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Abhishek Waghmare, IndiaSpend.com
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India slows down on the digital highway, online transactions decrease in February
Demonetisation was supposed to fast track the plan for a Digital India, but as the liquidity crisis eases, people are slowly going back to cash.
Abhishek Waghmare, IndiaSpend.com
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The slow death of Kanpur’s leather economy has fuelled UP’s job crisis
Falling global demand, environmental regulations and contemporary cow politics have choked the leather economy of Uttar Pradesh's largest industrial city.
Abhishek Waghmare, IndiaSpend.com
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Demonetisation breaks the back of Maharashtra’s textile industry
From farmers to garment manufacturers and sellers, ever link in the supply chain has been badly hurt.
Abhishek Waghmare, IndiaSpend.com
Trending
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Why are Sikhs abroad more pro-Khalistan than community members living in India?
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The dark side of wind energy along Gujarat’s coast
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Kalakshetra abuse controversy should force a rethink of power hierarchies in ‘classical’ dance world
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Is ‘glass skin’ achievable? A dermatologist answers this and other skincare questions in a new book
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Fiction: The odyssey of an impoverished man at odds with India’s newly-independent status
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India’s unfolding education crisis: One in six teaching posts in government schools is vacant
The country faces a collective shortage of a million teachers.
Abhishek Waghmare, IndiaSpend.com
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Despite two rounds of Odd-Even this year, Delhi's air is just as polluted this Diwali
Several Studies show that vehicular emmission is just a small part of the reason for pollution in the national capital.
Abhishek Waghmare, IndiaSpend.com
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Good monsoon may bring record yields this year, but not all of India has gained equally
The southwest monsoon officially ends this week and India is set for a kharif output of 135 million tonnes, accordingly to estimates.
Abhishek Waghmare, IndiaSpend.com
Video
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Watch: Journalist Nishant Shekhar hilariously mimics everyday conversations in Indian newsroom
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Watch: Fire spreads through hotel in Indore, rescuers evacuate trapped guests with ladders
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Watch: Trapped miners rescued from collapsed gold mine in Congo as onlookers cheer in relief
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Watch: Israeli commando units stage undersea protest against government’s judicial overhaul plans
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Watch: Rescuer scales 65-foot telecom tower in Pune to save bird tangled in kite string
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Despite 'normal' monsoon this year, 37% of Indian districts are short of rain
September will now be crucial in determining whether these areas can make up for the deficit.
Abhishek Waghmare, IndiaSpend.com
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As cases doubled in the National Green Tribunal, the court cut delays by half
Although cases before the tribunal doubled between 2015 and 2016, the proportion of cases pending reduced from 43% in 2013 to 21% this year.
Abhishek Waghmare, IndiaSpend.com
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India’s (official) Olympic spend is a third of the UK’s – and falling. It showed at Rio
The UK spends money on fewer athletes compared to India, where spending is diffused.
Abhishek Waghmare, IndiaSpend.com
The Reel
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‘Elemental’ trailer: Fire teams up with water in animated film about elements of nature
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Netflix India’s latest mantra: ‘You can’t be successful globally without being successful locally’
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Start the week with a film: The very violent and very clever ‘Battle Royale’
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Review: ‘Boston Strangler’ looks for the woman in the serial killer story
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‘Chor Nikal Ke Bhaga’ review: A smart and entertaining thriller
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With 10,000 NGO registrations cancelled, foreign aid is set to drop
India receives foreign contributions from 165 countries, of roughly 200 countries identified by the World Bank.
Abhishek Waghmare, IndiaSpend.com
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Tonnes of dal from Mozambique will reach Indian markets after Modi's visit
India has signed a contract for import of pulses from the African country.
Abhishek Waghmare, IndiaSpend.com
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900 million Indians live in two rooms or less
The people of Kerala live in India’s largest homes.
Abhishek Waghmare, IndiaSpend.com
The Field
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IPL 2023: MI's Rohit Sharma and Mark Boucher on Impact Player rule, plans for the season and more
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Shuttle Zone: How to get started with badminton? And how to prepare for matches? Here’s a guide
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Spain Masters Super 300: Aakarshi Kashyap upsets world No 15 Michelli Li, Srikanth wins thriller
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IPL 2023 fixtures list: Here’s the full schedule of 70 matches in the league stage
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IPL 2023: Virat Kohli to Cameron Green, five players to watch out for in new season