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Why water won’t become a major global commodity

The reasons are abundance, price and weight. The commodities that are most important to financial markets are used globally but relatively scarce, and thus command a steep price.

Why hybrid cars are grabbing more road than electrics

Automakers are finding the cost of electric vehicle tough to digest, especially after Covid. Hybrids are one compliance solution, if not necessarily the technology transition.

Pass the buck — Kashmiris have seen this game for long. Mehbooba, Abdullahs must change tack

Why is it that the separatists, despite calling shots for close to three decades, were left powerless in Kashmir all of a sudden?

No law for bio emergencies, no strategy for next pandemic – India must learn from Covid

When the Covid pandemic struck, India ran to hire epidemiologists, make a plan and set up committees. That’s a glaring public health gap.

Vaccines are great news, but that doesn’t mean we can ignore therapeutics

Even if vaccines are as effective in the real world as they look in clinical trials, they can’t change the course of the pandemic overnight. We need reinforcements.

Farmers’ protest shows Modi’s politics is caught between India’s two middle classes

The agricultural reforms push had all the features and sensibilities of Modi’s distinctive middle-class politics of aspiration. But he seems to have misjudged the popular mood.

Why targeted lockdowns could work while we wait for Covid vaccines

Until vaccines can reach the general public, targeted shutdowns and curfews with predictable timing could keep economies afloat and people connected.

Teflon Modi does not have one Achilles heel, but two

In the past six years, Modi has taken a series of controversial decisions not caring for tremendous opposition. But two opponents made him blink.

Pakistan’s Bhutto-Zardari siblings can show India’s dynasts how to fight the good fight

Like Rahul and Priyanka Gandhi, the Bhutto-Zardari siblings have been ghettoised by their parents’ politics. But unlike the Gandhis, they are also a symbol of hope for their people.

How Bihar recorded growth but Punjab lagged behind and why farm reforms are important

In episode 634 of #CutTheClutter, Shekhar Gupta compares Bihar's growth after agricultural reforms in 2006 to Punjab's growth rate that has been declining.

On Camera

I have seen Bigg Boss new episodes. The show has entered a new flop era

The reality show has now morphed into a fake spectacle—it has the entertainment value of a toddler's tantrum at naptime.

Noida International Airport, Delhi NCR’s 2nd, delayed. To begin operations by April 2025

According to a statement by the airport, commercial operations likely to begin next year 'in view of the current construction status'. It was supposed to commence operations by 2024 end.

Robo-dogs that can fire, surveil & carry load — Army set to induct its newest soldiers soon

ThePrint has learnt that the Army had signed a contract in September 2023 for emergency procurement of 100 such MULES. A pre-dispatch inspection of 25 robot dogs has been completed.

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.