Harshad Mehta is largely forgotten, but scams continue to flourish in an India where neither corporate governance nor regulatory authorities are held accountable.

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15-12-202331 STORIES

New books on the shelves

John Grisham’s latest legal suspense thriller, two memoirs, a monograph on the idea of consent, and much more.

Letters

Readers respond.

Who will mourn the Sundarbans?

The 7.7 million inhabitants of the largest mangrove forest in the world face a bleak future as coastal erosion and high tides consume their islands.

Shailendra Yashwant

A solar cell with unprecedented power conversion efficiency

Plus the inadequacy of countries’ climate action plans, and making glass-making greener in this edition of Science Notebook.

R. Ramachandran

How JD(S)’ desperate bid to regain relevance in Karnataka has faltered

Its chances of becoming a strong regional force have significantly diminished following its electoral defeat and subsequent reunion with the BJP.

Vikhar Ahmed Sayeed

In Tukaram’s earthly paradise

By offering two iterations of Tukaram’s 51 abhangas, Shanta Gokhale and Jerry Pinto invite readers to form their own interpretations of bhakti poetry.

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