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Topic: Rain

Rain chokes Haryana’s basmati belt, farmers agitate to sell crop directly to rice mill owners

Anupriya Chatterjee -
Farmers struggle to store early basmati harvest as mandis are closed due to strike by arhtiyas. Unless properly stored, grains begin sprouting leading to losses for farmers.

Do people drive differently in the rain? Here’s what the research says

Nirajan Shiwakoti -
Some driver cohorts–including male drivers–may be at higher risk of a crash during rainy weather. Underestimating danger can be fatal.

Volatile rains, low crop yields – What IMD prediction of ‘normal monsoon’ hides

Shweta Saini -
Anything that disrupts monsoons, affects the economy. And 2022 won't be different.

Praying for rain won’t help India. Problem is man-made, why pray to god asked Dabholkar

Narendra Dabholkar -
Maharashtra’s governor in 1992 asked citizens to pray for rain. Rationalist Narendra Dabholkar wrote why we must be scientific not superstitious.

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Opinion

The US birthright citizenship dilemma—What makes a citizen?

R Jagannathan -
Political sentiment is clearly moving against easier immigration, let alone granting of citizenship to “people not like us”.

India must reduce its dependence on fertiliser imports before it’s too late

Amitav Ghosh wants to fight climate change with faith, not reason

Economy

Air India CEO Campbell Wilson steps down amid turbulent times, to remain till successor is announced

Esha Mishra -
Development comes days after Air India’s biggest rival IndiGo hired aviation industry veteran Willie Walsh as its next CEO replacing Peter Elbers.

Defence

UAE walks away from financing Rafale F5 due to restricted access to technology, reports French media

Keshav Padmanabhan -
French newspaper La Tribune earlier last week indicated that UAE withdrew from deal to fund EUR 3.5 billion. India is looking to order 114 new Rafales, which could include the F5.

National Interest

China insulated itself against energy shocks. India is ‘all talk, no walk’

Shekhar Gupta -
China patiently invested capital, skill and technology in coal gasification. Unlike it, we won’t move from words to action. As crude prices decline, we lose interest.

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