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Night stolen by light: How our love of brightness became overexposure

As cities battle filthy rivers and toxic air, with cloud seeding now the latest half-measure, few mention another pollutant - the constant glow that is erasing the stars

The job promises: Bihar continues to fuel India's migrant labour force

Bihar has often supplied many of the unskilled and skilled migrants required by states with more vibrant economies

Best of BS Opinion: Policy steadiness, job gaps, and creative loss

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India's Labour Codes: Transformative step towards inclusive economic growth

If we implement with speed, transparency and collaboration, the Codes can anchor India's next growth chapter

Services sector needs employment-intensive structural transformation

This "growth-employment disconnect" seems to be defining India's services story. Modern services are capital-intensive and globally tradable, generating high productivity but few jobs

India must build on macroeconomic stability, use trade as growth engine

This mix of policy choices made over the years has enabled a stable macroeconomic environment

Water-guzzling data centres could strain fragile ecosystems along coasts

Water requirements of these plants are huge as cooling systems can consume millions of litres annually, often in water-scarce regions such as Mumbai and Chennai

Services sector's informal trap: What's holding back formal job growth?

This piece explores the implications of one of these profiles - formal versus informal employment

Best of BS Opinion: How India is rethinking pay, policy, and global ties

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8th Pay Commission must consider liabilities stemming from wages, pensions

It will always be hard for the government to follow market mechanisms, but systems must be adjusted to reflect the broader economic reality

As India targets debt reduction, lack of clarity could risk hard-won gains

The government has done really well on the fiscal front, but any ambiguity about the future path could put the hard-won gains at risk

As FTAs loom, India must push sector-specific efficiencies in value chains

India's trade negotiations must be accompanied by sector-specific strategies to upgrade and align industries with global standards

Fire-and-forget: Retail investors starting to see virtues of passive funds

While India's households have invested heavily in equity mutual funds over the past five years, most investors have favoured active schemes

Best of BS Opinion: Cleaning the systems that power India's future

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From despair to action: How India can put an end to stubble burning

It is not a utopian vision, but a pragmatic and achievable goal over the next three years

Amazon's automation drive could reshape global logistics and workforce

The company has responded to the news report with a statement that these are projections made by only one division (its robotics division) and they are not necessarily correct

A real burden: Tax disputes worth trillions are choking India's growth

With ₹16 trillion locked in unresolved tax disputes, India must urgently reform its judicial and tax systems to clear backlogs and restore investor confidence in a rule-based economy

From ideas to industry: How research labs can power India's Green Frontier

How India can build the institutions that turn ideas into factories, data centres and global advantage

Best of BS Opinion: The coin, the world, and the equilibrium of our times

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Navigating 'we are like that only' India: Complex, curious, and delightful

Our new infrastructure is a definite physical upgrade over the old, but it seems to come with its own challenges