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Saturday, January 3, 2026
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Topic: Mango

Indian mangoes are in trouble in UP, Maharashtra this season. ‘They can’t be exported’

According to a senior commerce ministry official who spoke to ThePrint, the government is not worried about the quality of mangoes; it is more concerned about how this unpredictable weather is affecting their quantity.

‘Mango has to survive’— this juicy Delhi book launch was all about India’s favourite fruit

No other country shares such an interesting relationship with the fruit, said Sopan Joshi at the launch of his book, Mangifera Indica.

Stop this North-South divide over mangoes. The real match is playing out in Bihar and Bengal

In 'Magnifera Indica', Sopan Joshi presents a rich synthesis of reportage, history, biology, economics, and culture to chronicle India's favourite fruit - mango.

Langda, Kesar to Alphonso—how mangoes shaped art, politics & culture in India

Babur, who pined for the melons, peaches, apricots and walnuts of Central Asia, came to admire the flavours of mango quite immediately. Akbar, Shah Jahan and Jahangir, too, remained steadfast in their commitment to maintaining orchards.

On Camera

Savitribai Phule made space for radical women misfits. She pioneered Satyashodhak modernity

The distinctiveness of her writing is evident in her compositions—women, shudras, and atishudras are at the center. Her poetry challenges the aesthetics of 'modern' Marathi literature.

India’s urban co-op banks are turning the page—crisis to cautious revival, one metric at a time

With bad loans shrinking & capital buffers stronger, urban co-op banks’ new umbrella body NUCFDC is now prioritising rollout of digital transformation.

Greece looking at TATA’s WhAP infantry combat vehicle for army procurement

If deal goes through, Greece will be 2nd foreign country to procure vehicle. Morocco was first; TATA Group has set up manufacturing unit there with minimum 30 percent indigenous content.

A year-end Mea Culpa in National Interest—The Army-Islam combo doesn’t kill democracy

Many of you might think I got something so wrong in National Interest pieces written this year. I might disagree! But some deserve a Mea Culpa. I’d deal with the most recent this week.