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The release of the Bihar caste survey report, which puts the State’s backward castes at 63.14 per cent, threatens the BJP’s carefully nurtured “Hindutva unity” and brings caste right back into the political fray.

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03-11-202335 STORIES

Why large dams spell doom for Arunachal Pradesh

Himalayan States have a history of opposing their government’s decision to undertake construction projects for big dams.
Anusua Mukherjee

‘Culture plays a vital role in cultivation’: Swati Nayak

The scientist and Norman E. Borlaug Award recipient discusses climate change, high-yielding seed varieties, landraces, and more.
Aishwarya Mohanty

How a hydropower project threatens the wildlife of Arunachal Pradesh

With its renewed clearances, the project raises red flags as the eco-sensitive region is home to at least two species of critically endangered birds.
Rishika Pardikar

Bihar’s caste survey can spark a new political consciousness 

It can empower the communities to demand transformative reforms in social justice policies.
Harish S. Wankhede

How IMF and World Bank need a redesign, not just reform

A new international financial order governed by democratically operating institutions is the need of the hour.
C.P. Chandrasekhar

The 2023 Nobel Prize for Medicine is a thumbs up for basic science research

The award for work enabling the development of the mRNA COVID-19 vaccine underscores the importance of a neglected field.
Partha P. Majumder
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