24, 2026 07:22 pm IST
A pact, then a spanner: What US-Saudi nuclear deal contains, why it may not hold
Published on Jul 24, 2026 05:00 pm IST
Why Oppn wants NEET paper leak to be taken up in Parliament this way
Updated on Jul 24, 2026 05:05 pm IST
CJP protests | How much force is too much? Courts, not Parliament, drew a line
Updated on Jul 23, 2026 02:42 pm IST
How OpenAI’s models broke out of the lab & why that has worried experts
Published on Jul 23, 2026 02:00 pm IST
US's 10% tariff on most Indian goods expires on July 24: What happens then?
Updated on Jul 23, 2026 06:26 am IST
Why Assam floods: The obvious answer is Brahmaputra, but there's more to it
Updated on Jul 24, 2026 07:30 pm IST
India approves dengue vaccine: How it works and why it isn't a silver bullet
Updated on Jul 21, 2026 02:34 pm IST
Bathroom breaks at half-time, empty roads: The world when a Fifa WC final is on
Updated on Jul 21, 2026 04:15 pm IST
Sky no longer the limit: Vikram-1 launch is a leap for India's pvt space sector
Updated on Jul 21, 2026 04:15 pm IST
Bab al-Mandab: The narrow waterway that could shut next as Iran-US war goes on
Updated on Jul 21, 2026 04:16 pm IST
Smoke, AQI at 600, wildfires & floods: What's fuelling weather chaos in America
Updated on Jul 21, 2026 04:17 pm IST
Fines by the day, automatic appeals: What Delhi's timely services Bill proposes
Updated on Jul 21, 2026 04:17 pm IST
Thousands with ‘explosive’ diarrhoea: The parasite that loves veggies & fruits
Updated on Jul 21, 2026 04:18 pm IST
'Don't want E20, go for pure petrol': What drivers in India can actually buy
Updated on Jul 21, 2026 04:19 pm IST
Haaland's 6,000-calorie/day ‘Viking diet’: How nutrition works for footballers
Updated on Jul 21, 2026 04:20 pm IST
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