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Study highlights threat posed by microplastics in Coimbatore tanks
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Study highlights threat posed by microplastics in Coimbatore tanks
A study reveals significant microplastics pollution in Coimbatore tanks, threatening freshwater ecosystems and human health.
https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Coimbatore/study-highlights-threat-posed-by-microplastics-in-coimbatore-tanks/article70635728.ece
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India partners with Alibaba.com to help Indian startups and small businesses reach overseas buyers, highlighting its selective engagement with Chinese platforms (Jagmeet Singh/TechCrunch)
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India approves a $1.1B state-backed VC fund to finance high-risk areas like AI and advanced manufacturing, doubling down on an effort that debuted in 2016 (Jagmeet Singh/TechCrunch)
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Abhishek Singh, CEO of IndiaAI Mission, says India will seek international agreement on a "global AI commons" at this week's AI Impact Summit in New Delhi (Financial Times)
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After Naravane memoir controversy, the Indian government weighs 20-year cooling-off before publishing for senior ex-officials
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After Naravane memoir controversy, govt weighs 20-year cooling-off before publishing for senior ex-officials
A formal order on the 20-year cooling-off period is likely to be issued soon, top officials aware of the matter said.| India News
https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/after-naravane-memoir-controversy-govt-weighs-20-year-publishing-curbs-on-former-officials-101771030718339.html
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India, Pakistan and Bangladesh are weaponising cricket
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India's Reliance wins US licence for Venezuelan oil, sources say
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Exclusive: India's Reliance wins US licence for Venezuelan oil, sources say
The United States has issued a general licence to India's Reliance Industries Ltd that will allow the refiner to buy Venezuelan oil directly without violating sanctions, two sources familiar with the matter said.
https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/indias-reliance-wins-us-licence-venezuelan-oil-sources-say-2026-02-13/
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Karnataka cabinet clears return of IPL matches to Chinnaswamy after 2025 stampede
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Karnataka cabinet clears return of IPL matches to Chinnaswamy after 2025 stampede
The Karnataka Cabinet has cleared the return of Indian Premier League matches to M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, acting on the recommendations of a government-appointed
https://www.thenewsminute.com/karnataka/karnataka-cabinet-clears-return-of-ipl-matches-to-chinnaswamy-after-2025-stampede
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Why don't Indians read for pleasure?
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India’s Dream to Build a Thousand Ships
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India’s Dream to Build a Thousand Ships
The southern state has edged out Gujarat and Andhra Pradesh in Modi’s industrial ambitions.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2026-02-12/why-india-s-tamil-nadu-is-key-to-modi-s-shipbuilding-ambitions
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2,000-year-old Tamil-Brahmi inscriptions found in Egypt’s Valley of the Kings
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2,000-year-old Tamil-Brahmi inscriptions found in Egypt reveal ancient Tamil traders
Researchers discover 2,000-year-old Tamil-Brahmi inscriptions in Egypt’s royal tombs, showing ancient Tamil traders explored inland heritage sites beyond coastal ports.
https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/variety/2000-year-old-tamil-brahmi-inscriptions-found-in-egypts-valley-of-the-kings/article70623170.ece
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Archaeologists discover 3,000-5,000-year-old skeletons in Karnataka’s Tekkalakota; first in over 6 decades
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Archaeologists discover 3,000-5,000-year-old skeletons in Karnataka’s Tekkalakota; first in over 6 decades
Tekkalakota is a significant archaeological site due to evidence of continuous human habitation in the area from the Neolithic period (3000-1200 BCE) up to the modern age, spanning over 5 millennia.
https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/bangalore/archaeologists-discover-3000-5000-year-old-skeletons-in-karnatakas-tekkalakota-first-in-over-6-decades-10521230/
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Viral tourism is overwhelming rural India, and villages are paying the price
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Viral tourism is overwhelming rural India, and villages are paying the price
In the quiet agrarian landscape of the Krishnagiri district in Tamil Nadu, a body of water known to locals as Vanamma (literally translated as “the goddess of t
https://www.thenewsminute.com/news/viral-tourism-is-overwhelming-rural-india-and-villages-are-paying-the-price
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Journalist Ravi Nair convicted over tweets on Adani: What the case was about
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Journalist Ravi Nair convicted over tweets on Adani: What the case was about
Follow TNM's WhatsApp channel for news updates and story links.A magistrate court in Gujarat, on Tuesday, February 10, has sentenced investigative jou
https://www.thenewsminute.com/news/journalist-ravi-nair-convicted-over-tweets-on-adani-what-the-case-was-about
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It’s All Greed and No Fear in India’s Gold, Silver Markets Right Now
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It’s All Greed and No Fear in India’s Gold, Silver Markets Right Now
When it comes to gold and silver, India is price agnostic, according to an expert.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2026-02-10/gold-silver-etfs-a-big-hit-with-retail-investors-overshadow-stocks
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A study of 596 Indian high-tech startups suggests that homegrown entrepreneurs fare better over the long run than returning diaspora with overseas experience (Saritha Rai/Bloomberg)
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Gig workers, who do not have legal employee status nor the political leverage, can win better conditions only through disciplined, worker-led organising – the very capacity India’s labour movement never systematically developed.
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India orders social media platforms to take down deepfakes faster
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India orders social media platforms to take down deepfakes faster | TechCrunch
India’s new rules take effect February 20, tightening deepfake oversight and shrinking takedown windows to as little as two hours.
https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/10/india-orders-social-media-platforms-to-take-down-deepfakes-faster/
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Inside Bengal’s SIR camps: TMC calls the shots, rivals allege intimidation
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Inside Bengal’s SIR camps: TMC calls the shots, rivals allege intimidation
While Mamata Banerjee in Supeme Court flags the harassment of BLOs, her party workers run the show on the ground. “Remember that we know you," a TMC leader warned a BLO in South 24 Parganas district in front of The Indian Express.
https://indianexpress.com/article/political-pulse/inside-bengals-sir-camps-tmc-calls-the-shots-rivals-allege-intimidation-10523411/
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J&K unemployment hits 6.7%, nearly double the national average – and job seekers have paid ₹48 crore in application fees
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J&K unemployment hits 6.7%, nearly double the national average – and job seekers have paid ₹48 crore in application fees
Govt says addressing unemployment — particularly among youth — is priority, and that its strategy is not confined to short-term job provisioning
https://indianexpress.com/article/india/indianexpress-com-article-india-jammu-and-kashmir-unemployment-rate-mission-yuva-jkpsc-jkssb-fees-10521490/
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Publisher Penguin Random House India, which holds the rights for Four Stars of Destiny, clarified that the book has not gone into publication, and maintained that it did not make any copies of the book public. Read more:
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Delhi Police files FIR about alleged circulation of former Army chief’s unpublished memoir
The case came in the backdrop of disruptions in Parliament since February 3 after Congress MP Rahul Gandhi was not allowed to quote an excerpt from it.
https://scroll.in/latest/1090614/delhi-police-files-fir-about-alleged-circulation-of-former-army-chiefs-unpublished-memoir
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| On the slightest pretext of any protest, bulldozers are used to bring down the homes of ‘protestors’. This is against the Constitution of India and the laws of the land, as well as the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, 1948.
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India's updated startup framework doubles deep-tech startup eligibility to 20 years and triples the revenue cap for tax, grant, and regulatory benefits to ~$33M (Jagmeet Singh/TechCrunch)
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The Slow Reveal of the India-US Trade Deal
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The Slow Reveal of the India-US Trade Deal
There is limited public information on the full extent of compromises made by both countries.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2026-02-07/initial-details-of-india-us-trade-deal-shows-modi-loss-trump-gain
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India-US trade deal gives tariff-free access to Harley bikes, no reprieve for Tesla
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India-US trade deal gives tariff-free access to Harley bikes, no reprieve for Tesla
India will slash tariffs on high-end American cars to 30% from as high as 110% and eliminate duties on Harley-Davidson bikes under an interim trade pact, an official said, but will not make concessions for electric vehicles, a move that pointedly leaves Tesla out.
https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/india-us-trade-deal-gives-tariff-free-access-harley-bikes-no-reprieve-tesla-2026-02-07/
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Delhi biker death case: Contractor who’d dug pit came, saw and left as victim lay there for hours
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Delhi biker death case: Contractor who’d dug pit came, saw and left as victim lay there for hours | Delhi News - The Times of India
NEW DELHI: A day after a 25-year-old biker plunged to his death in a 14-foot-deep pit in Janakpuri, police have arrested the sub-contractor who dug th.
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi/delhi-biker-death-case-contractor-whod-dug-pit-came-saw-and-left-as-victim-lay-there-for-hours/articleshow/128053180.cms
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Aggressive majoritarianism crippled Pakistan. Will India fare differently?
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The merging of faith with state has not worked out well anywhere, writes Ramachandra Guha
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Ramachandra Guha: Aggressive majoritarianism crippled Pakistan. Will India fare differently?
The merging of faith with state has not worked out well anywhere.
https://scroll.in/article/1090570/ramachandra-guha-pakistan-was-crippled-by-aggressive-majoritarianism-will-india-fare-differently
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How the Election Commission of India Tailored the Voter Registration in West Bengal “As it Deemed Fit”
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How ECI Tailored the Voter Registration in West Bengal “As it Deemed Fit”
The Election Commission of India ran a Special Intensive Revision in West Bengal with sweeping, unfettered discretion. It authorised handpicked personnel to supersede the legally designated officers responsible for voter verification. Rules changed without public notice. An ever-morphing software dictated terms to officers. WhatsApp messages and oral commands complemented written regulations.
https://www.reporters-collective.in/trc/voter-registration-in-wb-as-it-deemed-fit
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WaPo terminated the contract of its Delhi bureau chief Pranshu Verma; a source says "there is no clarity if the paper will continue with its bureau in Delhi" (Aban Usmani/Newslaundry)
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India’s Cities Get Billions to Avoid the Fate of Mumbai, Delhi, and Bengaluru
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India’s Cities Get Billions to Avoid the Fate of Mumbai and Delhi
Local governments are getting an ‘unprecedented’ funding boost.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2026-02-05/india-allocates-billions-in-tax-revenue-to-small-cities-in-urbanization-push
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Women in rural India report experiencing trauma from data annotation work, which requires them to review violent content and porn for global tech companies (Anuj Behal/The Guardian)
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The Black Wind: How India is becoming the World's Waste Tyre Furnace
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The Black Wind: How India is becoming the World's Waste Tyre Furnace
India has witnessed a fivefold surge in waste tyre imports from developed countries over the past few years. Despite strict regulations for controlled imports and scientific disposal, enforcement gaps remain stark. Large quantities of imported tyres are processed in plants with inadequate safeguards resulting in adverse impact on the environment and communities.
https://www.reporters-collective.in/trc/india-is-becoming-worlds-waste-tyre-furnace
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Why a textile town in Tamil Nadu’s Namakkal district became the hub of illegal organ trade
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Why a textile town became the hub of illegal organ trade
In one quarter of the town, in Tamil Nadu’s Namakkal district, everyone we met knew someone who had sold a kidney.
https://scroll.in/article/1090519/why-a-textile-town-became-the-hub-of-illegal-organ-trade
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Analysis: The One Nation One Ration Card system enables portability of food entitlements across states but freezes overall coverage and fiscal responsibility
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Portability without expansion: How platform design reorders India’s food security federalism
The One Nation One Ration Card system enables portability of food entitlements across states but freezes overall coverage and fiscal responsibility.
https://scroll.in/article/1090472/portability-without-expansion-how-platform-design-reorders-indias-food-security-federalism
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Form 7 filings for deletion of names from electoral rolls spark outrage in Gujarat
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Form 7 filings for deletion of names from electoral rolls spark outrage in Gujarat
Mass Form 7 submissions in Gujarat prompt voter outrage over alleged misuse of personal information and forged signatures.
https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/gujarat/mass-form-7-submissions-spark-outrage-in-gujarat/article70583488.ece
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India’s union government stops its funding for Jal Jeevan Mission, Rajya Sabha told
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Centre stops its funding for Jal Jeevan Mission, Rajya Sabha told
The marquee scheme, launched in 2019, aimed to link each of India’s 193.5 million rural households with tap water connections by the end of 2024. Last year, it was extended till December 2028| India News
https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/centre-stops-its-funding-for-jal-jeevan-mission-rajya-sabha-told-101770061723646.html
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‘Merely 2-4-5 deaths’: Rajasthan Health Minister downplays cough syrup fatalities, blames ‘careless parents’
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‘Merely 2-4-5 deaths’: Rajasthan Health Minister downplays cough syrup fatalities, blames ‘careless parents’
Leader of Opposition Tika Ram Jully said: “The government is not worried. They were careless then, which led to these deaths."
https://indianexpress.com/article/india/rajasthan-health-minister-downplays-cough-syrup-fatalities-10511168/
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India’s Debt Diet Shifts Growth Onus to RBI, Billionaire Businesses
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India’s Debt Diet Shifts Growth Onus to RBI, Billionaire Businesses
The budget’s record borrowing estimate has pushed up the cost of funding for firms.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2026-02-02/modi-s-budget-needs-support-from-adani-ambani-and-rbi-to-boost-growth
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US cuts tariffs on India to 18%, India agrees to end Russian oil purchases
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US cuts tariffs on India to 18%, India agrees to end Russian oil purchases
The deal comes after months of tense trade negotiations between the world's two largest democracies.
https://www.reuters.com/world/india/trump-says-agreed-trade-deal-with-india-2026-02-02/
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Cases under Uttarakhand’s conversion law fall in court: 7 years, 5 full trials, all 5 acquittals
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Cases under Uttarakhand’s conversion law fall in court: 7 years, 5 full trials, all 5 acquittals
Express analysed case records since 2018 when Act was introduced: Courts flag gaps in probe, consent of couples, no proof of coercion.
https://indianexpress.com/article/express-exclusive/cases-under-uttarakhands-conversion-law-fall-in-court-7-years-5-full-trials-all-5-acquittals-10502378/
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Migrant waste collectors in Bengaluru lose jobs amid repeated travels for SIR; many to skip process
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Migrant waste collectors in Bengaluru lose jobs amid repeated travels for SIR; many to skip process
Migrant waste collectors in Bengaluru face job loss amid verification challenges, risking access to essential benefits and voting rights.
https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/migrant-waste-collectors-in-bengaluru-lose-jobs-amid-repeated-travels-for-sir-many-to-skip-process/article70571219.ece
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India Budget Picks Staid Continuity Over Ambitious Disruption
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India Budget Picks Staid Continuity Over Ambitious Disruption
The bond market will fret over the government’s record borrowing.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2026-02-01/modi-budget-disappoints-stock-market-higher-borrowing-worries-bond-market
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India's wealthy embrace a new luxury symbol: water
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This is the business of water in a country where clean water is a privilege.
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India's wealthy embrace a new luxury symbol: water
At an Indian gourmet food store, Avanti Mehta is organising a blind tasting of drinks sourced from France, Italy and India. No, this isn't wine, it's water.
https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/climate-energy/indias-wealthy-embrace-new-luxury-symbol-water-2026-01-31/
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The anaemia paradox: Why south Indian girls are anaemic despite wealthy GDP
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The anaemia paradox: Why south Indian girls are anaemic despite wealthy GDP
In a government school in rural Telangana or an urban slum in Hyderabad, morning assembly is often interrupted by a familiar thud. A girl, usually around 14 or
https://www.thenewsminute.com/voices/the-anaemia-paradox-why-south-indian-girls-are-anaemic-despite-wealthy-gdp
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What is Nipah virus? Key things to know about the disease amid cases in India
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What is Nipah virus? Key things to know about the disease amid cases in India
Virus primarily spreads from animals to humans, has a high fatality rate and there is no vaccine
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2026/jan/28/what-is-nipah-virus-outbreak-india-symptoms
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VB-GRAMG and the Recasting of Rural Social Protection
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VB-GRAMG and the Recasting of Rural Social Protection
Replacing MGNREGA with the Viksit Bharat mission signals a shift from demand-driven entitlement to discretionary social protection with fiscal caps. Technology, and centralisation recast labour claims as compliance, reconfiguring state-worker relations and risking greater exclusion.
https://www.theindiaforum.in/public-policy/vb-gramg-and-recasting-rural-social-protection
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India’s New Labour Codes Put Capital's Priorities First
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New Labour Codes Put Capital's Priorities First
India’s new Labour Codes relegate worker interests to state or employer discretion. This deepens precarity and wealth concentration. Addressing these outcomes requires more than amendments; it demands a strategic rethinking of the evolving capital-labour contract shaping India’s future workforce.
https://www.theindiaforum.in/economy/labour-codes-and-remaking-indias-capital-labour-contract
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India’s electric bus push has a deadly blind spot due to insufficient driver training
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India’s electric bus push has a deadly blind spot
Fatal accidents are mounting as cities add buses faster than they can train drivers.
https://restofworld.org/2026/india-electric-bus-accidents/
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UGC did not defend its equity guidelines in court. But activists explain why they must be defended
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UGC did not defend its equity guidelines in court. But activists explain why they must be defended
They argue that the rules protect the most marginalised students. Claims that other students are left vulnerable are baseless, they say.
https://scroll.in/article/1090353/ugc-did-not-defend-its-equity-guidelines-in-court-but-activists-explain-why-they-must-be-defended
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Cricket nomads: Meet the jersey sellers who travel India match by match
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Cricket nomads: Meet the jersey sellers who travel India match by match
Behind the billion-dollar world of official kits, a nomadic tribe of sellers follows the cricket calendar by rail. Travelling from Bihar, Mumbai and Kolkata to the rest of the country, these daily-wage labourers clothe the masses, navigating thin margins and brand crackdowns to keep the stadium blue.
https://www.indiatoday.in/sports/cricket/story/india-vs-new-zealand-cricket-jersey-sellers-hawkers-bihar-kolkata-mumbai-exclusive-2859533-2026-01-29
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