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    Better compensatory afforestation needed

    editorials
    Published on Apr 5, 2026 18:17 IST
    Compensatory afforestation in India remains blinkered in practice. In focusing primarily on the carbon-sink role of forests, it loses sight of several ecological realities that define the natural biological assemblage within a region. (HT Archive)

    The debt burden on democracy

    Every economic disruption worsens matters. As India loses its demographic advantage of a higher share of the working population, things will become even more difficult. Solving the problem will not be easy. (Reuters)
    editorials
    Published on Apr 5, 2026 18:06 IST

    A sorry state of affairs in Bengal

    The Supreme Court has rightly deprecated the “complete failure of civil and police administration” and taken top state officials to task, even as it ordered a probe. But some responsibility must also rest with the ECI. (Sanchit Khanna/HT Photo)
    editorials
    Updated on Apr 3, 2026 15:39 IST

    Rediscovering Raja Ravi Varma’s art

    It is only normal that Raja Ravi Varma’s Hindu-themed art finds resonance in today’s India, which is deeply invested in investigating its cultural past. (PTI)
    editorials
    Published on Apr 2, 2026 15:35 IST

    All blind fury, empty words

    Perhaps the most striking aspect of the US President’s televised address was the complete disdain for the economic consequences or the pain countries in the Global South are facing. (AFP)
    editorials
    Published on Apr 2, 2026 15:35 IST

    A difficult season ahead for agriculture

    If El Niño effects intensify and rainfall proves deficient — a clearer picture will emerge closer to June — pulses and rice yields could get affected, depressing farm income and pushing up food inflation (AFP)
    editorials
    Published on Apr 1, 2026 15:14 IST

    New captains in a turbulent sector

    Walsh inherits an airline whose operational credibility was shattered barely three months ago. The turnaround mandate is clear — the airline has long stretched the limits of operational efficiency, and now requires systemic change. (PTI)
    editorials
    Published on Apr 1, 2026 15:14 IST

    Take the Agristack route to check fertiliser abuse

    The consequences of fertiliser overuse in the country — severe soil degradation, environmental pollution and the rising subsidy burden — have been evident for some time now (Reuters)
    editorials
    Published on Mar 31, 2026 15:11 IST

    A new sunrise in the Red corridor

    A credible and transparent civilian administration with fair elections that ensures the active participation of local communities, must remain high on the agenda of the authorities. This will require a change of gears — from a muscular securitised approach to a softer, more humane, more democratic one. (AFP)
    editorials
    Published on Mar 31, 2026 15:11 IST

    The story of two Dravidian models

    Governments led by both the DMK and the AIADMK have been promising populist benefits to voters, especially women, in the state for a long time now. The DMK’s latest promise of a <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>8,000 “coupon” to buy home gadgets needs to be seen as a continuation of this tradition. (PTI)
    editorials
    Published on Mar 30, 2026 16:01 IST

    Need to be careful about legislating care

    The Employees Accountability and Monitoring of Parental Support Bill is moored in existing social norms but it could have unintended social consequences, deepening rifts beyond repair. (@tg_governor X/ANI)
    editorials
    Published on Mar 30, 2026 15:22 IST

    Hatching of hope for the Indian bustard

    The GIB is a slow breeder, laying only one egg per breeding season. Its survival, therefore, depends critically on expansive, protected grasslands that afford enough genetic diversity through lower chances of inter-breeding. (@byadavbjp X via PTI)
    editorials
    Published on Mar 29, 2026 16:18 IST

    Widening gulf over Iran war

    Iran’s firm grip on the Strait of Hormuz has also had a devastating impact on most GCC States, dealing a crushing blow to their hydrocarbon-dependent economies as energy shipments — their most important export — have virtually come to a halt. (REUTERS)
    editorials
    Published on Mar 29, 2026 16:17 IST

    The rise and rise of IPL economy

    The IPL is, by far, the biggest cricket league. Nothing else even comes close, and with most of the sponsorship money in the game coming from cricket. That isn’t about to change anytime soon. (Reuters)
    editorials
    Updated on Mar 27, 2026 14:43 IST

    Setting the bar high on climate targets

    The intent shown by India, the world’s third-largest emitter after China and the US, could help restart the conversation on recalibrating energy priorities and influencing the Global South to pursue a pathway to cleaner energy, with a focus on renewables and reduced emissions. (Reuters)
    editorials
    Published on Mar 26, 2026 15:10 IST

    Framing social media addiction

    The verdict is a beginning, and appeals will follow. But this week’s ruling cuts an important legal path that must be leveraged to drive more structural regulatory interventions. (AFP)
    editorials
    Updated on Mar 26, 2026 15:10 IST

    A flawed and regressive bill

    If there is anything to learn from our own ground reality, it is that plurality and not binariness lies at the heart of gender identity, gender expression, and sex characteristics. (Sanjeev Verma/HT Photo)
    editorials
    Published on Mar 25, 2026 15:20 IST

    Delhi’s anti-pollution steps miss the point

    The Gupta government deployed misting poles and anti-smog guns along prestige corridors: Visible, photogenic, but scientifically cosmetic. (PTI)
    editorials
    Published on Mar 25, 2026 15:20 IST

    Caste and the Indian reality of exclusion

    Caste is an Indic social institution that transcends religion. Anecdotal evidence suggests that it has percolated into Christianity and Islam, as practised in India, and the conversion of faith hardly sets free an individual from a regressive social order defined by graded inequality. (HT Archive)
    editorials
    Published on Mar 24, 2026 14:39 IST

    Fast-tracking the women’s quota

    The widely reported (but, as yet, unconfirmed) plan is to pass an amendment increasing the size of the Lok Sabha and legislatures by 50% and use a lottery to identify the seats to be reserved for women. (ANI)
    editorials
    Published on Mar 24, 2026 14:39 IST

    In Kerala poll season, party fidelity loses out

    former Communist legislators joining the BJP over the denial of seats has almost no precedence in Kerala. Such a dilution of ideological fidelity suggests multiple undercurrents. (PTI)
    editorials
    Published on Mar 23, 2026 15:56 IST

    Prospect of truce in West Asia

    There is a widespread consensus that the economic after-effects of the war are not going away anytime soon. The biggest reason for this is the damage to energy infrastructure in West Asia and the time required to reboot the shut production facilities. (AFP)
    editorials
    Updated on Mar 23, 2026 15:56 IST

    Wake-up call for the collegium

    If the collegium system has to fulfil its original mandate, it has to be more robust in pushing for transparency in its decisions (HT Archive)
    editorials
    Published on Mar 22, 2026 14:58 IST

    Warring parties in West Asia should call a truce

    The rest of the world has watched with trepidation as the parties to the conflict have shown no signs of pulling back from the brink (AFP)
    editorials
    Updated on Mar 22, 2026 14:58 IST

    Cost of the war in West Asia

    The damage to production facilities will take significantly more time and money to restore after the war has ended or traffic in the Strait of Hormuz has been restored. We are talking years and billions of dollars here. (Reuters)
    editorials
    Published on Mar 20, 2026 15:25 IST

    Delhi’s uncomfortable tryst with fire safety

    The Palam tragedy also flags a larger malaise of civic bodies refusing to learn from past fire incidents in the national Capital. (Vipin Kumar/HT Photo)
    editorials
    Published on Mar 19, 2026 15:25 IST

    Giving wings to passenger rights

    Given that the Indian civil aviation space is a near duopoly — with IndiGo and Air India accounting for the bulk of the market — such regulatory intervention also signals an attempt to discipline the key players that are setting the tone for the others. (Reuters)
    editorials
    Updated on Mar 19, 2026 15:25 IST

    Put the fire out before it singes

    A petition has been filed in the Delhi High Court, but the administration must not wait for the court’s intervention. Law enforcement and ensuring social peace is its responsibility, and it must do its job — and be seen to be doing so — fairly and transparently. (Shutterstock)
    editorials
    Updated on Mar 18, 2026 15:44 IST

    When hospitals become fire hazards

    The 2019 decision to upgrade the hospital into a “world-class, AIIMS-plus” facility would seem the right prescription — only if implementation had matched ambition. (PTI)
    editorials
    Published on Mar 17, 2026 15:09 IST

    Old mistakes, new defeats

    In Bihar, personal conflict between the two biggest leaders of the Opposition hamstrung its campaign, leading to another drubbing. (HT Archive)
    editorials
    Updated on Mar 17, 2026 15:09 IST
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