Newspaper editorials — Tuesday 29 September, 2026

Odisha must prepare for repeated bouts of intense downpour

No government intent on working for the people should fear transparency

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…

The next phase of India’s renewable deployment demands better data, clear responsibility for curtailment, and a modernised grid, among other imperatives

The real national security challenge is determining which dependencies can be managed and which need to be reduced before they become entrenched

A long overdue reform pathway is here, but the lobbying to kill it has already begun

Last week, Washington and Beijing showed that they are capable of compartmentalizing their differences, even as the larger structural contest over technology, trade, security and regional influence persists. For India and the internation…

The Reserve Bank of India's (RBI) latest directions will require prudential cushions to expand but banks mustn’t let their internal risk management slacken. The comfort of an extra capital buffer may prove pointless if lenders leave safe…

Amazon’s barring of Meta’s personal AI agent Muse is a flashpoint in an online battle that’s likely to erupt as agents vie to shop and spend money on behalf of humans. Businesses must stay alert. So must antitrust watchdogs.

Rising oil prices and US bond yields have taken a toll on the Indian stock market, although corporate earnings have held up in a war-torn year. One trend to track is local investor money leaving our shores in search of better returns.

Bees demonstrate a strong sense of social responsibility without any formal laws or teachings. In contrast, human societies possess extensive legal frameworks yet struggle with cooperation and empathy. The neglect of basic human needs li…

One ordinary morning, Josef K. discovers his breakfast is mysteriously missing. As he waits, he becomes increasingly unsettled by the odd behavior of his neighbors. A strange visitor knocks at his door, offering no introduction or reason…

Delhi’s early pollution-control measures ahead of winter, including higher parking charges, staggered office timings, 50% work-from-home and restrictions on construction, signal a shift towards prevention. However, tackling Delhi-NCR’s t…

The IRDAI's move to tighten commission caps in India's insurance sector has sparked considerable attention. Despite previous regulatory attempts, gaps in the system have allowed questionable practices to thrive amongst distributors. The …

पुनर्जन्म की मान्यता पर विचार करें, तो मन में एक प्रश्न उठता है। यदि हम भी पहले किसी जन्म में किसी परिवार का हिस्सा रहे होंगे, तो क्या वहाँ हमारे प्रियजन हमें याद करते होंगे? कृष्णा गुरुजी ने पुनर्जन्म से सेवा तक समझाया पितृपक्ष का भाव।

नवरात्र में नौ दिनों तक मां दुर्गा के अलग-अलग स्वरूपों की आराधना होती है, जबकि बंगाल में दुर्गा पूजा के मुख्य अनुष्ठान षष्ठी से दशमी तक पांच दिनों में संपन्न होते हैं।

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