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Amit Bhandari, IndiaSpend.com
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Is Bihar fighting crime by not reporting it?
The state's relatively low crime rate seems to be a result of data manipulation.
Amit Bhandari, IndiaSpend.com
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Cheaper renewable energy soars past nuclear power in India
The cost of renewable energy is now lower than the cost of nuclear power.
Amit Bhandari, IndiaSpend.com
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How India will protect nuclear liabilities of US firms
The flip side is that Indian companies have often been slapped with large fines for violations of US law.
Amit Bhandari, IndiaSpend.com
Trending
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India Today takes anchor Rajdeep Sardesai off air for two weeks for tweet about farmer’s death
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Virat Kohli uses an 'MRF bat'. Rohit Sharma uses a 'CEAT bat'. But whose bat do they really use?
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Whichever way you look at it, Modi’s handling of the farm laws has been a complete mess
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Nine health workers have died in vaccine rollout. India must disclose status of probe into each case
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Green card reform, no more Muslim ban: What Biden’s immigration proposals promise
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Bad loans of state banks equal spending on defence, education, roads and health
Gross non-performing assets of public sector banks have crossed Rs 4.04 lakh crore, a rise of 450% since 2011.
Amit Bhandari, IndiaSpend.com
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Here comes the sun: Indian consumers go solar as costs plunge
Although it still faces issues, solar power is competitive with newly-built thermal, hydro and nuclear power plants.
Amit Bhandari, IndiaSpend.com
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Fall in international gas prices brings some achche din for Indian banks
Several Indian gas power plants have come back from the brink after lying idle for years due to the unaffordability of liquefied natural gas.
Amit Bhandari, IndiaSpend.com
Video
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Watch: Meet the woman behind Bernie Sanders’s mittens made of old sweaters, recycled plastic bottles
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Watch: Golden retriever ‘practises’ menacing faces in the mirror
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What will ultra-high-speed travel be like? Watch this simulated video from Virgin Hyperloop
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Watch: Dazzling pink and green auroras dance over northern Finland skies
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Watch: Kashmir’s first igloo restaurant opens in Gulmarg
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India’s power utilities owe banks $90 billion (enough to wipe clean the fiscal deficit)
The country is in desperate need of electricity reforms, a new report reveals.
Amit Bhandari, IndiaSpend.com
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Steep fall in global gas prices fuels resurgence of India's power sector
There is now hope for India's natural gas-fired power plants, many of which are either idle or operating at a fraction of their capacity.
Amit Bhandari, IndiaSpend.com
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Road accidents kill 382 in India every day – 1,682 times more than terrorism
As many as 139,671 people lost their lives on India’s roads during 2014.
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The Reel
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‘The Courier’ trailer: Benedict Cumberbatch plays a British spy in Cold War thriller
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Watch: AR Rahman launches ‘maajja’ platform to promote independent music
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Warner Bros releases sneak peek of ‘Suicide Squad’ sequel, new films with Hugh Jackman, Will Smith
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‘Crime Scene: The Vanishing at the Cecil Hotel’: Series revisits LA hotel linked to several crimes
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‘Silk Road’ trailer: Crime thriller examines the rise and fall of Ross Ulbricht and his darknet site
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NRIs in Saudi Arabia and Kuwait 10 times more likely to die than those in US
More than 7 million Indians live and work in the Persian Gulf nations.
Amit Bhandari, IndiaSpend.com
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How Japan’s resumption of nuclear power generation may be good for India
Prices of liquefied natural gas will come down as Japan increases its use of nuclear energy and cuts down on other fuels.
Amit Bhandari, IndiaSpend.com
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Why India must submit to King Coal – for now
Its main advantage over other feasible alternatives is that it is largely immune to interference from nature, economic vagaries and artificial accidents.
Amit Bhandari, IndiaSpend.com
The Field
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Umpire Bruce Oxenford announces retirement from international cricket after 15 years
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Watch highlights: PV Sindhu, Kidambi Srikanth suffer second defeats in Badminton World Tour finals
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Syed Mushtaq Ali preview: Tamil Nadu hold edge over Rajasthan; Punjab favourites against Baroda
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Sourav Ganguly to undergo series of tests before decision on whether to insert another stent
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NBA: Tobias Harris stars as Philadelphia 76ers hand LA Lakers first road defeat of season