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Sunday, February 1, 2026
TopicOpen access

Topic: open access

Indian researchers paid $17mn to publish in open access journals in 2020

Researchers from IIM Ahmedabad, IMU Kolkata & Berhampur University behind study also emphasised need for development of national open access repository for Indian researchers.

JSTOR’s paywall is still alive, but it’s trying to score brownie points during a pandemic

To show solidarity during the coronavirus crisis, JSTOR has announced free access to over 6,000 books and 150 journals. Great news, right? Except it’s not.

On Camera

Budget 2026: Push for India’s bond market needs the foundations fixed first

Corporate bonds are priced as a spread over the risk-free rate. In India, the reference risk-free rate is unreliable as large institutions are mandated to buy and hold government bonds.

‘Blind’ Budget: Congress says Centre ignored jobs, growth and Economic Survey

'If the government had read the Economic Survey, it appears to have chosen to ignore it and fall back on its favourite pastime of throwing words, usually acronyms, at people,” Chidambaram said.

10X Budget beef-up for Intelligence Bureau capex, after Pahalgam & Red Fort terror attacks

After lapses exposed by terror attacks at Pahalgam and Delhi's Red Fort, Centre has hiked Intelligence Bureau's expenditure for investments in long-term assets from Rs 257 cr to Rs 2,549 cr. 

Swiss report should now close Op Sindoor debate. Knowing when to stop the fight is key too

The key to fighting a war successfully, or even launching it, is a clear objective. That’s an entirely political call. It isn’t emotional or purely military.