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What is the Glasgow Climate Pact & why India did not commit to coal phase out

The Glasgow Pact was adopted by 197 parties 13 November after the COP26 deliberations were extended by a day. ThePrint explains the key issues covered in the pact.

Cash sops, machine subsidies & more — why nothing has helped stop stubble burning in Punjab

From cash incentives to biomass power plants, governments have been spending crores to contain farm fires, but have had limited success.

Why Modi govt’s new autopsy rules will eliminate delays for families, boost organ donation

Modi govt Monday introduced a new post-mortem protocol that allows autopsies to be performed after daylight. Earlier convention often led to a delay in the procedure.

Tracing history, significance of stolen idol of Annapurna that Yogi installed in Varanasi today

Statue was smuggled out of India by Norman MacKenzie, a Canadian lawyer and arts patron, in 1913. It was handed to Indian envoy to Canada last year but pandemic delayed its return.

Who was Rani Kamlapati? Gond queen whose name is on railway station opened by PM Modi in Bhopal

The Habibganj Railway Station has been renamed as the Rani Kamlapati Railway Station, to honour the last Hindu queen of Bhopal who died in 1723.

Why climate finance is a big deal, and where negotiations have reached at Glasgow COP26

COP26 is looking to settle a new climate finance goal under Paris deal. But how much funding developing nations will get to tackle climate change is stuck in negotiations.

Why Maharashtra’s state transport buses have been off the roads for past 16 days

Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation has been reeling under losses, made worse by pandemic, causing salaries to be delayed at times. Some workers have even committed suicide.

Lowest cost or ‘L1’ no longer the only way to select bidders — why Modi govt revised policy

Under revised guidelines, govt has now allowed selection of bidders through other procurement methods like Quality-cum-Cost Based Selection (QCBS).

Dr Aaron Beck has died, but here’s how his CBT changed the entire field of mental health

Dr Aaron Beck developed Cognitive Behavioural Therapy in the 1980s and 1990s. After scientific studies, it began replacing Freudian psychoanalysis in mental health treatment.

What is a protest petition, based on which former SBI chief Pratip Chaudhuri was arrested

A Jaisalmer court had accepted a protest petition filed by former directors of a hotel, who alleged the ex-SBI chief sold their Rs 200 crore-worth property for just Rs 25 crore.

On Camera

DKS-Siddaramaiah breakfast to Renuka Chowdhury’s dog—Indian politicians won’t stop the drama

On Monday, Modi delivered an aggressive speech, which TV news pounced upon with relish, sensing a good fight ahead—‘PM tears into Opposition’, ‘belt treatment', 'big attack'.

India’s Russian oil imports are showing up in cryptic new places. The crude map stands redrawn

December oil imports from Russia may drop nearly 50%, but Indian buyers already shifting to non-designated Russian entities and opaque trading channels to keep Russian oil flowing.

India to commission new squadron of submarine-hunting Romeo choppers in Goa later this month

The helicopters produced by Lockheed Martin are known as ‘submarine hunters’. India ordered 24 of these aircraft in 2020 to replace the Sea King helicopters. 15 have been delivered till date.

Gaali cricket: Bavuma stands tall, India’s Test ego cut to size

The India-South Africa series-defining fact is the catastrophic decline of Indian red ball cricket where a visiting team can mock us with the 'grovel' word.