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Excerpt: Words for Birds: The Collected Radio Broadcasts of Salim Ali

The conscience of birds, his own “shabby” appearance, the question of the usefulness of birdwatching, and the invaluable contribution of amateur ornithologists – Salim Ali tackled all these topics and more in his All India Radio broadcasts as these short extracts show

Ornithologist Salim Ali in a picture dated 1 January 1982 (Ajit Kumar/HT Photo)
Updated on Jun 15, 2022 06:42 PM IST
BySalim Ali, edited by Tara Gandhi

Scientifically Speaking | Why a small rectal cancer trial is a big deal

The trial size was small. Larger trials will provide information on the efficacy of dostarlimab in larger groups. However, this is a shot in the arm for precision medicine, for we are getting better at treating cancers

We talk about cancer as if it is a single disease, but really it is many different diseases. (Anna Tarazevich)
Published on Jun 15, 2022 03:53 PM IST
ByAnirban Mahapatra

A month of Mundka fire: 5 yet to be identified, relatives wait for death papers

Since 27 people were reported missing after the blaze and the rescuers found the remains of exactly the same number of people, it was presumed that all of those reported missing died.

The Mundka fire is one of the worst fire incidents that Delhi has seen since the 2019 Anaj Mandi tragedy that claimed 43 lives.(Raj K Raj/Hindustan Times)
Updated on Jun 15, 2022 11:14 AM IST

Number Theory: Reading Covid’s impact on India’s labour market

How did the labour markets recover when lockdown restrictions were removed? Has the pandemic left long-term scars for India’s workers?

 (REUTERS)
Updated on Jun 15, 2022 11:12 AM IST

How T20 leagues altered cricket's economic model

India could become like the US, home of a league so lucrative it will no longer need to depend on bilateral fixtures, says the book Crickonomics: The Anatomy of Modern Cricket 

The IPL is on its way to becoming even greater. (Twitter)
Published on Jun 14, 2022 10:59 PM IST
BySharda Ugra

IPL rights bonanza promises to enrich Indian cricket

Franchises and players in the T20 league and state associations look certain to benefit while focus will be on how India's domestic cricketers and fans get to enjoy this windfall.

The media rights for the next five seasons of the IPL have been secured. (IPL)
Updated on Jun 14, 2022 10:31 PM IST
By, Mumbai

How the whiff of coffee transformed the lives of Koraput’s tribals

Four years ago, 45-year-old Binda Badanayak was a worried man. Life in Punjsil village in Odisha’s Koraput district always meant living in fear of Maoists, or being caught in the middle of a still raging insurgency, but there was a more immediate problem — feeding his family.

How the whiff of coffee transformed the lives of Koraput’s tribals
Updated on Jun 15, 2022 11:13 AM IST
ByDebabrata Mohanty, Koraput

How to implement Agnipath properly

A solid and long-term vision is required to roll out the plan. In addition, the scheme must be constantly evaluated to remove the rough edges and make changes, based on feedback

The Agnipath scheme is undoubtedly a massive change from the existing intake format in the armed forces (PTI)
Updated on Jun 14, 2022 08:41 PM IST
ByRakesh Sharma

Tackling China’s infra build-up along LAC

China’s infra development across LAC is impressive, but rather than being alarmed, India must develop a plan that strengthens its deterrent posture

Indian military planners have been of the view that the time taken by the PLA to move significant forces into Tibet and build up logistics for a conflict would provide an adequate warning period to the Indian military for its preparation. However, with faster mobilisation by the PLA, this assumption may require a rethink. (REUTERS)
Updated on Jun 14, 2022 08:41 PM IST
ByDeependra Singh Hooda

Monitor issues, allay concerns

As the new scheme is rolled out, a flexible stance from both the government and stakeholders will be key to its successful implementation.

Defence minister Rajnath Singh during a press conference at National Media Center, New Delhi, June 14, 2022 (PTI)
Updated on Jun 14, 2022 08:40 PM IST
ByHT Editorial

What India must do to safeguard and boost its digital ‘golden goose’

A recent Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development report found that electronic transmissions reduce trade costs by as much as 20-30%. These costs tend to be highest for developing countries

At every WTO meeting, trade ministers have agreed to renew the moratorium. This time, India has stated that it will oppose renewing the moratorium, citing potential tariff revenue loss. (REUTERS)
Updated on Jun 14, 2022 10:17 PM IST
ByTeresita C Schaffer

What the mega IPL auction bids reveal

The big jump this year, when Star has won the broadcast rights and Viacom18 the digital rights, indicates that live sport and streaming are set to begin a long, fruitful partnership

Shubman Gill and David Miller of Gujarat Titans celebrate win during the final of the TATA Indian Premier League 2022, Ahmedabad May 28, 2022 (Saikat Das / Sportzpics for IPL)
Updated on Jun 14, 2022 08:41 PM IST
ByHT Editorial

Review: The Reluctant Mother by Zehra Naqvi

Feminist poet and author Adrienne Rich once wrote that, “We know more about the air we breathe, the seas we travel, than about the nature and meaning of motherhood”

While society only chooses to see the idyllic side of motherhood, Zehra Naqvi apprises her readers of the fraught battles with the self that often characterize the experience. (Shutterstock)
Updated on Jun 14, 2022 02:52 PM IST
BySimar Bhasin

The art of a good unicorn | Pivot, pivot, pivot

For a startup to even get to the path of a unicorn, they have to constantly combat their shortcomings and mitigate their inadequacies. That means a whole lot of pivots

When it comes to being a startup trying to become a unicorn, don’t be a “minimum guy”. Don’t be a pividiot. (HT)
Updated on Jun 15, 2022 10:20 AM IST
ByShrija Agrawal

Explainer: The DU vs Stephen's tussle on admission policy

While DU’s new admission policy mandates only the CUET score for admissions to 50% general seats, St Stephen’s insists on giving 15% weightage to interviews for all admissions. Here's why they are at loggerheads on this issue:

The college has maintained that it reserves the right to admit students as per its admission policy given that it is a minority institution. (HT Photo/Vipin Kumar)
Updated on Jun 14, 2022 12:42 PM IST
BySadia Akhtar

What a Cabinet rejig and bypoll win say about the politics of Patnaik’s Odisha

The BJD's thumping victory in the Brajrajnagar assembly bypoll, followed by the biggest Cabinet reshuffle in Patnaik's 22-year rule, mark the decimation of the Opposition and the BJD's focus on 2024.  

While elections are less than two years away, Patnaik seems to be on top of his game. (ANI)
Published on Jun 14, 2022 10:42 AM IST
ByDebabrata Mohanty

Bad air biggest health risk in India, cuts 5 years in life expectancy: Study

Energy Policy Institute at the University of Chicago (EPIC)’s Air Quality Life Index says Delhi stands to gain life expectancy by 10 years on average if annual average pollution levels did not exceed five micrograms per cubic metres

Globally, India is the second most polluted country preceded by Bangladesh. (HT PHOTO)
Updated on Jun 15, 2022 11:17 AM IST
ByJayashree Nandi

Delhiwale: A souvenir, gone

The deserted building was of lakhori, the narrow bricks of bygone structures (this photo is from early this year). The skeleton framework vividly conveyed the mood of the imagined life that must have existed inside the house.

This afternoon, the area is hidden from the street by a metal barricade. Inside, a dozen labourers are at work.
Updated on Jun 14, 2022 09:51 AM IST
ByMayank Austen Soofi, New Delhi

25 years of Uphaar tragedy: Firefighter recalls rescue

NEW DELHI: On June 13, 1997, the phone at the Delhi Fire Service headquarters in Connaught Place rang

A fire broke out in South Delhi's Uphaar Cinema on June 13, 1997, claiming 59 lives. 
Updated on Jun 14, 2022 09:50 AM IST
By, Hindustan Times, New Delhi

Recruitment model for soldiers to create an ‘Agniveer’ rank

The government is likely to announce the new recruitment policy on Tuesday, the officials said, setting the stage for the army to restart its recruitment process after a two-year freeze triggered by Covid-19 restrictions. The three service chiefs are expected to share details of the new policy with the media.

The soldiers recruited under Agnipath will be released from service after four years, though the new system will have a provision for retaining around 25% of them after another round of screening.(AP Photo)
Updated on Jun 14, 2022 09:48 AM IST
By, Hindustan Times, New Delhi

Number Theory: Global and local inflation concerns remain elevated

India’s retail inflation stood at 7% in May, lower than the eight-year high of 7.8% in April. The high rate at which prices are rising both domestically and globally is a matter of economic concern. Here are four charts that explain this in detail.

 (REUTERS)
Updated on Jun 14, 2022 09:48 AM IST
By, Hindustan Times, New Delhi

Long walk to water across Bundelkhand’s bone dry villages

Census 2011 puts Bilhata village’s population at 513 people, of which the majority are tribals. There are only two handpumps in the hamlet. By April 15 this year, both went dry.

Long walk to water across Bundelkhand’s bone dry villages
Updated on Jun 14, 2022 09:49 AM IST
ByShruti Tomar and Anupam Pateriya, Bhopal/sagar

Big objective in CWG will be to cross 90kg mark in snatch: Mirabai Chanu

It’s been more of the training and less of the competitions for Chanu post the Olympics.

Mirabai Chanu won Olympic silver in weightlifting(Getty)
Published on Jun 13, 2022 11:04 PM IST
ByRutvick Mehta, Mumbai

IPL rights auction: Category C could be a disruptor for Category B winner

Though IPL rights sales does not provide a consolidated bid this time, the structure of the auction could throw up surprises on Tuesday.

IPL trophy(IPL)
Published on Jun 13, 2022 10:48 PM IST
By, Mumbai

Neeraj Chopra set to make competitive comeback as Olympic champion

The javelin thrower will be part of a strong field at the Paavo Nurmi Games in Finland on Tuesday, almost 10 months since he swept to victory at the Tokyo Olympics last August.

Neeraj Chopra reacts as he competes in the final of the men's javelin throw event at the 2020 Summer Olympics(PTI)
Published on Jun 13, 2022 09:43 PM IST
ByAvishek Roy

India should take a leaf out of China’s playbook

China’s domestic debates throw light on issues behind the LAC crisis and also hold a lesson for India — to recognise and leverage its increasing strategic value to China

For New Delhi, it is important not to fall for China’s strategy of trivialising India’s capability and role. India must know it has a crucial role to play in the realm of China’s foreign policy as well as future development strategies (PTI)
Updated on Jun 13, 2022 08:58 PM IST
ByAntara Ghosal Singh

UP’s growth story is an example of new-age governance

As an early investor in the state’s journey of industrialisation, we feel very enthused by this transformation. UP is no longer a state that is content being a lagging follower in the nation’s economic journey. Rather, it is a key leader in India’s evolution to a $5-trillion economy.

There is a burning desire that one palpably feels in the way UP is progressing under the leadership of CM Adityanath and the guidance of PM Modi. (REUTERS)
Updated on Jun 13, 2022 08:52 PM IST
ByKumar Mangalam Birla

Inflation boosts India’s love affair with gold

Apart from gold’s resistance to inflationary corrosion and stock market downturns, the currency management policy of RBI may be adding to gold’s lustre

The yellow metal’s lustre, malleability, and resistance to corrosion attracted the attention of our ancestors. (HT Photo)
Published on Jun 13, 2022 08:41 PM IST

As Covid cases rise, be alert and careful

he pandemic is any less of a threat — outbreaks will still need people to isolate, threatening significant disruption in everyday activities, even if they no longer lead to lockdowns.

In all likelihood, the virus will keep causing temporary spikes, but in case it mutates again to something more dangerous, we need to be prepared. (Sonu Mehta/HT Photo)
Published on Jun 13, 2022 08:38 PM IST
ByHT Editorial

The good and bad of CPI data

Inflation may have peaked in April but is still above normal levels and may not ease soon

Whether oil stays at Reserve Bank of India (RBI)’s ballpark of $105 per barrel or $150 per barrel over the rest of the year will be the biggest factor driving inflation. (Mint Archives)
Published on Jun 13, 2022 08:36 PM IST
ByHT Editorial
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