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Animal Husbandry

The hounds of Mudhol

Karnataka is tasting success in a commendable initiative to revive an indigenous dog breed that simultaneously uplifts marginalised communities by pro

INDIA-FINANCEMIN

Economic Perspectives

Jaitley on the MAT

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Tata owes me some money

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‘Expose U.S. hypocrisy in WTO talks’

Interview with Deborah James, director of International Programmes at the Centre for Economic and Policy Research.

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West Bengal Municipal elections

Violence and victory

The Trinamool Congress’ triumph in the elections to the Kolkata Municipal Corporation and 91 other civic bodies comes at the cost of its credibility a

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IAS officer shortage

The IAS today

The factors afflicting the Indian Administrative Service are many, but little is done to correct them.

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West Asian challenge

The collection of essays is a symposium of sorts that takes up the Palestinian issue in all its various facets, particularly in the light of the exist

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A celebrity and the law

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Integrity & intelligence

No intelligence service can perform well if its political masters lack the integrity which alone can inspire it to act straight.

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‘For strong power-sharing at Centre’

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A forgotten genocide

One hundred years after the mass killings of Armenians in Anatolia, Turkey takes the first steps towards reconciliation by acknowledging the tragedy b

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Gags in virtual space

The revelation that the government has been blocking websites causes concern.

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Xi’s initiatives

Conscious of China’s cultural “soft power” and keen to enhance it, Xi Jinping, within a year of becoming President, launched two major diplomatic init

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Recharging relations

Afghan President Ashraf Ghani’s first visit to India is part of his effort to win the support of immediate neighbours to stave off the military challe

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Killing neglect

Even as a group of political parties feels the NDA government is insensitive to the crop losses suffered by the farming community and is downplaying t

Letters to the editor

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Cola controversies

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‘We could stem the decline’

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First things first

The Maithripala Sirisena-Ranil Wickremesinghe government marks its 100 days in office by getting the Constitution Amendment Bill, which disallows unil

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Brutal in Baltimore

The custodial death of an African American, arrested on flimsy charges, brings to the fore simmering resentment against a long history of police bruta

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Fundamentalist assailants convicted

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Ambedkar's Legacy

Time to reinterpret his contribution

Interview with Professor Bhalchandra Munkegar, Rajya Sabha member.

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Green memories

On how Jairam Ramesh found the middle ground of engagement on economic growth and environmental conservation.

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Stunning victory

David Cameron’s Conservative Party beats all predictions and emerges as the winner in the general election.

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Two beautiful minds

The American mathematicians John Nash Jr and Louis Nirenberg win the 2015 Abel Prize for their work on non-linear partial differential equations.

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Tales from the dead

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High-risk cities

Sitting ducks

The cities of India are not adequately prepared to handle earthquakes though 38 of them are located in high-risk areas.

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Geological process

Himalayan fault lines

The geology of the Himalayas, determined largely by the ongoing collision of the Indian tectonic plate with the Eurasian plate, makes the region part

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Disaster management

‘Preparedness is central to the plan’

Interview with N.C. Marwah, Member, NDMA, on India’s disaster management plan.

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Nepal in ruins

In a country flattened by the April 25 earthquake, where soldiers are the new heroes and politicians are more derided than ever, recovery will be slow

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Response to quake

Good work gone sour

India’s humanitarian response to the disaster is appreciated widely, but the high-decibel media coverage reduces its lustre.

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The underside of growth

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Through my window

Creative border crossings

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Ambedkar's Legacy

Equality, dignity and justice

Ambedkar did not set such concepts as democracy and modernity in opposition to each other but bound them together symbiotically so that they could gro

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Ambedkar's Legacy

Idolatry vs ideology

The RSS-BJP’s enthusiasm to celebrate Ambedkar’s birth anniversary is seen as a key aspect of the Hindutva group’s social outreach agenda targeting Da

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