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The global imperative to address climate change and achieve sustainable development has led to an increased focus on innovative technologies that can mitigate carbon emissions. In the context of India, a country characterized by rapid economic growth and a significant carbon footprint, adopting carbon capture and storage (CCS) technology emerges as a critical avenue for
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Democratic backsliding in many countries is a growing concern. Alarms raised by international watchdogs seem to have done nothing much to stem the slide. The world now has several basket cases including some in India’s neighborhood who still pretend to profess democracy and some frank ones like Russia who have given up on pretension. However,
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As hubs of creative and critical thinking, public libraries can usher in a new social and cultural reformation. Will the idea of the free library gain momentum at the Festival of Libraries 2023? “How do we revive the habit of reading?” is a phrase you often hear. But this question echoes an inherently false narrative—one
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Learn how blended finance can be used to address the funding gap in achieving India’s sustainable development goals. Blended finance introduces the idea of harnessing capital, especially from the private sector, to support development and impact-driven projects. The concept of blending capital from multiple sources, such as in the case of public–private partnerships, has been
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Rather belatedly in my writer’s journey, I have realised that posts and videos on food garner the most views. And ergo, I have decided to jump onto the band wagon and try my hand at writing a recipe. Move over Sanjeev Kapoor and Ranveer Brar and the rest of the gang. Here I present the
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The phenomenal success of Chandrayaan-3 has been in the headlines across all media through the last week, resulting in not just naming the historic impact/touch points but also declaring the day of success – August 23 – as the National Space Day. It was only incidental that a very close family elder of mine had
Read MoreThe recently released report from SBI Research has many noteworthy insights based on the analysis of income tax returns filed between AY12 – assessment year and AY23. To begin with, the number of income tax…
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With my daughter back home for the vacations during the summers, we did quite a bit of travelling by the metro for a project that she was pursuing. It was a fun time for both of us as we travelled in wrong directions, overshot stations that we had to disembark at, got down at stations
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Alonso Quixano, an ordinary man, 50 years old, adopts the grandiose title of Don Quixote la Lancha, and astride his tired horse Rocinante, sets out off to many (mis)adventures. The 50s are dangerous years for most men! My daughter Tulip had married in 2007, which did give me a sense of relief that every Indian
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Although Modi and Xi recently met on the sidelines of the Brics summit – where the two sides reportedly agreed on expeditious disengagement from the LAC standoff – it is important to remember China has employed assertive and coercive strategies in its interactions with nations that do not align with its interests. However, a particularly
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