Policy Debates
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Bangladesh’s 65-day ban on fishing will hurt over 400,000 poor coastal families
The restrictions during the peak fishing season will increase their hardships, they say.
Mohammad Arju
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These evaluation reforms were tried in schools – and abandoned. UGC now wants them for colleges
A discussion paper drafted by the regulator’s expert committee calls for internal evaluation and on-demand exams, and expresses scepticism about entrance tests.
Shreya Roy Chowdhury
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Ground water authority might expand areas where water-guzzling industries can operate
A draft notification on the Central Ground Water Authority’s website seems to relax the rules laid out in 2015.
Mridula Chari
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‘Supporter of BJP met me’: Surat candidates on the various reasons they withdrew from the election
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What Sudhir Kakar (1938-2024) had to say on violence, secularism, and religion in India
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Microcontrollers in EVMs, VVPATs do not recognise party and candidate, observes Supreme Court
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‘Extrajudicial killings, arbitrary arrests’: US government report flags human rights abuses in India
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For better or for worse? Shifts in gender norms in India – in 12 charts
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Will mandatory sex-determination prevent sex-selective abortions or endanger pregnant women?
A Maharashtra panel wants to make sex-determination mandatory to track all pregnant women carrying female foetuses.
Priyanka Vora
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India's new National Health Policy sets a very low bar for better public health
The policy recently adopted by the cabinet has weak targets and hands too much over to the private sector.
Amit Sengupta
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The new mental health bill is a step in the right direction, but experts say there are miles to go
Cuts in healthcare budgets and poor district-level healthcare have prompted mental health experts to question how the ambitious provisions will be implemented.
Nayantara Narayanan
Video
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Watch: K-Pop singer Aoora sings in Assamese as he collaborates with Nilotpal Bora in a new folk song
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Watch Anu Malik and Sonu Nigam’s impromptu performance of ‘Main Hoon Na’ at Farah Khan’s home
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Watch: Doordarshan newsreader faints on live TV in Kolkata owing to severe heat
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Watch: Spice Girls sing ‘Stop’ as bandmates reunite to celebrate Victoria Beckham’s 50th birthday
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Watch: Over 350 ballerinas come together to break the world record for standing on tip toes
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What should India do first: Build ports abroad or fix those at home?
The Modi government's policy in the Indian Ocean Region is a sea change from the past. But it could suffer from an accountant's attitude.
Anil Chopra
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The BJP’s real opposition turns out to be a far-Left-far-Right combination
From labour law reforms to FDI in insurance, the Left and Right are finding themselves on the same side on many issues. This has prompted the pro-market camp of the BJP to express concern.
Rohan Venkataramakrishnan