India home to 48 species of bumblebees – India is home to 48 of the 250 known species of bumblebees, the only pollinators of vegetation in high-altitude regions, reveals the book “Indian Bumblebees.”
Take us into confidence, demand Kashmiri Pandits – Kashmiri Pandits have demanded that the state and Centre take the community members into confidence before finalising any decision on their return to the Valley.
International
Unesco award for jailed Syria activist – Unesco award is in recognition of the work that he has carried out in Syria for more than ten years at great personal sacrifice, enduring harassment, as well as repeated detention and torture.
Business
Challenges galore – The idea of bringing about consolidation among government-owned banks is deceptively attractive, but bristles with a number of difficulties, writes C. R. L. Narasimhan.
Opinion-Editorial
Saudi Arabia’s war in Yemen – Saudi Arabian hardliners want to impose a military solution on the Yemen crisis. Instead, Riyadh is likely to find itself mired in Yemen for a long time in an unwinnable war, argues Ranjit Gupta.
Smoking kills — in India too – A study shows that Indians are not immune to health consequences of smoking and that smokers have a higher death rate than non-smokers.
Nepal’s moment of truth – The issues that have held up the Constitution-writing process are closely related to the present inability of the Nepal government to respond quickly and effectively to the natural disaster, argues the editorial.
Indian Express
Editorials & Columns
Over the barrel: A new energy – Govt has done well on energy policy so far; But NELP needs clarification, argues Vikram S Mehta .
The Smart Staff – Skill shortages in municipal bodies should be addressed to reform urban governance, suggests Ekta Poddar.
Belling the mice – Administrative corruption is easy to tackle; policy corruption is the hard part, writes T S R Subramanian.
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