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Decongesting Mumbai, so far a mission impossible

Manasi Phadke -
Mumbai is the world’s 2nd most congested city, making it lose its sheen as India’s financial capital. State govt’s plans to expand it have gone nowhere.
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There’s no crop burning presently, so why is Delhi’s air so polluted?

Vandana Menon -
Traditional sources of pollution combined with weather factors have resulted in Delhi's air quality worsening again. 
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Madhya Pradesh clears bill to hang child rapists, legal experts say it’s a really bad idea

Divya Narayanan -
Legal experts say it could increase under-reporting of cases and put the lives of children in danger.
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From posh areas to slums, India is unable to get rid of its encroachment problem

Deeksha Bhardwaj -
Top NDMC official says religious structures are a dicey matter, but the law comes first; even agencies in Mumbai chalk out a plan to relocate such structures.
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Xi Jinping’s Achilles heel: economy and control over the PLA

AVM Arjun Subramaniam (retd) -
Insights of two professors at Harvard University offer a granular look at the recent rise of Xi and his methodical pursuit and consolidation of power. 
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What India can learn from this scenic Kerala town about waste management

Swapna Merlin -
Alappuzha, a town best known among tourists for its backwaters, had a garbage problem. Here's how it sorted it out and became a model for other cities around the world.
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Petitioner wants to be consulted before govt amends cattle trade rules

Sanya Dhingra -
The environment ministry seeks law ministry’s advice on how to amend the rules; activist upset with government’s move.
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Censors, SC should take a call on Padmavati release: Salman Khan

Divya Narayanan -
Actor also comments on Harvey Weinstein sex allegations, says if something like this happens in India, he himself will take the individual “to the cleaners”
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Disabled and disempowered in the Indian civil services

Rajgopal Singh -
Even though the law reserves three per cent of vacancies in each civil service for disabled candidates, they are routinely denied posts.
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It took 6 years to build a metro line in Mumbai, but authorities say 3 will be ready by 2021

Manasi Phadke -
It took six years to complete just an 11-km route in the first corridor, now government is trying to fast-track work on the next three projects.
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Representational image of a protest against rise in prices of fuel and LPG, in Kolkata | ANI

You thought inflation’s high in India? Data shows at least 100 countries doing worse

Nikhil Rampal -
Lebanon faces worst inflation rate in the world, followed by Zimbabwe and Sudan, according to 'Trading Economics', which sources data from governments.

Defence

A Sikorsky S-76D chopper | Credit: Twitter/@PawanHansLtd

Pawan Hans chopper crash not an anomaly, doesn’t bode well for govt-owned firm’s disinvestment

Suchet Vir Singh -
Crash that killed 4 one of several Pawan Hans chopper accidents in last few decades. These incidents, coupled with losses, operational issues & legal hurdles, may delay disinvestment.

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Moral, political & ideological questions on Maharashtra: 1st is simplest to answer, 3rd trickiest

Shekhar Gupta -
What is Shiv Sena’s ideology? We might say it’s been a convenient mix of extreme ethnic chauvinism & unforgiving Hindutva. Within the second, the party retained space to manoeuvre.

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