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Gene-Edited Rice and the Risks of Fast-Tracking Regulation

India’s approval of gene-edited rice trials under relaxed GMO rules marks a push for self-reliance with climate-resilient seeds. Yet concerns over patents,…

▶12-Nov-2025

Ambika Subash

Gurgaon Shows Why Private City-Making Doesn't Work

Gurgaon's failing infrastructure shows there is no alternative to governments taking a central role in building sustainable and inclusive cities.

▶17-Sep-2025

Ankita Dhar Karmakar

How Workers are Forced to Cope with Heat

In summer, street vendors and gig workers in Hyderabad face searing heat during the day and restless nights in poorly cooled homes. Understanding how these…

▶02-Sep-2025

Swayambhu Sudyut

Reform Agenda of India’s Philanthropists Needs Public Scrutiny and Debate

Indian philanthropists are publicly advocating deregulation and decriminalisation of certain laws, which could aid special interests, and weaken protections…

▶14-Aug-2025

Prashant Reddy T

Punjab’s Land Pooling: Exclusive not Inclusive Urban Development

Punjab’s urban transformation policy must address critical gaps in the current land pooling policy which overlooks the rights of landless and Dalits. Equitable…

▶01-Aug-2025

Ajay Kumar Gautam

Credibility of Projections and Advance Estimates of India’s GDP

Estimates of India’s GDP change from initial to revised figures over two years, usually finally turning out to be initially over-estimated. Other economic…

▶23-Jun-2025

D Narayana, Amitesh Angrish, Saanvi Sharan, Priyasha Prusty, Rupanjana Roy

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