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Thursday, April 16, 2026
TopicRegulator

Topic: regulator

I am launching a civil disobedience movement against moratorium on GM crops. Here’s why

Anil Ghanwat -
I respect the rule of law but today, I will plant Bt brinjal on my farm to launch the ‘Feed India civil disobedience movement’. GM crops need revival.

To save TV channels and get quality content, India needs better regulator than TRAI

Varun Ramdas -
Design flaws in TRAI are directly responsible for the TV sector becoming litigious, and the regulator’s continued interference could mean the end of it.

Banking to groceries — Data Protection Authority has multi-sector role, but must be efficient

Shivangi Tyagi -
We need to carefully consider how the DPA can effectively operationalise different aspects of its mandate with the least amount of state capacity.

India’s environmental laws require a fundamental shift. Like an independent regulator

Deva Prasad M -
The draft Environment Impact Assessment notification, 2020 proposes to relax the follow-up compliance monitoring frequency, thereby weakening India’s regulatory governance.

How election delay & mess in India’s legal regulator affects legal education & practice

Apurva Vishwanath -
BCI’s unbridled power and little accountability explain why candidates are actively campaigning for these elections.

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Opinion

TMC’s home run in Presidency looks secure. Why the math everywhere else is on shaky ground

Shubhodeep Datta -
If the 'math' fails this time, it would have less to do with the voters changing their minds, and more to do with the very ground beneath all calculations being swept away. 

Chinese say Beijing is negotiating Iran ceasefire talks. Pakistan is a proxy

Hyderabad can’t build a nightlife economy on 1 am deadlines

Economy

Russia raking in a windfall from Hormuz blockade. Export revenues doubled to $19 bn in March, says IEA

Udit Bubna -
Despite damage to key Russian oil infrastructure by Ukrainian drone strikes in March, International Energy Agency data shows Russia’s earnings in March were highest for any month since January 2024.

Defence

Aerospace, defence overtake pharma to form chunk of Telangana’s exports. Next stop: aero-engine capital

Deepika Amirapu -
At over Rs 32,000 crore in FY 26, defence and aerospace account for over a third of the state’s exports, beating pharma for the first time since 2014.

National Interest

The world’s in a flux. India must reform, consolidate & build a strong economy

Shekhar Gupta -
We now live in a world order that will keep shifting. India must use this window. This also means we remain disciplined enough not to be knee-jerked into reacting to what Pakistan sees as its moment in the sun.

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