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Thursday, September 4, 2025
TopicNatural Calamity

Topic: Natural Calamity

‘Emergency alert’ texts leave mobile phone users confused. But here’s what it means

Sampurna Panigrahi -
The notifications are being broadcasted by the DoT as part of a pilot launched to alert citizens about natural calamities and emergency situations.

4,000 girls go missing in Bengal each year. Floods, evictions, Ganga have their own role

Parimal Bhattacharya -
In ‘Field Notes from a Waterborne Land’, Parimal Bhattacharya writes about impact of natural calamities on school dropouts in Bengal, especially girls.

Why some earthquakes are so deadly

Lindsay Schoenbohm -
The answer depends less on the magnitude of the earthquake than you’d think.

GST Council sets up Group of Ministers to look into Kerala’s demand for calamity cess

PTI -
Council headed by finance minister Arun Jaitley also discussed revenue shortfall in the states under GST.

WhatsApp speculation about solar storm is just that: Speculation

Sandhya Ramesh -
The storm has already passed, still there is a buzz that it will knock out power, cause darkness and give us dizziness over the weekend.

On Camera

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Opinion

Army wives fight a silent battle. Don’t abuse them for seeking small joys

ThePrint Subscriber -
The next time you see a post featuring a sari-clad woman at a party or a travel reel from an unknown location, ask yourself — how does her joy threaten yours?

Counter-insurgency is Indian military’s reality. Op Sindoor was brief flash in combat spectrum

Superman Modi to superpower meeting — Indian TV anchors script a Tianjin blockbuster

Economy

GST 2.0: India streamlines indirect tax regime amid Trump tariffs & what it means for consumers

Sampurna Panigrahi -
Goods and Services Tax Council paves way for a broad two-slab structure of 5% and 18% with a demerit rate of 40% for super luxury and 'sin' goods.

Defence

HAL team to visit US this month for talks on joint production of GE 414 engines

Snehesh Alex Philip -
The engines are meant for Tejas Mk 2 and the first tranche of Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft (AMCA).

National Interest

For Indian Mercedes, Asim Munir’s dumper truck in mirror is closer than it appears

Shekhar Gupta -
From Munir’s point of view, a few bumps here and there is par for the course. He isn’t going to drive his dumper truck to its doom. He wants to use it as a weapon.

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