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27 lakh MGNREGS workers out of list amid e-KYC rollout, Pg1
MGNREGS database shrinks by 27 lakh workers amid e-KYC drive, raising concerns about beneficiary exclusion and scheme effectiveness.
27 lakh MGNREGS workers out of list amid e-KYC rollout, Pg1
MGNREGS database shrinks by 27 lakh workers amid e-KYC drive, raising concerns about beneficiary exclusion and scheme effectiveness.
Swing, but do not miss, Pg6
WHO Report: India witnesses decline in TB incidence but struggles with high burden and drug resistance, missing 2025 elimination target.
Swing, but do not miss, Pg6
WHO Report: India witnesses decline in TB incidence but struggles with high burden and drug resistance, missing 2025 elimination target.
Too little, much later, Pg6
Digital Personal Data Protection Rules, 2025, delays key protections until 2027, undermining transparency and accountability for citizens' data.
Too little, much later, Pg6
Digital Personal Data Protection Rules, 2025, delays key protections until 2027, undermining transparency and accountability for citizens' data.
Delhi’s air, a ‘wicked problem’ in need of bold solutions, Pg6
Delhi's air pollution crisis demands urgent, coordinated action; health risks, economic costs, and potential solutions explored.
Delhi’s air, a ‘wicked problem’ in need of bold solutions, Pg6
Delhi's air pollution crisis demands urgent, coordinated action; health risks, economic costs, and potential solutions explored.
The POCSO Act is gender-neutral by design, Pg6
Supreme Court examines POCSO Act's gender neutrality amidst petition challenging prosecution of woman for sexual assault against minor boy.
The POCSO Act is gender-neutral by design, Pg6
Supreme Court examines POCSO Act's gender neutrality amidst petition challenging prosecution of woman for sexual assault against minor boy.
Decoding the NDA’s landslide win in Bihar, Pg7
NDA secures Bihar victory through strategic campaigning, women voter mobilization, and effective welfare schemes, overcoming anti-incumbency sentiments.
Decoding the NDA’s landslide win in Bihar, Pg7
NDA secures Bihar victory through strategic campaigning, women voter mobilization, and effective welfare schemes, overcoming anti-incumbency sentiments.
The legal hoodwinking of Adivasis, Pg7
Chhattisgarh HC undermines Adivasi rights by upholding cancellation of community forest rights for coal mining in Hasdeo Arand.
The legal hoodwinking of Adivasis, Pg7
Chhattisgarh HC undermines Adivasi rights by upholding cancellation of community forest rights for coal mining in Hasdeo Arand.
What are Digital Personal Data Protection Rules?, Pg8
Digital Personal Data Protection Rules, 2025 notified, Data Protection Board of India formation begins; RTI Act amended amidst controversy.
What are Digital Personal Data Protection Rules?, Pg8
Digital Personal Data Protection Rules, 2025 notified, Data Protection Board of India formation begins; RTI Act amended amidst controversy.
How is the global precision medicine market shaping up?, Pg8
Precision medicine poised to revolutionize Indian healthcare; faces regulatory hurdles, affordability issues despite $22B market potential by 2027.
How is the global precision medicine market shaping up?, Pg8
Precision medicine poised to revolutionize Indian healthcare; faces regulatory hurdles, affordability issues despite $22B market potential by 2027.
Army sets up three new garrisons near the strategic Siliguri Corridor, Pg11
Indian Army fortifies Siliguri Corridor with new garrisons amid China's growing regional influence and concerns over demographic shifts.
Army sets up three new garrisons near the strategic Siliguri Corridor, Pg11
Indian Army fortifies Siliguri Corridor with new garrisons amid China's growing regional influence and concerns over demographic shifts.
India to spruce up mechanisms for accessing climate finance, Pg12
India to enhance climate finance access via national platform coordinated with Green Climate Fund amid COP30 discussions in Brazil.
India to spruce up mechanisms for accessing climate finance, Pg12
India to enhance climate finance access via national platform coordinated with Green Climate Fund amid COP30 discussions in Brazil.
Surprise: reading a quantum clock can cost more than keeping it ticking, PgII
Quantum clock study reveals 'reading' time consumes more energy than 'ticking,' impacting future quantum technologies and measurement science.
Surprise: reading a quantum clock can cost more than keeping it ticking, PgII
Quantum clock study reveals 'reading' time consumes more energy than 'ticking,' impacting future quantum technologies and measurement science.
Astronomers spot coronal mass ejection on another star for first time, PgII
Astronomers detect first coronal mass ejection on distant star, StKM 1-1262, 10,000 times more violent than solar storms.
Astronomers spot coronal mass ejection on another star for first time, PgII
Astronomers detect first coronal mass ejection on distant star, StKM 1-1262, 10,000 times more violent than solar storms.
After tax havens, dirty money finds a new home: Cryptocurrency, Pg3
ICIJ investigation exposes cryptocurrency exchanges facilitating $5.8 billion in illicit transactions, prompting Indian agencies to enhance regulatory oversight.
After tax havens, dirty money finds a new home: Cryptocurrency, Pg3
ICIJ investigation exposes cryptocurrency exchanges facilitating $5.8 billion in illicit transactions, prompting Indian agencies to enhance regulatory oversight.
New crypto adds many blindfolds to old hawala, Pg3
Cryptocurrencies facilitate Hawala transactions, with Rs 1,000 crore cyber fraud proceeds routed via crypto wallets amid regulatory gaps.
New crypto adds many blindfolds to old hawala, Pg3
Cryptocurrencies facilitate Hawala transactions, with Rs 1,000 crore cyber fraud proceeds routed via crypto wallets amid regulatory gaps.
Study links higher emissions in two-wheelers to mileage, recommends scrappage policy overhaul, Pg5
Study reveals mileage impacts two-wheeler emissions, urging scrappage policy overhaul beyond age-based criteria for effective pollution control.
Study links higher emissions in two-wheelers to mileage, recommends scrappage policy overhaul, Pg5
Study reveals mileage impacts two-wheeler emissions, urging scrappage policy overhaul beyond age-based criteria for effective pollution control.
$2.6 bn in 2024, $15 bn by 2035: Growing unchecked, no guardrails, Pg11
India's crypto market surges to $2.6 billion amid regulatory uncertainty and scam risks, raising concerns for investors and financial stability.
$2.6 bn in 2024, $15 bn by 2035: Growing unchecked, no guardrails, Pg11
India's crypto market surges to $2.6 billion amid regulatory uncertainty and scam risks, raising concerns for investors and financial stability.
Regulatory haze: Bank services, govt taxes, but no governing law, Pg11
Cryptocurrency exchanges face regulatory uncertainty as government taxes transactions but lacks comprehensive legislation, pushing businesses offshore and exposing investors to risks.
Regulatory haze: Bank services, govt taxes, but no governing law, Pg11
Cryptocurrency exchanges face regulatory uncertainty as government taxes transactions but lacks comprehensive legislation, pushing businesses offshore and exposing investors to risks.
A catastrophe averted by a hair's breadth, a long road ahead, Pg12
Red Fort blast exposes terror's evolving tactics: educated modules, digital radicalization, and intelligence gaps demand societal vigilance and tech upgrades.
A catastrophe averted by a hair's breadth, a long road ahead, Pg12
Red Fort blast exposes terror's evolving tactics: educated modules, digital radicalization, and intelligence gaps demand societal vigilance and tech upgrades.
Rethink on quality control orders is timely, Pg12
Government rethinks Quality Control Orders (QCOs) after NITI Aayog report reveals negative impact on exports and competitiveness.
Rethink on quality control orders is timely, Pg12
Government rethinks Quality Control Orders (QCOs) after NITI Aayog report reveals negative impact on exports and competitiveness.
Deeper trade ties will help internationalise the rupee, Pg13
India pushes rupee internationalization via trade pacts, local currency settlements, and enhanced payment system integrations to reduce USD dependence.
Deeper trade ties will help internationalise the rupee, Pg13
India pushes rupee internationalization via trade pacts, local currency settlements, and enhanced payment system integrations to reduce USD dependence.
The cost of pollution: Babies are born asthmatic, getting sicker, Pg14
Air pollution crisis: Rising asthma cases in newborns linked to prenatal exposure, compromised lung development, and placental damage, experts warn.
The cost of pollution: Babies are born asthmatic, getting sicker, Pg14
Air pollution crisis: Rising asthma cases in newborns linked to prenatal exposure, compromised lung development, and placental damage, experts warn.
What makes a mother's meal complete? Go by body weight, Pg14
Maternal undernutrition crisis: 57% of reproductive-age women anaemic, impacting foetal growth and perpetuating intergenerational malnutrition cycle.
What makes a mother's meal complete? Go by body weight, Pg14
Maternal undernutrition crisis: 57% of reproductive-age women anaemic, impacting foetal growth and perpetuating intergenerational malnutrition cycle.
India, Chile to hold fourth round of FTA talks next month, Pg15
India and Chile to accelerate FTA negotiations with a focus on critical mineral security amidst global supply concerns.
India, Chile to hold fourth round of FTA talks next month, Pg15
India and Chile to accelerate FTA negotiations with a focus on critical mineral security amidst global supply concerns.
Banks eyeing fundraise via Tier-2 bonds: Here's why, Pg15
Banks aggressively issue Tier-2 bonds aiming to raise ₹25,000 crore amid high demand and expectations of repo rate cut.
Banks eyeing fundraise via Tier-2 bonds: Here's why, Pg15
Banks aggressively issue Tier-2 bonds aiming to raise ₹25,000 crore amid high demand and expectations of repo rate cut.
FDI, trade diversification can boost export competitiveness where QCOs failed, Pg15
Government rethinks quality control orders amid MSME concerns, NITI Aayog report reveals adverse impacts on competitiveness and market concentration.
FDI, trade diversification can boost export competitiveness where QCOs failed, Pg15
Government rethinks quality control orders amid MSME concerns, NITI Aayog report reveals adverse impacts on competitiveness and market concentration.
The hurdles in India’s fight to eliminate TB, Pg16
India's TB elimination target by 2025 seems unachievable, with only 21% reduction in new cases between 2015-2024.
The hurdles in India’s fight to eliminate TB, Pg16
India's TB elimination target by 2025 seems unachievable, with only 21% reduction in new cases between 2015-2024.
Behind Indigenous people’s demands at COP, Pg16
Indigenous groups protest at COP30 against Brazilian infrastructure projects threatening Amazon rainforest's carbon sequestration capabilities and biodiversity.
Behind Indigenous people’s demands at COP, Pg16
Indigenous groups protest at COP30 against Brazilian infrastructure projects threatening Amazon rainforest's carbon sequestration capabilities and biodiversity.
Why buying bhaang is legal but growing cannabis at home isn’t, Pg16
Kerala HC upholds ban on home cannabis cultivation despite bhaang legality, clarifying NDPS Act's distinction between plant and drug.
Why buying bhaang is legal but growing cannabis at home isn’t, Pg16
Kerala HC upholds ban on home cannabis cultivation despite bhaang legality, clarifying NDPS Act's distinction between plant and drug.
Why universities are boycotting global rankings: ‘Black boxes, work as closed systems’, Pg16
Global universities boycott rankings over transparency concerns, citing biased methodologies and data opacity, impacting institutional perceptions and policy decisions.
Why universities are boycotting global rankings: ‘Black boxes, work as closed systems’, Pg16
Global universities boycott rankings over transparency concerns, citing biased methodologies and data opacity, impacting institutional perceptions and policy decisions.
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