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September 16, 2026
Why does the Global Zero Waste Forum matter for India’s waste management?
Forum will demonstrate practical patchways for implementing zero-waste pathways and help mobilise finance, investment Image: iStock The upcoming Global Zero Waste Forum in Istanbul, Turkey from June 5-7 is not just another international conference with glossy banners and large stage panels. Its core...
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September 16, 2026
The Sijimali protests raise a crucial question: why should financial institutions invest public money in projects generating social, environmental, and climate-related harm
In March 2023, the Government of Odisha granted a 50-year mining lease to Vedanta Limited for the captive extraction of bauxite in the Sijimali Hills located in the Rayagada and Kalahandi districts. Both districts fall under the Fifth Schedule of the Constitution and are designated as Sched...
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September 16, 2026
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Who Pays for India’s AI Revolution? | Editorial
Finance Matters | 22 May 2026 Prime Minister Narendra Modi is projecting India as the next global hub for artificial intelligence, with companies like Google, Microsoft and OpenAI pouring billions into data centres. The biggest symbol of this ambition is in Visakhapatnam, where Google is building wh...
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September 16, 2026
The Cockroach Movement – OpEd
When India’s Chief Justice Surya Kant compared unemployed young people to cockroaches last week, he probably expected outrage, maybe an apology cycle, and then silence. What he got instead was fifteen million Instagram followers in five days, a logo of a cockroach on a mobile phone, and a moveme...
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September 16, 2026
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Fuel, Inflation and the Household Burden
India’s inflation story is beginning to look more fragile than the headline numbers suggest. Retail inflation, measured through the Consumer Price Index (CPI), remains below the RBI’s comfort level at 3.48 per cent in April. At first glance, this appears reassuring for households as well as poli...
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September 16, 2026
भारत के शहर क्यों बन रहे हैं आग के गोले?
एक अध्ययन के अनुसार, ग्रामीण इलाकों की तुलना में शहरी इलाकों में बहुत ज्यादा तापमान बढ़ रहा है। पृथ्वी इस समय अतिरिक्त 1.9 डिग्री गर्म होने की ओर है जो पेरिस समझौते के लक्ष्य से कहीं ज्यादा है। जलवायु परिवर्तन पर अंतर-सरकारी पैनल से जुड़े जलवायु वैज्ञानिकों की एक टीम ने शोध-पत्र में उल्लेख किया ...
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September 16, 2026
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Austerity should be for the rich, not the poor
As several economists had anticipated, the close of the election season has been followed by calls for austerity. The Prime Minister has urged citizens to reduce spending on petroleum products and gold, revive practices from the Covid era such as work-from-home and virtual meetings, and cut back...
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