Scientists in the United States recently achieved a breakthrough in nuclear fusion, which may enable a new source of clean energy. But there is a long road ahead before laser fusion reactors can feed a power plant |
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| High levels of public debt are a cause for concern. But this can be managed by announcing a deft debt management strategy in the upcoming budget |
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| Advances in generative AI are making it a real possibility that machines will be able to help with diagnosing and treating patients in the clinic. But this poses the more basic questions of whether robots should treat patients and whether humans will want to see these machines. |
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| A tax on wealth is often discussed, but has proven hard to implement the world over. Instead, India must focus on building a progressive and effective property tax system |
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| The Danish world and Olympic champion's immaculate attacking game has been instrumental in his dominating the men's circuit, the loss at the BWF India Open final notwithstanding |
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| The latest reports show even Ramsar sites, of which India has 75, are not immune to the pressures of development. This is unfortunate and, in an era of extreme weather events, a handicap. |
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| Rather than short-term announcements, tinkering with price and quantity, what is required is a longer-term vision where PDS is reformed, evaluating concerns related to nutrition, the environment and farmers’ income. |
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| The merging of the PMGKAY and NFSA and providing 5 kg grain free of cost is another step towards long-term sustainability, presuming that NFSA will continue till 2030 to achieve SDGs. At the same time, a critical review of whether all 810 million need free ration is warranted |
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| At a captive-breeding centre in Rajasthan, wild eggs are incubated and chicks reared in captivity. The plan is for their chicks to be released into the wild, to repopulate the Thar Desert’s grasslands. | |
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| A multipolar and divided world no longer offers the kind of arena in which the US and the erstwhile Soviet Union once strutted their stuff. The Americans still like to talk about being Number 1, but even they no longer know what this means. |
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| The level of engagement with gendered vulnerability and adaptive capacity is uneven. This must change |
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| I spoke to two women doctors who are specialists in sports science about their pregnancies and the importance of keeping active. Here's what they said: |
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