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India’s proposal to fix the lower limit of air-conditioner temperature at 20 degrees C deserves favourable consideration, given the potential savings and the positive impact on the environment
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Several surveys across India have revealed that elders suffer neglect and abuse not just in public but also often at home. This is ironic for a nation that takes pride in its culture and the long tradition of respecting and caring for the elders
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The Air India tragedy in Ahmedabad underscores the need for strategic reforms, focusing on improving infrastructure, modernising regulations, and addressing financial sustainability in India’s aviation sector
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Middle East is teetering on the edge of a full-scale war fraught with global implications as Iran and Israel cross a dangerous line
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The horrific Air India crash in Ahmedabad involving a Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner raises serious questions over passenger safety and aircraft design
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No doubt some credible steps were taken following the imposition of President’s Rule and resignation of the discredited BJP Chief Minister N Biren Singh but they are not enough as long as radical groups continue to indulge in nefarious activities
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Despite being a celebrated author, Frederick Forsyth, who died at 86, always considered himself a journalist first and often joked that he turned to fiction only when he found himself broke and jobless
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Though India is endowed with the fifth largest reserves of Rare Earth Elements, its output remains minimal, making a strong case for liberalising mining restrictions and attracting private investments to reduce imports
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Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla Rail Link Project demonstrates the strength of India’s unity and its sustained focus on people-centred development
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Carney has taken a pragmatic approach in inviting Modi, who attended the last six summits
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The Bengaluru tragedy has once again exposed glaring gaps in India’s crowd management and safety systems
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The passing out of 17 female cadets marks a historic leap towards true gender parity in the Indian military
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The Operation Spider’s Web sent out a message to the world that an underdog in asymmetric warfare can gain an upper hand by leveraging technological innovation
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Children are developing obesity and metabolic syndrome early because of the dietary shift towards more processed and fast foods
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There is a need to focus on ramping up surveillance under the Integrated Disease Surveillance Programme, intensifying genome sequencing and making testing accessible again
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India's air power deficit stands aggravated by an ageing fleet and delays in key indigenous projects at a time when China already has two variants of fifth-generation fighters in service and is trialling two new sixth-generation fighters
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Despite being a multilingual actor and director, Kamal Hassan appears to be ignorant of the history of languages and their strong link with people’s sentiments
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The Trump Administration must realise that such a hammer-like approach towards legal migrants will ultimately hurt US interests
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Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan’s announcement that 15 foreign universities are expected to establish their campuses by 2025-26 in the country is welcome development in India’s burgeoning but flawed educational landscape
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Despite Prime Minister Modi’s talk of ‘Team India’ spirit, over the last few years, there has been a systematic attempt to chip away at the core principles of fiscal federalism and thereby weaken the States
