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    Farm fires: Provide cost-effective tech to farmers

    editorials
    Published on Nov 1, 2021 11:00 IST
    The Punjab Pollution Control Board has fined nearly 3,000 farmers a total of <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>25 lakh this year for stubble- burning (PTI)

    The NDA’s step towards inclusion

    There are only 0.56% women officers in the Army, 1.08% in the Air Force and 6.5% in the Navy in the 1.4 million-strong armed forces (PTI)
    editorials
    Updated on Oct 31, 2021 14:19 IST

    Two paths of recovery

    Madhya Pradesh, May 19 (ANI): Migrant workers returned from Maharashtra working under MGNREGS during the lockdown in Seoni on Tuesday. (ANI Photo) (ANI)
    editorials
    Updated on Oct 31, 2021 13:29 IST

    Facebook enters the Metaverse

    Substantially, the Meta announcement lacked any indication it will lead to meaningful change in how the company is structured at a time when there have been calls to break it up to reduce its influence (VIA REUTERS)
    editorials
    Updated on Oct 29, 2021 12:28 IST

    Pegasus: Truth must come out

    It is important for the SC committee to use its wide ambit to ascertain whether Pegasus was procured, if it was done so legally, and, in case it was used against citizens, whether there was an appropriate legal framework for such application (AFP)
    editorials
    Updated on Oct 28, 2021 12:26 IST

    Tripura: Act firmly against the trouble-makers

    North Tripura district authorities imposed Section 144 in the Panisagar and Dharmanagar subdivisions on Wednesday to maintain “peace and harmony” after clashes erupted during a Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) rally on Tuesday. (PTI)
    editorials
    Updated on Oct 28, 2021 10:54 IST

    Covaxin approvals delay: Be transparent

    The UN body’s latest vaccine status report on October 20 too said an announcement is likely this month. But now the UN body has sought more clarifications and said its experts will meet again on November 3. (HT PHOTO)
    editorials
    Updated on Oct 27, 2021 12:55 IST

    Delhi air pollution: Heed the warnings

    A farmer burns paddy stubbles in a field in a village in Hisar district of Haryana, October 18, 2019 (PTI)
    editorials
    Updated on Oct 27, 2021 11:09 IST

    LAC: India must stay vigilant

    The Indian side has matched Chinese deployments all along LAC and troops are digging in for active deployment for a second consecutive winter (AFP)
    editorials
    Updated on Oct 26, 2021 15:05 IST

    Climate finance: Missing the bus

    In 2009, at COP15, the developed world pledged to raise $100 billion a year by 2020 to help developing countries cut greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and cope with the climate crisis (Sunil Ghosh / HT)
    editorials
    Updated on Oct 26, 2021 15:01 IST

    In Bihar, the rift in the Opposition

    While the RJD’s predecessor, the Janata Dal, ended the Congress dominance in the state by 1990, the rise of the BJP-Samata Party (the JD-U’s previous avatar) alliance led to the Congress reconciling itself to becoming a junior partner to Lalu Prasad at the state level by the late 1990s. In turn, Mr Prasad became a loyal ally of Sonia Gandhi at the national leve (Arvind Yadav/HTPhoto)
    editorials
    Updated on Oct 25, 2021 10:27 IST

    Upgrading judicial infrastructure

    Addressing a gathering at Aurangabad, the CJI said that several courts function out of dilapidated buildings and rented properties; only 5% of court complexes have basic medical aid; 26% of the courts don’t have separate toilets for women, and 16% of the courts don’t even have toilets for men; and nearly 50% of court complexes don’t have a library (Sonu Mehta/HT PHOTO)
    editorials
    Updated on Oct 25, 2021 10:28 IST

    Supporting smaller climate-hit States

    The decision to launch the programme shows India’s intent at COP26 (Raj K Raj/HT PHOTO)
    editorials
    Updated on Oct 24, 2021 14:32 IST

    It’s time for regulation

    Lawmakers need to listen to the best of minds in the social sciences who, in turn, need to be given access to data and insights that only the Facebooks, Twitters and Googles of the world have (REUTERS)
    editorials
    Updated on Oct 24, 2021 14:28 IST

    A harbinger of change

    The 2021 edition of the T20 World Cup, in keeping with its proclivity to act as a harbinger of change, will be Mr Kohli’s last as India’s T20 captain (AFP)
    editorials
    Updated on Oct 22, 2021 13:53 IST

    1 billion doses: No mean feat

    Health workers inoculate students against Covid-19, Thane, Mumbai, October 20, 2021. (Praful Gangurde / HT Photo)
    editorials
    Updated on Oct 21, 2021 15:41 IST

    Dengue: Another crisis in the making

    Dengue patients at Combined District Hospital, Sanjay Nagar, Ghaziabad, October 18, 2021 (Sakib Ali/HTPHOTO)
    editorials
    Updated on Oct 21, 2021 07:41 IST

    On Kabul, a united, proactive approach

    The situation has changed since the Taliban takeover and the focus of most countries has shifted to ensuring there is no spillover of terrorism from Afghan soil (REUTERS)
    editorials
    Updated on Oct 20, 2021 14:02 IST

    Uttarakhand: A tragedy foretold

    The trigger for this disaster, as always, has been record-breaking rainfall (PTI)
    editorials
    Updated on Oct 20, 2021 14:00 IST

    Repairing the Indian economy

    This newspaper has been arguing that the Covid-19 pandemic worsened the demand crisis in the Indian economy, and that the way to overcome this is a sustained and targeted fiscal stimulus. (Bloomberg)
    editorials
    Updated on Oct 19, 2021 13:21 IST

    How to build urban climate resilience

    Delhi continued its trend of breaking weather records since August 2020, as heavy rain in the National Capital Region (NCR) on Monday surpassed the 24-hour rainfall record in October, dating back to 1956. (PTI)
    editorials
    Updated on Oct 19, 2021 10:25 IST

    Kerala floods: Another man-made disaster

    Climate scientists have been warning that there has been a shift in the rain pattern in the state, and extreme rainfall events have become a norm (AFP)
    editorials
    Updated on Oct 18, 2021 12:57 IST

    From Kashmir to Bangladesh, the threat of extremism

    The killings have been largely targeted at religious minorities (Hindus and Sikhs), both local and those from outside the Union Territory (PTI)
    editorials
    Updated on Oct 18, 2021 12:36 IST

    The importance of the Delhi government’s mentoring programme

    Mentoring is crucial, but not everyone is lucky enough to have a support system to guide them. Students from privileged backgrounds enjoy a set of mentors: Educated parents and their extended network, good schools and their ecosystem, coaching, and access to career information. (Arvind Yadav/HT PHOTO)
    editorials
    Updated on Oct 17, 2021 09:35 IST

    The Congress moves half a step

    Congress interim president Sonia Gandhi with party leader Rahul Gandhi and others during the Congress Working Committee meeting, New Delhi, October. 16, 2021 (PTI)
    editorials
    Updated on Oct 17, 2021 09:35 IST

    The seas versus the mountains

    There is a plan for the maritime front. But the Himalayas are more vulnerable (PTI)
    editorials
    Updated on Oct 15, 2021 10:16 IST

    Human rights and the State

    Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses at the 28th National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) Foundation Day programme, through video conferencing, New Delhi, October 10, 2021 (PTI)
    editorials
    Updated on Oct 14, 2021 13:41 IST

    A year-round action plan on air pollution

    Both the central and Delhi governments have assured citizens that they are taking measures to tackle the pollution challenge. While the Centre has been talking to Delhi’s neighbouring states about introducing mitigation measures to control stubble burning, Delhi released a 10-point winter action plan and three-step plan for citizens to do their bit for clean air. (AP)
    editorials
    Updated on Oct 14, 2021 13:44 IST

    In Uttar Pradesh, the SP’s challenge

    amajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav in Kanpur, October 12, 2021. (PTI)
    editorials
    Updated on Oct 13, 2021 05:32 IST

    Bengal: When economics, culture, religion and politics come together in a pandal

    What sets Durga Puja apart from many other similar large-format festivals across the country, such as Diwali in the North, Pongal in the South, Ganesh Puja in the West, and Bihu in the Northeast, is not just its economic impact, but its unique theme pandals (something seen to a much lesser scale in the golus or kolus of Tamil Nadu and Karnataka where dolls are displayed on the nine days of Navaratri). (Agencies)
    editorials
    Updated on Oct 13, 2021 05:33 IST
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