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Train to Kashmir runs on the track of trust and hope

Train to Kashmir runs on the track of trust and hope

Beyond the immediate gains, the Katra-Baramulla line could inspire a new model of regional development 

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Chasing Dalit vote without addressing the social divide

Chasing Dalit vote without addressing the social divide

Dalits get protective about the Constitution, but the Dalit vote is neither a consolidated bloc nor is it the monopoly of any one party.

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Need a smarter approach to crowd management

Need a smarter approach to crowd management

Perfect crowd control in a nation of India’s scale is a tall order. But our size makes strategic planning non-negotiable.

thursday 10

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Breaking a promise made to the children

Breaking a promise made to the children

In 2016, when the UN adopted the Sustainable Development Goals, the world promised to end all forms of child labour by 2025. This commitment was not...

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Why JAM needs re-coding for robust social protection

Why JAM needs re-coding for robust social protection

The struggles of even a single citizen should motivate us to envision a more robust social protection system, especially given the maturity of...

11.06.2025 10

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Is Goa on the brink of allowing cab aggregators?

Is Goa on the brink of allowing cab aggregators?

Goa's transport department has issued draft guidelines for aggregators, prompting taxi operators to file objections and seek support from opposition...

10.06.2025 20

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A life in the service of the wild and wildlife

A life in the service of the wild and wildlife

Valmik Thapar was a conservationist who spoke his mind on policies regarding protection of the tiger and India’s forests

08.06.2025 10

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Kalila wa Dimna: Remembering a text and reviving a cultural link

Kalila wa Dimna: Remembering a text and reviving a cultural link

Indian texts were of great interest during what is regarded as the Islamic Golden Age

08.06.2025 10

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Fans deserve a better deal from sports administrators

Fans deserve a better deal from sports administrators

Being a fan shouldn’t be a dangerous business but in India, it clearly is. If the fans want better, they need to make themselves heard.

07.06.2025 10

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On pollution, new ideas and old battles

On pollution, new ideas and old battles

Delhi’s pollution plan is ambitious, but success will depend on execution, cooperation from civic agencies, citizens, even neighbouring states

05.06.2025 10

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A new framework to govern Ladakh

A new framework to govern Ladakh

A stable Ladakh with a robust governance structure and infrastructure is essential since the Union territory shares a restive border with China

05.06.2025 10

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India’s biodiversity is a strategic advantage

India’s biodiversity is a strategic advantage

Biodiversity markets are deepening, with a growing demand for high-quality carbon credits with biodiversity safeguards

05.06.2025 20

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After long delay, a new census

After long delay, a new census

Transparency on the design of caste enumeration and a detailed timeline of data releases will be key

05.06.2025 10

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Behind India’s remarkable showing on renewables

Behind India’s remarkable showing on renewables

India is steadily working toward our long-term goal of achieving 1,800 GW of non-fossil capacity by 2047.

05.06.2025 30

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Why India must aim to win information wars

Why India must aim to win information wars

India must marry cutting-edge technology and robust public infrastructure with a society trained to question, verify and act on reliable information.

04.06.2025 10

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India’s cities deserve more than token decentralisation

India’s cities deserve more than token decentralisation

The Centre must initiate a second wave of constitutional reforms to strengthen the 74th Constitutional Amendment Act 

02.06.2025 10

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Glacial pace of climate action has imperilled Earth’s glaciers

Asia is set to suffer disproportionate losses of snow and ice. This must be the year that we turn around our emissions record

01.06.2025 30

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A new legal architecture for nuclear power sector

Comprehensive and unambiguous legislative changes can facilitate investment in the sector and accelerate industrialisation

30.05.2025 10

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India, US tariff dispute is a battle of principles

India is signalling that the US-India trade agreement will be under mutual cooperation and not unilateral pressure.

29.05.2025 10

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Reimagining the urban future of Global South

The Global South must lead with its own playbook. It is time to abandon 20th-century paradigms that blindly replicated western models

29.05.2025 10

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Spectacle or stability: America’s trade at a crossroads

The real test for US leadership will be to balance the electoral allure of tough talk with the needs of an open, efficient economy.

28.05.2025 10

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After Sindoor, the writing is on the wall for Pakistan

Terrorism and talks, or for that matter trade, sporting and cultural ties, cannot go together just as “water and blood” cannot flow together.

28.05.2025 20

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Lost, and gained, in digital real-time translation

India can protect and preserve its language diversity. Parliamentary debates could become richer when members speak in their preferred language.

27.05.2025 10

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In Pakistan, democracy slips, General Munir gains ground

The army chief's elevation as Field Marshal could signal a further consolidation of military power in Pakistan, impacting the country’s democratic...

27.05.2025 10

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Why India needs a national plan for building new cities

A comprehensive plan for managing urbanisation across the country — with full participation of the states — can be a galvanising agenda

27.05.2025 10

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A future at risk: Prioritising women, children, adolescents

We must prioritise and invest in health systems and interventions that are people-centred, inclusive, and resilient, particularly for those who have...

25.05.2025 10

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The Aziz-Dube saga: A sleight of copyright?

Adaptation of a work, in the absence of a licence from the from the copyright owner, may be expose the adapter to legal consequences for copyright...

25.05.2025 30

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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

24.05.2025 20

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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...

24.05.2025 30

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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

23.05.2025 10

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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

22.05.2025 10

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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...

22.05.2025 10

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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...

22.05.2025 20

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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

21.05.2025 10

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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...

21.05.2025 10

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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

19.05.2025 10

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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

17.05.2025 10

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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...

16.05.2025 10

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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...

14.05.2025 10

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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

14.05.2025 10

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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

13.05.2025 20

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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

12.05.2025 10

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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.

11.05.2025 10

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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

11.05.2025 10

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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...

09.05.2025 10

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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...

07.05.2025 10

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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...

06.05.2025 10

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