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The people’s struggle to find solutions to water challenges

With the summer looming, water comes more easily to the urban mind. Even for those who had been reasonably secure all year long, it is an uncertain time

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If technology maketh the man, surely it can modify the Maoist movement

Maoist rebels have always used whatever technology was available to them with adaptation for remote areas where they often operate

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Are guns the next target for conscientious investors?

The gun-control debate in the US is a long and bitter one, but the mass shooting at a high school in Florida may serve as a momentous turning point for investors and companies

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Why unconditional forgiveness can be liberating

That Rahul Gandhi forgave his father’s killers makes him different from those obsessed with rewriting our past, because they’re swallowed by ancient hatred

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The risk of sovereign-bank feedback loop

Even though India’s combined government debt is far from toxic levels, the revision of the central government fiscal deficit target is a cause for concern

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The potential positive economic impact of investment bubbles

Mini bubbles, hopefully, will emerge across underserved sectors, and young women entrepreneurs will build business models that solve India’s real problems

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Water woes

Two out of three human beings face severe water scarcity for at least part of 2017. Climate change will further complicate matters

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Consumers to lose out if pvt channels go off DD Free Dish

By losing out a place on DD Free Dish, private broadcasters lose out on a big consumer base that translates into television rating points and, in turn, into advertising revenue

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Which country is leading AI isn’t the intelligent question

It doesn’t matter whether a Chinese or an American makes a specific advance in artificial intelligence because any new knowledge can be built upon by other scientists

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Uber’s self-driving casualty may not be the last

Self-driving cars crash at double the rate of conventional ones, but the technology itself isn’t to blame

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Gender inequality

The International Monetary Fund has released data this week that shows how women have unequal access to financial services in many countries

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A mother-child health alphabet worth knowing

This column discusses some of the fundamentals of public health delivery, as seen from the grass roots. Here are 26 important elements in maternal and child health

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The unfinished agenda of electoral reforms

The Finance Bill 2018, and Union Budget 2018, leaves much to be desired as far as clean political funding and electoral bonds are concerned

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Mushfiqur Rahim’s nagin dance is replete with commercial possibilities

Move over all ye fist-pumpers and parentage questioners, Mushfiqur Rahim’s terpsichorean ecstasy is the new normal in celebratory expressions in the sports arena

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A change in approach to make our cities liveable

India’s journey of transforming our cities will need to be uniquely collaborative with leadership from governments but ownership across stakeholder groups

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Europe only halfway to healthier banks

Completing the eurozone banking union would be a plausible measure in preventing future crises from spreading

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Indian farmers call for free markets

For decades, the Indian farmer has been at the mercy of government doles. Now there are voices demanding just prices in open markets

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Will technology be able to disrupt the legal industry?

There is an urgent need to simplify the entire legal system, and this could be achieved through the judicious use of technology

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Wisteria for her, Petrea for me, confusion no more

In the pre-Google days, finding information about a plant would take a long time. Technology has made it not just easier but also more interesting

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Billionaires behaving badly can be a force for good

Kumar Mangalam Birla just treated India’s new bankruptcy law with utter disdain. But before you dismiss the behaviour, think of the huge favour he’s doing the legal system

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Uber crash shows driverless cars need to slow down

The Uber incident is a lesson for the auto industry. ‘Move fast and break things’ is all very well, unless the things that end up broken are human bodies

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Does Mukesh Ambani deserve all the credit for India’s telecom turmoil?

Reliance Jio is a carriage-content-commerce triple play. But for all the cash being spewed by its units, RIL isn’t the only company in India to brandish a strong balance sheet

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Two-front war: a debate for more opulent times

There is no overarching vision that would incorporate new-age thinking on warfare and understand the importance of right institutional structures

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Why India needs the right to economic growth

Both Congress and BJP governments have denied India the ‘right to economic growth’

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NPPA must balance access with innovation

There is a need to induce more competition on the one hand while encouraging innovation and long-term stability of the sector on the other

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How liberal democracies are born

A basic bargain at the core of liberal democracy is the recognition of rights that key minorities value and that are fundamental to generating broader benefits

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India needs to trust its farmers and set them free

The only way to solve the farmers’ problem is to make entry to other sectors attractive by creating employment opportunities, and to make it easy to exit farming

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Emerging powers must be at the global high table

If countries like China and India are denied, they have only two choices: either continue to accept a second-class seat in the existing system, or challenge the system itself

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Distinguishing among the 50 shades of artificial intelligence

Analysts and consultants will keep their jobs in the digital age. As humans, we will always need other humans to guide us in a structured fashion when we are on the wrong side of an information divide

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Taxi troubles

The Ola and Uber drivers’ strike is unlikely to bring about any substantive changes in the way they function—but it has two important takeaways

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