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After the conflict, the need to rebuild

The fires of destruction must now feed the fires of restoration. What was broken must be gathered

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The world of Banu Mushtaq, Kannadiga life in the margins

Women’s writing in Kannada has not received the recognition it deserves. Even most of the notable awards at the national level, the Jnanpith for...

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Need to reimagine Chandni Chowk redevelopment plan 

Travellers visit Chandni Chowk and the narrow streets of Shahjahanabad to experience the charm of the old world, not to see glitzy malls

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India’s share of Indus waters can recharge Punjab aquifers

There is growing evidence of successfully managed aquifer recharge around the world

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Recharge Punjab’s aquifers with India’s share of Indus waters

India suspends the Indus Waters Treaty post-terror attack, focusing on maximizing water rights and exploring managed aquifer recharge to boost...

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Narlikar’s life in science: A scientist for people

Jayant Narlikar’s greatest quality was his ability to convey the most abstract ideas about the cosmos, physics, and science to the masses simply and...

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Keeping India-US ties out of the Pakistan trap

It is essential to approach a relationship with realism and recognise both its limits and opportunities, especially when the world is in flux

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Peace through deterrence is the new normal, post Sindoor

In an ideal world, neighbours can live next to each other with mutual respect. When that is not possible, peace based on deterrence is the only...

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Keeping up with UP: The callous targeting of two women officers

In an emotional FB post, former IPS officer and UP minister Asim Arun comes out in support of the women officers

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A small big step for transgender inclusion

One area where inclusion will have significant signalling value for society is allowing them to donate blood

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To fix Delhi’s water services, look at its power reform story

Delhi faces severe water shortages as summer approaches, unlike its improved power services. Reform is crucial for water utility efficiency and...

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Weather Bee: How is monsoon arrival declared?

What does the arrival of monsoon mean? How does IMD decide that monsoon has arrived at a particular place?

15.05.2025 10

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Pakistan’s politico-military tango: Relationship fractured by deep State

Absence of consistent political acumen and widespread graft within Pakistan’s political parties has offered space for the military to offer notions...

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Heat, work, and health in India’s MSME sector

Beyond impacting productivity, heat stress contributes to a rise in workplace accidents, higher absenteeism, and low employee turnover

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Keeping up with UP| Caste census: The politics of numbers

Every political party, since independence, has caste-wise data of every assembly and Lok Sabha constituency

13.05.2025 10

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Created by violence, preserved by violence

Pakistan has become an Islamist Don Quixote with a nuclear lance. New Delhi has called its bluff

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Ceasefire achieved, way forward to consolidate

India has demonstrated that cross-border terrorism will invite a swift and painful response. It is equally important that the inspiring story of its...

12.05.2025 10

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Chinaware that props up Pakistan in conflict

Military ties between Beijing and Islamabad have grown since the early 1960s, at a slow pace initially but rapidly in the last decade or so

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Weather Bee: May weather so far almost a mirror image of April weather

An HT analysis suggests that this is because rainfall trends in May so far have also turned into almost a mirror image of April rainfall trends.

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Birthday wishes and a request to Sir David Attenborough

Critics point out how Attenborough downplays the massive negative impact that humans have wrought on Earth’s health

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Familiar challenges and a new level of response

Operation Sindoor redraws India’s terms of engagement with terrorism and its sponsors while sending a message of justice and reassurance to its...

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Time to reimagine the idea of the Indus

Changing the narrative on the Indus must start at the basin and the sub-basin levels, given that it is the riparian communities who have the highest...

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Weather Bee: Why north-west India didn’t see a pleasant April like rest of India

Most of this trend in temperatures has to do with rainfall, which was rare in north-west, west, and central regions but usual or more than usual...

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Towards fixing India’s flailing justice system

Old deficits — shortage of infrastructure, funds, manpower — plague the courts, police, and prisons. But there are a few bright spots in the bleak...

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Terror crosses borders, so must consequences

The need is to consolidate an economic, strategic, and geopolitical offensive against Pakistan and break the back of its sponsorship of terror

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Regulators must make India’s financial system climate-proof

Regulators, including RBI, recognize climate risks to financial stability but lack unified frameworks, hindering capital mobilization for climate...

02.05.2025 10

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The Art of a Good Unicorn| Hard lessons from the Gensol - BluSmart case

The debacle has brought to light that the independent directors are not given any real powers or heard by the promoters

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Remembering women as the agents of history

In a country where women’s history remains subterranean, commemoration must become an act of intention

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Scientifically Speaking: Why morning heart attacks are more dangerous

Using mice, the researchers showed that heart attacks inflicted at around 3 am. are much more injurious than those at 3 pm

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Fractured world unites for a pandemic treaty

Perhaps the absence of Trump-governed US in the talks created an accommodative atmosphere, but this will affect tech-sharing and pathogen surveillance

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Keeping up with UP| Temples: Crowds, chaos and clamour

Temples face crowd management issues, as untrained volunteers often create chaos for devotees. A new course on temple management aims to address this.

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Islamabad’s intransigence

Pahalgam and the responses thereafter suggest brinkmanship by Pakistan despite its precarious economy and internal security crisis

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Cash vs digital: Rethinking India’s payment narrative

Ultimately, the success of India’s payment system should not be measured by the disappearance of cash. A resilient system expands choice and builds...

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The unfinished agenda of India’s urban governance

The function of urban planning has typically not devolved to cities and decentralised urban planning has not been mainstreamed

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Compassion incarnate, Pope Francis broke down borders

A man of deep humility and simplicity, Pope Francis’s words, acts and body language reflected the tenderness and compassion of Jesus, his divine...

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The right language for political revival

Thackeray cousins Raj and Uddhav may unite against BJP's rise, prompted by language politics in Maharashtra, but face challenges in reshaping Shiv...

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BJD eyes an opportunity in federal politics

A long stint at the helm and an inability to fully decouple from the politics that BJP also endorses, has left BJD unable to perfect an oppositional...

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Finding the right balance between public needs and private interests

Effective governance in the 21st century demands a scalpel, not a sledgehammer, when navigating the complex terrain between public needs and private...

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Reimagine PMRF scheme to energise R&D ecosystem

PMRF has significant potential, but limited reach. Better infrastructure, balanced funding, and policy reforms are essential to strengthening it

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Now is the time for India to build its AI

India must immediately train its own AI models, leveraging offshore computing environments such as Singapore while rapidly expanding domestic AI...

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It’s time women authored Bihar’s political script

Candidate lists, rallies, and back-rooms are still dominated by men while women are still cast as foot soldiers, never as theorists, never as...

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Infant care policies needs to be gender neutral

Fathers must equally be responsible for infant-care and childcare. Paternal involvement leads to multiple positive outcomes both for children and...

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Uniform civil code key to true secularism

It is time we understand that while all our energy was diverted towards preserving its diversity, the country’s unity took a catastrophic hit

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India gets a marketplace for creative work

WAVES Bazaar hopes to provide a dynamic space for media and entertainment industry professionals to network, collaborate, and grow their businesses

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Pragmatic stand on trade with the EU

As a hard-to-ignore potential partner, India has the leverage to force the EU to rethink and even push for exemption from tariff barriers such as the...

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Ambedkar’s swaraj: Social justice and republicanism

Ambedkar’s vision of swaraj called for a radical transformation of social and political structures in favour of the historically marginalised. 

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In Telangana, a case of missing the woods

In the UoH Kancha Gachibowli affair, revenue seems a bigger priority for the state government than environmental and social capital  

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Need a framework to launch several small reform arrows

Let us enable each state to designate two city-size regions within the boundaries of which they have radically more freedom to make reforms on all...

10.04.2025 10

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US is playing Russian Roulette with China

The world waits to see who gets the bullet in the head

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How Bimstec’s reality can match its vision

Implementation of Bimstec decisions has to be monitored at the highest political level, across member nations, if progress is to be made

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