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Back to SearchWhy does Turkey want to launch another military offensive in Syria?
Tensions are rising in northern Syria along the border with Turkey – an area that is already facing a grave humanitarian crisis following a decade-lo…
3 years, 3 months ago
Measles outbreak: How will India deal with another infectious disease?
Just when it feels like we’ve gotten over the coronavirus pandemic, another infectious disease has been making the rounds: measles. Over the past few…
3 years, 3 months ago
Decoding the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act (Amendment) Bill, 2022
The Centre is planning to amend the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, 1960. It proposes to make more than 60 amendments to this law through an am…
3 years, 3 months ago
What are the concerns around 5G services and the functioning of Altimeters
Spectrum for 5G services was auctioned out by India earlier this year. The pattern followed pretty much what was standard for the rest of the world t…
3 years, 3 months ago
Denied & delayed: Is the RTI process becoming more restrictive and less pro-people
The Right to Information Act was passed in 2005, and it gives citizens access to the records of central and state governments. This act gives people …
3 years, 4 months ago
What do the new e-commerce customer review norms mean?
Last month, the government’s Department of Consumer Affairs brought out norms that e-commerce websites must adhere to for customer reviews. Fake revi…
3 years, 4 months ago
Wildlife protection in India: A status check on the occasion of World Wildlife Conservation Day
December 4 is World Wildlife Conservation Day, and on this occasion, The Hindu brings you a special episode of InFocus aimed at raising public awaren…
3 years, 4 months ago
What happened to the plan to translocate lions in India
It's World Wildlife Conservation Day this Sunday, December 4 and so, perhaps an apt time to discuss one of the first animals most people think about …
3 years, 4 months ago
Why banks write off big loans
In the last ten years, Indian banks have written off loans worth about ₹10 lakh crore. This helped the banks reduce their NPAs by 50%. But tellingly,…
3 years, 4 months ago
The signals from China’s anti-COVID lockdown protests
Protests against draconian Covid restrictions have rocked several Chinese cities since the death of 10 persons in an apartment building fire in Urumq…
3 years, 4 months ago