Newspaper editorials — Wednesday 9 September, 2026

Rather than seeing Gen Z youth as only a uniform entity, it is important to understand the divisions within, and, also, the commonalities with other generations

Historically, the night has belonged to men. Girls, from a very tender age, are made to fear the night; of venturing out alone in darkness

Census authorities should explain the rationale of new entries in the questionnaire India’s first census under the Raj asked 17 questions. The ongoing 16th Census will ask 40. That’s not a bad thing because data...

Nodal testing agency is fast losing legitimacy. UGC-NET’s exam issues were sheer incompetence NTA is becoming a burlesque act. The latest fiasco – three papers of UGC-NET, the qualifying test to teach in colleges, and...

India sits on a conservatively estimated 35,000 tonnes of gold, valued at well over 115% of GDP. We are the only country in the world with this distinction, yet we behave like Kasturi Mrig –...

Assam’s floods are often described as inevitable. From a civil engineer’s perspective, that is an incomplete diagnosis. Brahmaputra and its tributaries will overflow during extreme monsoon events, but flooding becomes a disaster when int…

Nationally, the rate of cesarean deliveries has risen from 7.1% in 1998 to about 41% in 2024. In the private sector, the figure now approaches 57%

Pakistan’s response to the protestors’ demands has been repeated firings.

The improvements over Semicon 1.0 reflect the government’s commitment to growing India’s presence in this sector. The largest risk is the administrative load.

Grants and angel funding are powering deeptech’s start, while public markets are opening up its end; corporates, diaspora and growth capital must fill the gaps in between.

Circular deals for artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure are legion in this industry, but what about cyber shields on offer against risks enabled by Agentic AI models? Policy may need to intervene in this emerging market for digita…

As Iran and the US resume their kinetic war, with Tehran’s Yemeni proxy forces in the fray, can we expect respite from pricey oil? Here’s why the outlook for energy importers may be worse than we’d hoped for.

Delhi is bracing for extensive traffic restrictions from Thursday to Monday around the BRICS Summit, with police announcing 22 diversion points and more than 35 controlled roads. The advisory, covering key corridors across New Delhi and …

India’s climate risks are increasingly becoming macroeconomic shocks, affecting food prices, infrastructure, power demand, productivity and public finances. Yet the country lacks systems to quantify what is exposed, estimate economic los…

Indian firms are making significant investments in data centre infrastructure tailored for artificial intelligence. Major players like TCS, RIL, and Adani are constructing extensive facilities designed to enhance AI capabilities. This st…

Donald Trump recently announced on Truth Social that the Moon is American property. This bold proclamation disregards the 1967 Outer Space Treaty, which explicitly prohibits national ownership of celestial bodies. The piece emphasizes th…

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