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Unintended fallout of the green cover rule for industry

Unintended fallout of the green cover rule for industry

Multitudes of studies that show concentrated green belts do much better than isolated, small parcels of green cover on many metrics such as air...

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Hindustantimes Editorial

The Taste by Vir Sanghvi: How one restaurant changed Delhi’s Italian dining

The Taste by Vir Sanghvi: How one restaurant changed Delhi’s Italian dining

Diva is an Italian restaurant in Delhi where chef Ritu Dalmia preserves authentic flavours while the restaurant continues to thrive.

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Vir Sanghvi

Imagining a modern society free of plastic

Imagining a modern society free of plastic

Globally, recycling has a large carbon footprint, as plastic waste travels from wealthy nations, reaching poorer ones where recycling generates...

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Krishna Kumar

Air India must tackle its inner demons first to regain public trust

Air India must tackle its inner demons first to regain public trust

A lot needs to happen before the Tata-run airline can hope to take a leading position in India’s aviation landscape.

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Anjuli Bhargava

Behind Trump’s pursuit of ending Ukraine war

Behind Trump’s pursuit of ending Ukraine war

The US may want to reset Russia-US relations, end aiding Ukraine’s resistance, and potentially befriend Moscow to counterbalance Beijing

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Sreeram Chaulia

ECI accountability call must not erode faith in democracy

ECI accountability call must not erode faith in democracy

Underlining the importance of dissent also requires a distinction between holding power accountable and eroding the sacred compact between the...

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Hindustantimes Editorial

IBC as a preventive for funds diversion

IBC as a preventive for funds diversion

A well-functioning bankruptcy law is a substitute for the costly, time-consuming, and highly uncertain process of financial audits

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Hindustantimes Editorial

Anatomy of the budding India-China bonhomie

Anatomy of the budding India-China bonhomie

The geopolitical moment marking power shifts among nations and blocs has influenced both Asian powers to recalibrate their relationship

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Happymon Jacob

In Trump tariff threat, wake-up call for India

In Trump tariff threat, wake-up call for India

New Delhi need not look outward for validation. It has the data, the scale, the engineering depth, and the hunger to lead from within

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Vivek Wadhwa

Data sovereignty is a strategic imperative

Data sovereignty is a strategic imperative

India must move beyond viewing data as a mere economic asset and treat it as a pillar of national resilience and strategic autonomy

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Deependra Singh Hooda

The lessons for India from the plastics treaty

The lessons for India from the plastics treaty

The outcome of the Plastics Treaty mirrors a broader global crisis: Profound loss of empathy, a lack of leadership, and an inability to act despite...

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Bharati Chaturvedi

Trump’s mercantilism risks America’s global leadership

Trump’s mercantilism risks America’s global leadership

Trump’s unapologetically mercantile view of trade and foreign relations turns every economic relationship into a scoreboard

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Frank F Islam

Mind the Gap: In her words: Urvashi Butalia

Mind the Gap: In her words: Urvashi Butalia

The Partition of India saw the displacement of 12 million people with one million killed through violence or disease.

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Namita Bhandare

A crisis of artifice: Makeup, body image, and choice

A crisis of artifice: Makeup, body image, and choice

If a pre-teen won't face the world because of skin/hair imperfections, the gains of feminist movements been squandered, and there's a much bigger...

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Nishtha Gautam

Why leadership that is also nurturing matters

Why leadership that is also nurturing matters

Nurturing leadership believes in long arcs and deep roots, a radical act in a world that celebrates TLDR and ASAP as hallmarks of efficiency and...

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Nirupama Subramanian

Good for the investor, good for the industry

Good for the investor, good for the industry

The growth trajectory of two industries in a similar space reinforces the idea that consumer protection in retail finance is a win for all...

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Hindustantimes Editorial

Keeping up with UP | As floods ravage temples, will govt heed to ancient wisdom?

Keeping up with UP | As floods ravage temples, will govt heed to ancient wisdom?

Would planners follow scriptures to avert disaster in a state headed by a monk chief minister, who is pursuing his dream project of religious circuits

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Hindustantimes Editorial

Reading the outcome of the Alaska summit

Reading the outcome of the Alaska summit

The Alaska summit suggests Trump may favor Russia over Ukraine, indicating potential territorial concessions for Ukraine as peace talks advance.

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Happymon Jacob

Putin, Trump break the ice, Kyiv feels the chill

Putin, Trump break the ice, Kyiv feels the chill

The Alaska summit should be seen as a diplomatic thaw with little concrete outcomes. At most, it can pave the way for another discussion.

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Shashi Shekhar

Focus on rabies control, not stray dog population

Focus on rabies control, not stray dog population

The issue of stray dogs pits the right of humans to live safely without getting bitten or attacked against that of most dogs who do not bite anyone.

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Ramanan Laxminarayan