Best of BS Opinion: Planning for megapolises, redefining patriotism & more

Here is the best of Business Standard's opinion pieces for today

In his weekly column, T N Ninan highlights how the construction and expansion of cities are contributing to increased pollution. Read here

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Devangshu Datta talks about the scandal brewing about faked data in papers by Nobel-winning genetic researcher Gregg Semenza. Read here  

The thawing of ties between the Indian government and its Pakistan counterpart might take a while but the people of both countries must continue to have opportunities for cultural exchange, writes Chintan Girish Modi.

No reasonable person would look at the state of the health system in India and conclude it has enough doctors, writes Mihir S Sharma in the context of a recent controversial regulation by the National Medical Commission. Read here

 

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“The situation arising out of air pollution in the City is extremely worrying.”

 

Delhi Lieutenant Governor V K Saxena