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Director of Observer Research Foundation, Kolkata
MONEY
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Roadmap for India's $5 trillion journey
The Indian growth story will be an organic, consumption-led narrative spurred by the service sector.
VARIETY
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Why climate summits fail to spur action
Amid one of the largest environmental protests ever, the commitments from some of the biggest emitters — the US, China, and India — are awfully inadequate.
VARIETY
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Why the odd-even scheme doesn’t make much sense to fight Delhi pollution
The scheme was introduced for private vehicles and two-wheelers. The sensitivity of pollution levels are, however, far higher for commercial vehicles.
VARIETY
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Who will take the heat of the Amazon rainforest fire?
The Amazon fire is a reminder that unbridled development is not in consonance with ecological sustainability and, consequently, human well-being.
MONEY
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India’s time to trade freely: A ‘Free and Open Indo-Pacific’ is on its way, but is India ready?
Is India competitive enough to be set ‘free’ in the Indo-Pacific?
LIFE
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Nature budgeting: It's high time beneficiaries started paying the Himalayan communities for maintenance of ecosystem
Nature budgeting is the need of the hour. The Himalayas have subsidized the entire civilization and now, it’s payback time.
LIFE
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Floods or Droughts: How nature can cure India's impending water crisis
The idea of water governance should be based on demand management and adapting to the moods of nature, instead of trying to control it.
POLITICS
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Ragi can resolve Cauvery issue
Karnataka’s decision to refuse to release Cauvery water, to protect its irrigated summer paddy, will have an adverse effect on the standing Kuruvai paddy in Tamil Nadu, intensifying this property dispute of sorts.
POLITICS
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