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National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) personnel clear debris after a portion of the Nanda Devi glacier snapped off, releasing water trapped behind it in Tapovan, Uttarakhand on Tuesday, February 9, 2021. (AP Photo)

Sanjeev Ahluwalia | Playing with God's world: Growth' has a high price

It is also unclear to what extent the disaster is the outcome of over-exploitation of resources in the back-to-back...

10 Feb 2021 7:14 AM IST

Reserve Bank of India announced a slew of measures to maintain market stability. (PTI Photo)

AA Edit | Gilt' option for citizens

G-Secs are tradeable investment instruments issued by the Central or state governments and are the most risk-free...

9 Feb 2021 7:32 AM IST

Melting glaciers are the clearest signs of climate change, and since this event took place outside the monsoon period, it is safe to assume human intervention was a causative factor. (PTI /Arun Sharma)

AA Edit | An ecological tragedy of Himalayan proportions

It is obvious that lessons have not been learnt from years of having to deal with floods from the monsoon or melting...

9 Feb 2021 7:24 AM IST

While it can be argued that a Security Council of a smaller number of countries is desirable to make the UN effective, it must also reflect world realities and be more representative of its diversity. (Photo: AFP)

Mohan Guruswamy | Does India want to be a Tier-2 UNSC member?

India has asked for a greater and comprehensive reform in the responses, processes and character of the UN

9 Feb 2021 4:42 AM IST

While our government responded strongly to Rihanna and Greta Thunberg, with the external affairs ministry issuing a statement, it hasnt said anything on this downgrade, which more people will read and take seriously than someones tweet. (Representational Photo: PTI)

Aakar Patel | Democracy Index: Why India's rank now falling

India has fallen from a global ranking of 27 in 2015 to 53 in 2020

9 Feb 2021 4:04 AM IST

Mr Faruqui was arrested on New Years Day for his alleged remarks that hurt the sentiments of Hindus in a stand-up comedy show. (Image credit : Facebook)

AA Edit | Delay in Faruqui release exposes rot in executive

The Madhya Pradesh high court, too, showed an equally disdainful disregard for personal liberty when it denied bail to...

8 Feb 2021 7:59 AM IST

The work of the media to bring out the facts on the ground came to a grinding halt since technological change has ensured that low-speed Net connectivity makes news production a near impossibility. (Representational image : PTI file)

AA Edit | 4G in J&K: Long overdue

The intent of the decision to cut Net speed over 18 long months appeared calculated to punish ordinary people for the...

8 Feb 2021 7:35 AM IST

Farmers on a tractor during their protest over Centres farm reform laws, at the Delhi-UP border near Ghazipur, in New Delhi on Tuesday, January 5, 2021. (PTI /Manvender Vashist)

Leher Sethi | A non-partisan nationalism is the new glue of farmers'...

The BJP has thus far successfully managed to 'other-ise' the anti-farm law protesters

8 Feb 2021 7:19 AM IST

This budget was the one real departure from past practice, apart from the decision to recreate a new development financial institution and an asset reconstruction company. (Photo: AFP)

Sanjaya Baru | Nirmala's Budget made a virtue out of necessity

Declaring boldly to Parliament a fiscal deficit ratio to national income of 9.5%, the finance minister made a virtue out...

8 Feb 2021 4:38 AM IST

The solution is to work together, and think on our feet, as is required during a pandemic. (Photo: PTI)

Samiran Panda | What we need to do to make Covid-19 vaccination...

We need a concerted effort from the government, experts, thought leaders as well as community groups urging people to...

8 Feb 2021 1:01 AM IST

A copy of the petition, seen by Reuters, said Whatsapp was jeopardizing national security by sharing, transmitting and storing user data in another country with the information thus governed by foreign laws. (Representative Photo:AFP)

Shashi Warrier | The WhatsApp riddle: What's the big secret?

I was unable to decide whether to change from WhatsApp to some other app, and people were giving me conflicting bits of...

7 Feb 2021 7:45 AM IST

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath (ANI photo)

Anita Katyal | Farm stir: Snap ties, says JJP to chief; Yogi gags his...

Faced with a revolt by farmers in western UP, the Yogi Adityanath government has ordered a virtual gag order on its...

7 Feb 2021 7:33 AM IST