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While overall crop coverage has risen since last year, that of rice is down. Deficient rainfall in Uttar Pradesh and Bihar is among the reasons. But adequate stocks and cultivation over a wider area suggest there should be no cause for worry. The southwest...
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The Union Environment Ministry’s latest draft notification on Ecologically Sensitive Areas in the Western Ghats is facing stiff opposition in Karnataka. What does it say, and what is Karnataka's stand on the matter? The Union Environment...
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In a political discussion, curtailing 'unparliamentary' expressions, without considering the context, will unnecessarily stifle the voices of MPs. Hemant Tukaram Godse is the Lok Sabha Member of Parliament (MP) representing Nashik, Maharashtra....
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The lions lack the restrained modelling and elegance of the Ashokan original. They signify a muscular nationalism. What is so disturbingly different about India’s national emblem as Indians know it and how the emblem has been conceived and...
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The Government’s 10 lakh jobs creation plan does not appear to have factored in the ground realities. The Government of India has recently announced its plan to create 10 lakh government jobs in the next 18 months. Of about 40 lakh sanctioned posts, 22% posts...
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India's participation in I2U2 summit – with Israel, US, UAE – marks a more confident engagement with the region. The first summit this week of the awkwardly-named forum I2U2 – which brings together India, Israel, the United Arab Emirates and...
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The assassination of Shinzo Abe could have far-reaching consequences for the Japanese psyche. Shinzo Abe was a popular, even if divisive, politician who was no stranger to controversies. But he was also one of the most consequentialist leaders of post-war Japan....
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Justice for environmental crimes must be dispensed quickly and equitably. The Union Environment Ministry, tasked with safeguarding India’s forests and its environmental assets, proposes to amend sections of key environmental legislation and make them less...
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The Quad can help reshape economic alliances and regional security architecture. The recent summit meeting of the leaders of the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue, or Quad, could not have come at a more critical juncture in world politics. Between Russia’s...
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Delhi’s administrative boundaries are limited and the space allocated for forests is also limited, yet every year the government sets an ambitious target of increasing the green cover. The Delhi government has planned three major initiatives to increase...
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12 countries including India have agreed to join the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework launched by the US. Why has Washington felt the need for such a framework, and what is in it for those who are part of it? The Indo-Pacific Economic Framework, launched by United...
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