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Charu Bahri

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The climate trouble on India’s roads

Bengaluru-based writer and educationist Chandrika R. Krishnan has made five visits to the mountains in North India in the last decade. And each time,...

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India Must Support Its Oilseed Farmers

Mount Abu, Rajasthan: India meets only 44% of its domestic demand for edible oil and spends more than $20 billion a year on imports, a bill that...

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India’s cities are crumbling. The rich are seeking urban oases

India’s top metros—Delhi, Kolkata and Mumbai, home to 75 million people—rank among the world’s 10 most populous cities. However,...

20.04.2026 50

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India wants 1,000 new clinical trial sites. Patients are still being left in the dark

Thirty-five-year-old Ritu Bhalla was twice diagnosed with blood cancer, at the ages of four and 11. She developed chronic hepatitis B as a long-term...

06.04.2026 60

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How The ‘Pharmacy Of The World’ Lets Down Indians

India is known as the ‘Pharmacy of the World’ for being the largest global supplier of generic medicines and affordable drugs. Yet, policy gaps...

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