Civilisations have flourished and perished because of water. India has been witness to that itself. Therefore, we will be doing ourselves a big favour if we do not treat water conservation and management as an avoidable luxury but as an existential necessity.
If the true overestimation were really 22 per cent of GDP, the official revision would look nothing like it does. That gap is not a detail to be explained away
Early use of smartphones, ultra-processed food and low levels of exercise are emerging as prime suspects in declining mental well-being among youth. They need to be tackled
Chapter 13 of the Economic Survey addresses what developed nations often refuse to acknowledge and what India has always advocated — accepted climate-suitable pathways need to account for a variety of approaches with optimality at their core
Lack of high-quality data can obscure the full picture of progress. Initiatives like the District Development Index for Maharashtra can help plug the gap and help policymakers develop a targeted approach
