Highlights from the issue

Highlights from the issue

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Uninsured

Illustration: Yogendra Anand / CSE

Extreme weather events are driving the world towards a future where insurance will no longer be affordable or accessible

Mystery deaths on the rise

Mystery deaths on the rise
Illustration: Yogendra Anand / CSE

Simultaneous outbreak of the rare Guillain-Barre syndrome cases from seven states of the country should serve as a wake-up call

DeepSeek AI, a sobering idea for India

DeepSeek AI model is a sobering idea for India
Illustration: Yogendra Anand / CSE

The Chinese artificial intelligence breakthrough reveals how far behind India is in the race for technological prowess

Missed opportunity

Cold storage facilities exist in less than one-tenth of agricultural markets in India, highlights the draft policy
Cold storage facilities exist in less than one-tenth of agricultural markets in India, highlights the draft policyPhotograph: Vikas Choudhary / CSE

The draft National Policy on Agricultural Marketing highlights challenges in markets but offers no long-term solutions beyond privatization

‘Get the transition right’

Get the transition right
Illustration: Yogendra Anand / CSE

India must pursue the co-benefits of inclusive development, sustainability and clean energy transition

‘Fragile terrain not the cause of tunnel collapse…’

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Australian geologist Arnold Dix remembers the rescue operation to save 41 workers trapped in the collapsed Silkyara Bend-Barkot tunnel in Uttarakhand in 2023

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