Surat has been selling treated water to manufacturing industries while Bengaluru reuses 50 per cent of its treated water. Can’t other Indian cities follow suit?
Travelling troupes of actors and singers were prime opportunities to sneak in spies and infiltrate enemy kingdoms. Knowing this, Kautilya imposed several rules on their performance.
Ask some people about India’s ever-worsening income inequality, and they will say it has nothing to do with the power of big business. To them, political theorist Brian Barry says: you cannot have it both ways.
Mayors and MLAs enjoy tremendous power over police, municipal corporation and other functionaries. But they are absolved of any responsibility when things go wrong.
The mounting defence pension burden lingered until Agnipath came in 2022. But any steps to cut pension costs now will take 15 years to make an impact as retiring Agniveers reduce annually
The Muslim community comprises more than 50 per cent of the electorate in only 15 Lok Sabha constituencies. Their votes can't decide who comes to power at the Centre.
South Africa’s ruling party ANC has lost the parliamentary majority for the first time since the end of apartheid in 1994. It will need the help of another party to form a coalition government.
OpenAI and Meta reports show tools of disinformation have been employed not only to delegitimise the Indian general election but also to foment disaffection against the Modi government.
Pakistan would be itching to do an Iran on us and China would be planning to execute an air campaign without allowing us asymmetrical escalation. India has no choice but to transform.
Increase in employment subsidy, Rs 500 crore for estate revamp, new townships in pipeline—but land cost, power breakdowns and inspector raj top among key worries for industry leaders.
CDS Anil Chauhan says future space capability will not be built by government agencies alone. ‘It will be co-developed with industry, start-ups, and technology innovators’.
American objectives are unmet. They neither have muscle nor motivation to resume the war. As for Iran, the regime didn’t just survive, it’s now led by more radical individuals.
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