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Bad news for the earth: Climate action scepticism rises among policymaker

Germany less committed to climate action would swing Europe in a very different direction from the one it has been going for some time

Business in financial services just got easier with Budget 2025-26 reforms

Budget reforms will redefine the financial system by fostering inclusion, competition, and efficiency. Financial institutions will benefit from enhanced market depth and improved liquidity

Fixing India's soil crisis: Farmer awareness, tech can arrest degradation

Excessive nitrogen application at the cost of micronutrients and manure not only reduces soil productivity over time but also contributes to nutrient runoffs and groundwater contamination

EPF is in urgent need of an overhaul for flexibility and portability

Employees must be allowed to pause or reduce ontributions, and the promised portability between EPF and NPS should be enabled

Safe haven: With economic weaknesses, gold prices are likely to go up

The global economy is weak and supply-chain issues that started with the pandemic have been exacerbated by the Ukraine war and turmoil in West Asia. As a result, there's been inflation

Tough time ahead for banking sector as low-cost funds shrink, margins drop

Given the sharp correction in equities and a drop in the flow of money to mutual funds, some banks have started seeing a return of depositors

Making nukes great again: How Trump buried non-proliferation forever

Nukes are today a fairly low-tech option and inexpensive deterrent. If the Pakistanis could build them in the 1980s, anybody could do so now

Best of BS Opinion: India's EV path, quantum leaps, and nuclear reality

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Exceptionally turbulent times: Why wisdom matters more than intelligence

These are exceptionally turbulent times with developments in America, Europe, and Asia

India-Pakistan: Cricket's greatest rivalry and its defining moments

At least until the Indian cricket team's fractious tour of Pakistan in 1978, after a gap of 17 years, it was field hockey - not cricket- that stirred the emotions of people

A chip off the quantum block: Microsoft's breakthrough reshapes computing

Microsoft outlined a scalable architecture built around a single-qubit device called a tetron. Tetrons can be connected in arrays to create a million-qubit chip if all goes according to plan

'The Search for India's Rarest Birds' showcases India's rich bird diversity

The Search for India's Rarest Birds is an extremely interesting read for anyone who wants to know more about birds

Cyrus Mistry's ouster was Tata's biggest regret, says Thomas Mathew

Lunch with BS: "After Chandra took over as Tata Sons chairman, RNT would often say that there won't be noise anymore; there will be stability, there will be growth," says author of Ratan Tata: A Life

A crusader on the high road: Sunitha Krishnan's book exposes trafficking

I Am What I Am is not merely a linear recounting of a life in service. In parts, it reads like an action-packed thriller

Best of BS Opinion: The push and pull in telecom, governance, and space

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A level playing field: Tackling spam calls needs collective action

In the past, Trai had come up with many regulations to curb unsolicited calls and messages but they have largely remained ineffective

Now, to governance: Delhi's new govt has opportunity to deliver seamlessly

The received wisdom is that Delhi's administrators must address two sets of constituents: The middle class and the poor

A new orbit for India: Startups, innovation propel space ambitions

While Isro pioneered cost-effective space innovations, startups are taking efficiency to the next level

Making Budget 2025 reforms work: The road to effective implementation

The FM has proposed some interesting regulatory reforms. The announcements need to be nuanced before implementation

Best of BS Opinion: Why energy without direction won't lift AI, or trade

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