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Hindustan Times Patna
How waste can help meet India's fertiliser needs
In 1884, the year Tokyo completed its first modern sewer network, Bombay’s municipal commissioners were debating whether to extend water drainage to its native quarters.
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June 12, 2026
Hindustan Times Patna
Is digital India ready for Anthropic's Mythos era?
As Artificial Intelligence (AI) evolves, so do the anxieties around it.
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June 12, 2026
Hindustan Times Patna
The politics of shade in our unequal cities
As Indian cities heat up, cooling equity will need investing in shaded public infrastructure — bus stops, markets, pedestrian pathways, schools and health centres. It will also need labour protection for workers on the frontline of heat exposure
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June 12, 2026
Hindustan Times Patna
The cost of the US's Iran gambit
US messages about peace talks sound identical to declarations of war. It is very difficult to negotiate peace with bombs
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June 12, 2026
Hindustan Times Patna
More than a BIT of a challenge for India
In the past couple of years, India signed bilateral investment treaties (BITs) with a few countries — most prominently, with Israel and the UAE.
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June 11, 2026
Hindustan Times Patna
Indian middle class's gains in the last 12 years
More money in the pocket, better infrastructure, and the digital transformation have fuelled even larger aspirations — allowing a confident, better-served citizenry to demand more
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June 11, 2026
Hindustan Times Patna
Accountability down the sewers
No country can claim to be modern while standing on the backs of invisible workers risking their lives in sewers
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June 11, 2026
Hindustan Times Patna
BITs need not be only a bitter pill for India
In the last 36 months, New Delhi has inked or upgraded over half a dozen free trade agreements (FTAs), with the UAE, Australia, European Free Trade Association, or EFTA (comprising Switzerland, Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein), New Zealand, Oman, the UK and EU.
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June 11, 2026
Hindustan Times Patna
From discovery of India to trust in Bharat
Aspirations of and scrutiny by the people have gone up exponentially compared to Nehru’s times. Modi’s success lies in having measured up to these and sustaining a bond of trust with the people
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June 10, 2026
Hindustan Times Patna
India’s politics in the last 12 years
Opposition parties have found it difficult to match Modi’s appeal, BJP’s relentless groundwork and identity politics
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June 10, 2026
Hindustan Times Patna
Raising minimum wages limits workers' choice
After the Karnataka government notified new minimum wages for 83 types of employment late-May, with upto 60% increases in some cases, employer unions have approached the courts challenging the notification.
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June 10, 2026
Hindustan Times Patna
H-1B visa is a measure of American politics
Last year, US President Donald Trump sought to gut the H-1B visa programme by raising its application fees tenfold to $1,00,000 — more than the median wage for H-1B workers in 2024.
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June 10, 2026
Hindustan Times Patna
When preventive health check-ups do more harm
Every day, people are exhorted to undergo “preventive” health check-ups. These come in the form of executive check-ups, prevention “camps”, and bundled packs which promise more tests for less money.
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June 10, 2026
Hindustan Times Patna
Uphill run for INDIA bloc
It has to focus on common messaging, pooling of resources and stop one-upmanship
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June 09, 2026
Hindustan Times Patna
When world leaders speak like academics
It is rare to see new academic theories permeate into the vocabulary of world leaders. That is precisely what has happened with “active non-alignment” (ANA), an idea propagated by Chilean practitioners Jorge Heine, Carlos Fortin, and Carlos Ominami.
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June 09, 2026
Hindustan Times Patna
MARKETS HIT 2-MONTH LOW ON OIL SURGE, ASIA SELLOFF
Indian shares fell on Monday, tracking a sharp selloff across Asian markets, while crude prices spiked due to an escalation of the Middle East conflict.
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June 09, 2026
Hindustan Times Patna
No mother should lose her life in childbirth
Every safe pregnancy is a reflection of a nation’s commitment to its women. In a country with nearly 2.9 crore pregnancies annually, ensuring safe motherhood at scale requires robust health systems, sustained political commitment, timely interventions, and equitable access to quality health care services.
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June 09, 2026
Hindustan Times Patna
India's hill stations need legal personhood
Instead of relying on overstretched bureaucracies or politically influenced departments, a hill station’s legal voice must come from a permanent, independent Guardian Council
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June 09, 2026
Hindustan Times Patna
FROM SARDAR SAROVAR TO SMART CITIES: GUJARAT POWERS INDIA'S GROWTH AND PROGRESS
As Prime Minister Narendra Modi completes 12 years in office on May 26, 2026, his tenure reflects a sustained focus on economic growth, welfare delivery, infrastructure development and enhancing India’s global standing, under the vision of a developed and self-reliant nation
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June 08, 2026
Hindustan Times Patna
Gujarat Emerges as a Hub of Innovation, Education and Advanced Manufacturing
Over the past decade, Gujarat has strengthened its position as a centre for specialised education, advanced manufacturing and research-driven growth.
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June 08, 2026
Hindustan Times Patna
SAARC empowers Delhi amidst global turmoil
SAARC offers India what other forums cannot: It needs no guarantees or attention from any external actor, and New Delhi can still set the terms of the organisation, as and when it is revived
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June 08, 2026
Hindustan Times Patna
Processing mechanisms key to food security in South Asia
Underscoring the deep civilisational and cultural linkages between India and Nepal
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June 08, 2026
Hindustan Times Patna
Better divorced than suffering
The Supreme Court pushing for timely relief in prolonged marital disputes will help not only long-estranged spouses but also society
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June 08, 2026
Hindustan Times Patna
The CJP is, predictably, more effective online
The virtual political sensation, the Cockroach Janata Party (CJP), with 20 million followers failed to make an actual impact on its maiden show of strength.
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June 08, 2026
Hindustan Times Patna
How women experience summers in the city
Gulshan wraps herself in a wet dupatta and tries to sleep.
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June 07, 2026
Hindustan Times Patna
The odd squad
Some superpowers rarely announce themselves. The Elysia slug can detach its head from its body and regrow entirely. The Chimera mantis shrimp can spear its prey, at bullet speed. The jellyfish has survived 500 million years without a brain. Celebrate World Environment Day with these strange, wondrous species. See how they hold vital clues to our world and how we got here
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June 07, 2026
Hindustan Times Patna
The fatal sadness of Marjane Satrapi
‘When people are fighting for democracy, we should support them,’ Marjane Satrapi wrote in a letter to the French government in January 2025, barely six months before Israel bombed her birthplace, Rasht, a city in northern Iran.
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June 07, 2026
Hindustan Times Patna
US biz pushback led to softer stance on green card policy
Strong lobbying by American business leaders with the US government over its new policy on green cards led to a softening of stance on the issue, with officials dealing with immigration assuring industry leaders that most work visas would remain unaffected, The Washington Post reported.
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June 07, 2026
Hindustan Times Patna
Crave new world: How food apps have gamed our brains
Dopamine, contrary to what many believe, is not about pleasure. It's an ancient molecule, whose processing machinery is conserved across mammals, birds, fish, insects; it's even in the roundworm, whose nervous system contains just 302 neurons.
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June 07, 2026
Hindustan Times Patna
From Delhi to Lahore, what's in a name?
Last month, a headline in this newspaper caught my attention and captured my imagination. It read: “Pakistan to restore original names of Lahore streets”.
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