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Rising heat stress: Integrated climate strategy key to building resilience
India, the largest producer of rice with an output of about 150.18 million tonnes, faces a sharpened threat as heatwaves are projected to severely impact production in the Ganga-Indus basin
 "Rising heat stress: Integrated climate strategy key to building resilience")
Damaging stalemate: Hopes for early resolution of the US-Iran crisis fade
Over the weekend, a third aircraft carrier, the USS George W Bush, entered the waters near Iran, joining the USS Gerald Ford, the world's largest aircraft carrier, and the USS Abraham Lincoln
 "Damaging stalemate: Hopes for early resolution of the US-Iran crisis fade")
Beyond the hearth: Recognising women farmers as key to India's agri future
Unlike the 1970s, the 2026 oil shock may trigger faster shifts to renewables and new global demand patterns, reshaping long-term economic outcomes
 "Beyond the hearth: Recognising women farmers as key to India's agri future")
Oil shock 2026: Milder than the 1970s but reshaping India's energy outlook
The decade of the 1970s provides us the reference point. The world experienced big jumps in prices of crude oil in 1973 and 1979
 "Oil shock 2026: Milder than the 1970s but reshaping India's energy outlook")
As the left fades from Bengal's landscape, BJP makes a fervent pitch
In West Bengal, the Left is in a dead heat with the Congress for the wooden spoon; Maoism in the tribal heartland has been entombed; and in Kerala, the Left fights double incumbency
 "As the left fades from Bengal's landscape, BJP makes a fervent pitch")
Infosys picks Alcaraz as brand ambassador, but can it leverage his reach?
B2B companies hiring global celebrities at colossal prices does not really make sense
 "Infosys picks Alcaraz as brand ambassador, but can it leverage his reach?")
BJP's alliance bind in Andhra Pradesh complicates long-term growth strategy
With the two most powerful political forces falling over each other to support it in Andhra Pradesh, the BJP gains and loses at the same time
 "BJP's alliance bind in Andhra Pradesh complicates long-term growth strategy")
Delimitation and devolution must advance together for India's democracy
One cannot keep kicking two contentious cans down the road forever
 "Delimitation and devolution must advance together for India's democracy")
But for the RBI's management, rupee would have been far more volatile
Global shocks from pandemics to wars are reshaping currencies and capital flows, raising questions on RBI's role and India's external stability strategy
 "But for the RBI's management, rupee would have been far more volatile")
Impact of GST rate cuts appears to be more nuanced than widespread
GST rate cuts may not immediately boost demand; study by National Institute of Public Finance and Policy shows delayed, nuanced impact on consumption and income
 "Impact of GST rate cuts appears to be more nuanced than widespread")
With Cook's exit, AI will be biggest challenge for new Apple CEO Ternus
Apple's leadership shift to John Ternus comes at a critical moment as the company races to catch up in AI and defend its dominance in a rapidly evolving tech landscape
 "With Cook's exit, AI will be biggest challenge for new Apple CEO Ternus")
Fed Watch: Change of guard at US cenbank will have implications for markets
A leadership shift at the US Fed amid political pressure and policy debates could test central bank independence and shape global financial stability
 "Fed Watch: Change of guard at US cenbank will have implications for markets")
Ground realities: Ceasefire extended, but path ahead remains unclear
If, as reported, the powerful Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) is actively sidelining the political authorities, it is difficult to see scope for common ground
 "Ground realities: Ceasefire extended, but path ahead remains unclear")
AI can compress drug discovery timelines, unlock real-world health gains
Health data remains in silos across hospitals, insurers, and geographies, often locked behind incompatible systems
 "AI can compress drug discovery timelines, unlock real-world health gains")
Gatekeeping professions: Fit-and-proper tests must be principled and fair
The fit-and-proper test is neither novel nor uniquely Indian
 "Gatekeeping professions: Fit-and-proper tests must be principled and fair")
Urban incomes rise fast, but inequality widens within and beyond cities
Urban India's income distribution deserves to be looked at distinctly from rural India's
 "Urban incomes rise fast, but inequality widens within and beyond cities")
Chips to ships: South Korea, India must collaborate in additional sectors
Lee Jae-Myung's India visit highlights untapped potential in India-South Korea ties, from semiconductors to shipbuilding, amid a shared push for a stable Indo-Pacific
 "Chips to ships: South Korea, India must collaborate in additional sectors")
Crisis response: Things could get tough if the conflict continues
Fragile West Asia ceasefire and oil risks test India's economy, as the RBI balances rupee stability, inflation control, and growth amid rising global uncertainty
 "Crisis response: Things could get tough if the conflict continues")
The West Asia Challenge: Govt must revisit its macroeconomic assumptions
West Asia tensions threaten India's fiscal balance, growth outlook, and external stability, forcing a rethink of macroeconomic assumptions
 "The West Asia Challenge: Govt must revisit its macroeconomic assumptions")
India's data collection needs to go local to capture finer details
As the economy becomes more regionally differentiated, national and state averages are no longer enough to track growth
 "India's data collection needs to go local to capture finer details")