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Why we’re never going to mine the asteroid belt

People are shooting for the stars, but those who declined to fund the expansive plans of the nascent space mining industry were right about the fundamentals.

Iran is not looking for a war with America

Iran is not looking for a major incident with the US. But at the same time, there is a real desire for the regime to avenge General Qassem Soleimani’s death.

Ban on UK flights a reminder why aviation industry remains vulnerable to setbacks

2020 has been a miserable year for aviation. And it’s ending much as it began, with a surge in virus cases and stringent lockdowns, which have slowed international travel to a trickle.

Mutation N501Y — threats, myths and reality of UK’s new coronavirus strain

In episode 644 of #CutTheClutter, Shekhar Gupta talked about the latest scientific developments surrounding the new Covid-19 strain spreading in the UK.

Ministerial panel questioning NGT mandate, but forgets the body is always on Centre’s side

The National Green Tribunal decided on 34 appeals against the Centre’s decision to grant environmental clearances in 2020 — it dismissed all except three.

Have we suffered enough? What Covid pandemic taught us about dharma

The Buddha gave us the four noble truths. But have we, the elite, suffered enough to attain a path out of misery this pandemic?

Will increasing number of courts aid India’s judicial backlog? Data shows otherwise

Data shows that in some cases, new courts and transfer courts performed worse than courts which did not transfer cases to new courts to help with backlog.

SC overreach in farmers’ protest adds to troubling track record. Reforms are policy decisions

In the farmer protest case, Supreme Court ought to have quit while it was ahead. There are more pressing issues, from Kashmir to Delhi riots, waiting for its attention.

Why India needs two maritime theatres of command, not one

Bay of Bengal to Arabian Sea, the waters that surround India have distinct geographies and politics. Indian military’s most significant reform can’t skip that fact.

With Christmas cancelled, Boris Johnson has once again found himself behind the Covid curve

While Johnson didn’t cause the virus, he's unable to project a sense of being in control. It’s never clear whether scientists, pollsters or his own backbenchers are guiding policy.

On Camera

Arabs to Abyssinians, India was once a mercenary magnet—Russia war shows it has turned exporter

From New World Cuban mercenaries to South East Asian combatants, various linguistic groups are represented in the battlefields that divide Russia from Ukraine.

Department of Financial Services chairs review meeting with heads of Public Sector Banks

The meeting was also attended by senior executives of UIDAI, NABARD, SIDBI , Mudra Ltd. CERSAI & NCGTC.

Base price of Rafale agreed upon, fighters for Navy to have India-specific enhancements

Navy team has already visited Ambala air station where IAF has kept one squadron of Rafales to understand commonalities of maintenance that can be pursued.

Modi’s new universe: the normal irritants of democracy & awkward chai with Rahul Gandhi

Changed reality for Modi govt in its 3rd innings is by no means rise of a new phenomenon. It's a return to old normal where even majorities had to routinely wrestle with storied million mutinies.