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Air Pollution
Will drones, artificial rain help Delhi breathe this winter?
The capital’s air quality index plummets to ‘very poor’ as the government launches a Winter Action Plan.
Vedaant Lakhera,
Vitasta Kaul
UNITED STATES
How did the US economy do under Obama, Trump, and Biden?
No matter who was in the White House the past decade and a half, the American economy has mostly outshone its rivals.
Deutsche Welle
Public Health & AI
AI beds to remote ICUs: How startups are plugging India’s health gaps
Health-tech firms are looking to use cutting-edge technologies to fill chronic, structural lacunae in the country’s healthcare delivery.
Bloomberg
Inequality
AI’s dark secret: It is rolling back progress on equality
AI systems all function the same way, by identifying patterns. The truth is that machine learning systems struggle with difference.
Reuters
The Big Screen
Charlie Chaplin: Keeping a comedy genius in business
The Chaplin Office in Paris is the guardian of the film icon’s legacy. Decades after his death it is busier than ever.
Deutsche Welle
Diplomacy
India-Canada: Relations worsening with each passing day
Diplomatic war intensifies as both nations trade accusations of espionage and criminal activity, leading to expulsions and straining decades-old ties.
Amit Baruah
MENTAL HEALTH
Depression remaps people’s ‘attention brain networks’
A brain network involved in motivation and attention is larger in people with depression. The difference is also visible in people before they develop
Deutsche Welle
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Is the flooding in south Bengal ‘man-made’, as Mamata Banerjee claims?
The annual flooding, worsened by water releases from Damodar Valley dams, has set off a political battle between the State and the Centre.
Suhrid Sankar Chattopadhyay
Israel says its military has killed Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar in Gaza
Sinwar, who was wanted by Israel in connection with the October 7 attack, was killed along with two others following an extended pursuit.
Frontline News Desk
Lebanon under siege: Bombed but not broken
An exclusive first-hand account by a journalist on the relentless Israeli bombing and the people’s resilience.
Rawan Sayyed
Our planet’s future hinges on seeing sustainability as a win-win for all
It should be a non-zero-sum game. Climate actions must create benefits for all, rather than advantages for some at the expense of others.
Raghu Murtugudde
Samsung workers end 37-day strike in Tamil Nadu, union recognition still pending
While union registration remains sub-judice, workers secured commitments for dialogue on demands and protection from punitive action.
Siddarth Muralidharan
2024 Nobel Economics Prize winners explain why some nations thrive while others struggle
Acemoglu, Johnson, and Robinson honoured for illuminating institutional roots of wealth disparity.
Frontline News Desk
Maharashtra’s November 20 Assembly election pits six major political players against each other
The election follows a surprising Lok Sabha result that saw the opposition MVA outperform the ruling Mahayuti, setting the stage for a fierce battle.
Amey Tirodkar
BJP’s triumph in Haryana goes beyond social engineering against Jat dominance
A third consecutive term can also be attributed to addressing the specific needs of deprived communities and fielding fresh faces.
Ashish Ranjan,
Atul Kumar Pandey
The grandson rises: How Udhayanidhi Stalin’s meteoric rise challenges DMK’s democratic claims
Ageing leaders stay mum on the elevation of Udhayanidhi as Deputy CM as their ambitious children toe the line. Is this the twilight of dissent in DMK?
R.K. Radhakrishnan
Baba, Bollywood, Bishnoi: A Mumbai murder mystery
As the Assembly election approaches, a powerful ex-minister is gunned down for his “closeness” to a Bollywood superstar. Or was it a real estate feud?
Amey Tirodkar
G.N. Saibaba’s death is an injustice
What was the real crime of Saibaba? He constantly raised his voice for the human rights of the weak, the oppressed and the wronged by the system.
Apoorvanand
Kashmir’s guarded optimism
Omar Abdullah wins election, but can he fix jobs and inflation with less power?
Amit Baruah
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