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Those who invested in clean energy early must now be given the benefits

Updated on Oct 01, 2020 05:56 pm IST

India has drawn up a progressive road map to lessen its dependence on coal and liquid hydrocarbon and build more renewable capacity instead(AFP)

Curbs on tobacco products will help the fight against Covid, boost the economy

In India, an estimated 1.3 million deaths are accounted for as due to the use of tobacco(Getty Images/iStockphoto)

Updated on Oct 01, 2020 04:04 pm IST

To tackle Covid-19, CSOs and the State must join hands

The ability to achieve impact at scale has enabled CSOs to reach millions of people, including those often left behind in standardised relief efforts(Sanchit Khanna/HT PHOTO)

Updated on Sept 30, 2020 10:56 pm IST

How the new farm bills are exploitative

There needs to be extensive consultation, most importantly with farmers, the organisations that represent them, and state governments, whose experience with the farm sector is vast, diverse, and nuanced(Sameer Sehgal/Hindustan Times)

Updated on Sept 29, 2020 07:20 pm IST

2020 is the year of Indian-Americans, and they’re not with Trump

These are among the dozen states that will decide the fate of Trump and Biden on November 3(AP)

Updated on Sept 29, 2020 08:09 pm IST

The impact of Covid-19 on state economies

The most credible strategy for economic recovery is easy access to Covid-19 testing and easy access to hospital beds(Sanjeev Verma/HT PHOTO)

Updated on Sept 29, 2020 08:03 pm IST

One million lives lost to Covid-19, writes WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus

Healthcare workers in Mumbai, September 27, 2020(Satyabrata Tripathy/HT Photo)

Updated on Sept 29, 2020 10:10 am IST

UN must go back to its original mandate

The reality is that the original and uplifting vision, which underlay the establishment of the UN, has lost its focus.(AFP)

Published on Sept 28, 2020 07:55 pm IST

Pakistan’s opposition, public increasingly irked by the military’s role in politics

Pakistan opposition leaders Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, son of slain former Pakistan premier Benazir Bhutto (R) and former Pakistani premier Nawaz Sharif and brother of Shahbaz Sharif (C) and his daughter Maryam Nawaz Sharif (L) arrive for press conference at the end of All Parties Conference (APC) in Islamabad on September 20, 2020(AFP)

Published on Sept 28, 2020 07:54 pm IST

To beat the pandemic, begin mass campaign on safety protocols

A health worker collects swab samples for coronavirus testing, Hudson Lane, New Delhi, September 27, 2020(Sanchit Khanna/HT PHOTO)

Published on Sept 28, 2020 07:54 pm IST

India’s old-age homes have been successful in staving off Covid-19

In India, most of the elderly either live with their children, alone with house help or with relatives(PTI)

Updated on Sept 28, 2020 06:11 am IST

The monsoon session was a farce, writes Kapil Sibal

This government takes pleasure in silencing the Opposition. Any form of protest is regarded as an affront to the Chair and any dissonance from the Opposition benches is silenced by shutting off the microphone(PTI)

Updated on Sept 28, 2020 06:12 am IST

How I got a chance to preside over UNGA

This Covid-19-driven remote UNGA denies these leaders the good feeling and theatrics of speaking from the UN’s pulpit; it further robs them of the opportunity of interacting with fellow leaders from other parts of the globe.(SHUTTERSTOCK)

Updated on Sept 27, 2020 06:49 am IST

The key role of CSIR in the battle against Covid | Opinion

All these highly-visible developments now set the stage for the next wave of innovations, which promise to catapult India into the league of the most developed nations(Keshav Singh/Hindustan Times)

Updated on Sept 25, 2020 07:06 pm IST

Lessons from the Black Death in the time of Covid-19, writes Swapan Dasgupta

Even something as basic and innocuous as the wearing of masks in public places has witnessed strong differences of opinion. Initially, even the medical fraternity believed that masks offered no additional benefits but since then this has changed with the advance of the virus(REUTERS)

Updated on Sept 26, 2020 10:19 am IST

How the Delhi riots probe polarised society | Analysis

It was a mammoth exercise to conduct a probe in the riots which claimed 53 lives and injured 583 others(Raj K Raj/HT PHOTO)

Updated on Sept 24, 2020 06:59 pm IST

Farm bills are welcome, but farmers need a rights-based protection law | Analysis

There should be a base price for all agriculture and horticulture crops (a long-standing demand of farmers) below which the produce cannot be sold(HT PHOTO)

Updated on Sept 25, 2020 05:44 am IST

BJP’s one market for farmers is a myth | Opinion

A key question that has not been answered by the government is this: If the government was indeed keen on retaining the MSP system and assuring MSP to the farmers, why is it not stated explicitly in the new laws.(Sanchit Khanna/HT PHOTO)

Updated on Sept 23, 2020 09:02 pm IST

Invest in maritime sector for security | Opinion

Comprehending sagar in its vast and delicate multi-layered complexity is vital for India(HTPHOTO)

Updated on Sept 23, 2020 08:56 pm IST

Was Carl Sagan right about life on Venus? India can help find out more

Data from NASA's Magellan spacecraft and Pioneer Venus Orbiter is used in an undated composite image of the planet Venus.(via REUTERS)

Updated on Sept 24, 2020 10:08 am IST

How politics eclipsed the Emmy Awards

Host Jimmy Kimmel spoke to an empty auditorium while stars of the night sat in their homes with their families, friends and co-stars(AP)

Updated on Sept 23, 2020 03:49 pm IST

To sell Air India, reframe the terms

AI has a vast domestic and global network to key destinations, assured time slots and space in prized airports. Leverage the strengths(HTPHOTO)

Published on Sept 22, 2020 06:45 pm IST

India must take the lead in devising bio-defences

It is time for India to snatch victory from the jaws of defeat by the coronavirus — and to implement the grand plans to build its bio-defences and benefit the world by curing disease(REUTERS)

Updated on Sept 22, 2020 11:40 pm IST

Devise a new labour law regime for gig economy workers

The employee/contractor binary, however, is based upon an outdated vision of work, where the factory or the shop floor was the predominant site of “work”(HTPhoto)

Updated on Sept 22, 2020 11:40 pm IST

Agri-reforms will empower farmers. The Opposition is wrong | Opinion

These reforms were similar to the 1991 moment for the wider economy and were hailed as such by leading experts(HT Photo)

Published on Sept 21, 2020 08:27 pm IST

The dangers of genetic engineering | Opinion

There have been no checks or balances, and it is too late to stop the spread of these technologies. The genie is out of the bottle. The only solution, now, is to accelerate the good side of these technologies and build defences(Shutterstock)

Updated on Sept 22, 2020 09:04 pm IST

The scientific enquiry on Covid-19 immunity

Vaccines alone are the safest way to achieve herd immunity. Until then, wear masks, ensure social distancing(Bharat Bhushan/Hindustan Times)

Updated on Sept 21, 2020 06:44 pm IST

Creating a new farm ecosystem

India is at the cusp of a new frontier in agriculture growth and development — one that farmers, businesses, government and consumers will build together.(Bharat Bhushan/HTPhoto)

Published on Sept 20, 2020 06:56 pm IST

At the UN, the quest for new multilateralism

From an Indian perspective, this comes when Prime Minister (PM) Narendra Modi, is displaying more of an internationalist orientation than our leaders have exhibited since the end of the Cold War.(ANI)

Updated on Sept 21, 2020 06:16 am IST

For marriage ‘equality’ that is truly equal

The State must guarantee constitutional rights and ensure that a free choice to enter egalitarian legal partnerships is granted, upheld and protected(Shutterstock)

Updated on Sept 20, 2020 05:44 am IST

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