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Ethanol transition needs a second look

India's ethanol policy is evolving faster than the choices available to its citizens. The country is advancing towards its ethanol blending targets, driven by the twin objectives of reducing oil imports and strengthening energy security.

Northern Reset

New Labour leader Andy Burnham has entered Downing Street promising something larger than a change of leadership.

Fatal Faultlines

The deaths of workers inside an under-construction hydropower tunnel in Sikkim expose a danger that cannot be dismissed as an unpredictable consequence of building in the Himalayas.

Broken Chain

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s promise of fast-track courts for paper-leak cases is an acknowledgement that India’s examination crisis can no longer be answered with arrests and assurances alone.

Field Marshal State

There is no officially published change in the numerical position of Pakistan’s Asim Munir in the Warrant of Precedence by virtue of his elevation to the rank of Field Marshal.

Elite Warning

For more than two decades, Vladimir Putin’s compact with Russia’s business elite was straightforward: accumulate wealth, but leave politics to the Kremlin.