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Beyond Guns and Guerrillas, a Different Image of Bastar
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Nine former Maoist women walking the runway in traditional Kosa silk offer a striking glimpse of Bastar’s difficult transition from insurgency to civilian life.
For decades, the dominant images emerging...
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Beyond the 50-Metre Rule
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Maharashtra’s junk-food ban near schools is a welcome start, but tackling childhood obesity will require action far beyond the gates.
The Maharashtra government’s recent move to ban the sale, advertisement,...
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When Solar Starts Chilling Milk
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India’s renewable-energy story is moving beyond electricity access to protecting rural value by cutting waste and strengthening livelihoods.
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For decades, the story of rural energy in India...
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Inside Maharashtra’s Logistics Revolution
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The state’s warehouse boom is redefining its industrial growth while posing difficult questions about planning and sustainability.
Discussions about infrastructure in Maharashtra almost invariably gravitate towards marquee projects like the...
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E20’s Water Reckoning
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Maharashtra sits at the heart of India’s ethanol boom, but climate change and groundwater depletion threaten the sustainability of its biofuel ambitions.
Switching to E20 petrol, which is 20 percent...
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Forgotten Heroines, Living Injustice
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The neglect of Bengal’s women revolutionaries mirrors a deeper failure to uphold the dignity and rights of women in the state today.
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The Making of Maharashtra’s Agrarian Tragedy
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Maharashtra’s enduring epidemic of farmer suicides is a saga of an agricultural policy that has repeatedly failed to reduce structural risk.
Each election season, India’s farmers are the subject of...
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Ratnagiri’s Environmental Test
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As Maharashtra accelerates its industrial expansion, a debate over a PFAS-linked chemical plant in Ratnagiri compels politicians to face a difficult question: Can economic growth be achieved without compromising environmental...
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One Maharashtra, Unequal Priorities
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Six decades after statehood, constitutional safeguards remain necessary to bridge the gap between western Maharashtra and the regions left behind.
Maharashtra is often referred to as India’s economic engine. The...
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The Thirst Behind the Cloud
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As Maharashtra positions itself at the centre of India’s AI revolution, water security is emerging as an uncomfortable constraint.
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The digital economy is often referred to as...
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Mumbai’s Sinking Safeguards
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As wetlands disappear beneath concrete, Mumbai’s resilience to floods and climate shocks is being severely undermined.
Every monsoon season, Mumbai falls into a similar pattern. The rain comes down hard,...
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The Invisible Air Divide
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India’s battle against pollution cannot be won without confronting the social inequities hidden within the smog.
Each winter, India’s cities disappear behind a familiar grey curtain. Schools are closed; flights...
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