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Sunday, February 22, 2026
TopicWater crises

Topic: water crises

2 states, 2 dams & a political slugfest: The Nangal water sharing dispute between Punjab, Haryana

Chitleen K Sethi -
Punjab and Haryana have been at loggerheads over their water needs and allocation, with CMs accusing each other of usurping water rights and indulging in politics.

War with Russia has put Ukraine in a water crisis. Here’s how world can help

Youse Yousef -
Damage to Ukraine’s water and irrigation sectors now totals an estimated $716.8 million.

‘No water’ complaints in Delhi rose 151% to 86,637 in first 3 years of AAP govt: study

Aneesha Bedi -
Praja Foundation study found 86,637 Delhiites approached Delhi Jal Board with complaints about not getting water from 34,554 in 2015.

Overlooked in Shimla’s water crisis — the effect on personal hygiene

Nandita Singh -
As the city grapples with its worst ever water crisis, hygiene issues have led to fears of illness, infection.

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Opinion

Nick Jonas wearing a mangalsutra is validation for many Indians. He’s our favourite jiju

Stela Dey -
Nick Jonas is not trying to modernise the mangalsutra, but his gesture shows that choices can be equal. If commitment must be flaunted, it need not be gendered.

Patel’s 1950 letter to Nehru: Find no legal power to deal with Press or men like Syama Prasad

Everyone’s ‘damaged’ in modern dating. Love will soon be called a mental illness

Economy

In the West, there’s anxiety. In India, optimism—Rishi Sunak says India poised to be leader in AI

Vrinda Tulsian -
On Wednesday, the former UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was speaking in New Delhi at a Carnegie & Observer Research Foundation event on AI.

Defence

In a first, Indian small arms maker to bid for UK Project Grayburn to replace British Army’s SA80 rifles

Vaibhav Pant -
Bengaluru-based SSS Defence has made public its bid for a major foreign military contract, targeting UK’s ambitious SA80 successor programme with its home-tested weapons.

National Interest

No country is ever fully sovereign. Cold War era taught India its real meaning

Shekhar Gupta -
India’s fraught neighbourhood places multiple constraints on its strategic choices. It leaves no time to take a deep breath, lean back and reset.

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