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Build winter shelters for the homeless

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Updated on Dec 19, 2021 05:58 PM IST

States need to follow the central policy and SC guidelines on dignified and well-equipped shelters for the homeless in letter and spirit

Such bitter winters pose a tough survival challenge for those who do not have a roof over their heads and adequate clothing. (AP)

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Cleaning up Delhi-NCR’s air

A long-term plan with bold measures and a unified Centre-state front are essential

While SC’s push for a long-term anti-pollution strategy is welcome, the executive (the Delhi government, and the Centre) should have ideally taken this decision years ago(Arvind Yadav/HT Photo)

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Published on Dec 17, 2021 10:05 PM IST

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No winners in Board games

The Board of Control for Cricket in India has the right to choose who will lead India, but it has handled the change badly

The Ganguly-Kohli spat is a public announcement that the trust between India’s most successful batsman of this generation, and the all-powerful body that runs the sport, has been broken irreparably (BCCI-website)

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Updated on Dec 16, 2021 08:00 PM IST

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Climate education: Maharashtra shows the way

Maharashtra has done well to recognise children as equal stakeholders and critical agents of change in addressing the climate and ecological crisis

Environmental activists demonstrate outside a UN climate change meeting, Durban (HTPHOTO)

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Updated on Dec 16, 2021 08:04 PM IST

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Omicron: The ideal response

The first two waves of the pandemic have significant learnings for India. Use them well to fight the variant

One, if there ever was a time for the test-trace-isolate mantra, it is now (HT PHOTO)

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Updated on Dec 15, 2021 08:26 PM IST

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Bipolar disorder: The Supreme Court opens the door

The SC has opened up space for such a dialogue by ruling that the person with BPD was “entitled to succeed” just like anyone else

The recent Supreme Court (SC) ruling, in favour of a person with BPD, who was barred by the Delhi High Court administration from becoming a judicial officer in 2019 on account of his mental illness, offers crucial indicators towards that end (HT Photo)

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Updated on Dec 15, 2021 08:35 PM IST

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On health, India must protect the poorest

India must prioritise health services for its vulnerable population. Indians have one of the world’s highest out-of-pocket health expenditures

Covid-19 has likely stalled two decades of progress towards universal health coverage and pushed half a billion people into extreme poverty (Santosh Kumar/Hindustan Times)

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Updated on Dec 14, 2021 07:53 PM IST

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At UNSC, India stands tall

By opposing the United Nations Security Council draft resolution on climate change, it stands up to the developed world

As India’s permanent representative to the UN, TS Tirumurti, put it, the country “had no option” but to vote against the resolution (ANI)

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Updated on Dec 14, 2021 07:46 PM IST

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CBSE: Education in India must be progressive

How was a passage that is sexist, demeaning towards women, and (in the pursuit of knowledge) factually inaccurate, part of a central board exam?

Close up of high school or university student holding a pen writing on answer sheet paper in the examination room. College students answering multiple choice questions test in the testing room in university. (Getty Images/iStockphoto)

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Updated on Dec 13, 2021 07:56 PM IST

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The Indian economy’s confidence problem

Poor consumer sentiment is at the core of the country’s low consumption growth. Unless the CSI looks up, it is unlikely that there will be a sustained recovery in demand, spending, and consumption

The CSI is currently at 62.3 and the FEI at 109.6 (REUTERS)

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Updated on Dec 13, 2021 07:50 PM IST

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General Rawat: A fitting farewell

The government must now investigate the crash and find a successor to carry forward his work, someone with the same zeal that the first CDS exhibited

People participate in the funeral procession of late Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) Gen Bipin Rawat (PTI)

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Updated on Dec 13, 2021 07:56 AM IST

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The time for booster shots has come

This is the right time for India to approve (even mandate) booster shots, and also the right time for it to place advance orders with Covishield-maker Serum Institute

India has, thus far, fully vaccinated 55% of its adult population and partially vaccinated another 31% (REUTERS)

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Updated on Dec 12, 2021 08:20 PM IST

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The diplomatic Olympic boycott

It’s a strong statement for Australia, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, Canada and the US to make. But China stands to lose little from it

Even a full boycott of the Games — and the Olympics have seen their fair share of boycotts — usually does not achieve much (REUTERS)

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Updated on Dec 10, 2021 08:13 PM IST

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The end of the farm protests

The farmers gathered on Delhi’s borders for a little over a year should be headed home in a few days. What remains are the problems of agriculture

Yet, what the end of the protests marks is the return to status quo, albeit with some changes that are actually far from desirable (Bloomberg)

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Updated on Dec 09, 2021 09:44 PM IST

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Myanmar: A push to restore democracy

India should continue making use of its influence with Myanmar’s military leadership to make a discreet push for the restoration of democracy

Ms Suu Kyi’s reputation has suffered because of her stance on the Rohingya issue, hampering a coordinated international campaign (REUTERS)

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Updated on Dec 09, 2021 09:43 PM IST

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MPC: Focusing on growth

At this point, the Reserve Bank of India’s Monetary Policy Committee is justified in holding back on monetary policy normalisation

RBI expects inflation to be 5.3% in 2021-22 and come down to 4-4.33% by the end of 2022-23 (REUTERS)

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Updated on Dec 08, 2021 08:24 PM IST

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2024: The shape of the Opposition front

What we are witnessing now is the elaborate jockeying for pole position of the Opposition front. It is something likely to continue through 2022 and 2023

Leave alone winning a majority, it is unlikely that an Opposition minus the Congress will even contest more than half the seats in the elections (PTI)

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Updated on Dec 08, 2021 08:25 PM IST

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When Modi met Putin

On defence, the partnership is growing. But a more broad-based relationship that expands beyond defence will be essential for ties with Russia in the long-term

India and Russia have maintained contact amid the pandemic, working closely on the Covid-19 response and the situation in Afghanistan (AFP)

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Updated on Dec 07, 2021 07:58 PM IST

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India’s mounting plastic challenge

According to the Centre, plastic waste generation has more than doubled in the last five years, with an average annual increase of 21.8%

A 2018-2019 CPCB report puts India’s annual plastic waste generation at 3.3 million metric tonnes (Satish Bate/HT PHOTO)

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Updated on Dec 07, 2021 07:58 PM IST

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India all out, all 10 wickets by Ajaz Patel

In terms of its freakish nature, a ten is incomparable. And that is why Ajaz Patel will go down in history books

Ten wickets in an innings for a single bowler is hard to come by, for it demands not just a supreme performance by the bowler — but also depends on other bowlers not getting a wicket (PTI)

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Updated on Dec 06, 2021 08:06 PM IST

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Respond to the Nagaland killing

Organise a visit by PM Narendra Modi; rethink the controversial Armed Forces Special Powers Act; save the peace process

Locals participate in a candle march over the death of 13 people, who were allegedly killed by the armed forces, Mon district, December 5 (PTI)

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Updated on Dec 06, 2021 08:07 PM IST

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Protecting the economy

The new Covid-19 variant, Omicron, may hit recovery, but the Union government and state governments must ensure that their response is measured

Nirmala Sitharaman, finance minister, at the Hindustan Times Leadership Summit (Vipin Kumar/HT PHOTO)

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Updated on Dec 05, 2021 08:32 PM IST

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India’s dark story: The link between caste and manual scavenging

Last week, the government confirmed another facet of this practice — an overwhelming number of manual scavengers are Dalits: 97% of those identified in surveys were from Scheduled Castes

Despite a ban enforced eight years ago and several awareness campaigns, it remains pervasive in cities (Hindustan Times)

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Updated on Dec 05, 2021 08:31 PM IST

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Omicron arrives in India

There isn’t enough evidence to warrant panic. Follow the science and ensure adequate arrangements are in place

BMC readies a dedicated jumbo Covid-19 hospital of 21,150-bed capacity amid fears of a third wave due to the new variant Omicron, at Malad, in Mumbai, December 01 (HT PHOTO)

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Updated on Dec 03, 2021 07:36 PM IST

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Needed: Affirmative action on pollution

Year on year, Delhi’s residents are exposed to dangerous air pollution levels in the winter, but the State has not risen to this public health crisis in time

Its failure to implement pre-emptive measures will mean more such spikes in air pollution, and with it, several illnesses (Sanjeev Verma/HT PHOTO)

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Updated on Dec 02, 2021 09:27 PM IST

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The TMC’s new gambit

Mamata Banerjee has a national expansion plan. But who will benefit from it remains an open question

While she is, at the moment, a rallying figure for parts of the committed anti-BJP constituency, the real challenge for a leader is winning over swing voters who picked the UPA in 2004 and 2009 and have stuck to the BJP in 2014 and 2019 (AFP)

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Updated on Dec 02, 2021 09:22 PM IST

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The US renews its Indo-Pacific message

Kurt Campbell sent a strong message to China (and other Asian countries worried about American commitment) that the US was neither leaving the Indo-Pacific nor was it in decline

Mr Campbell’s comments show that Mr Biden’s summit with China’s Xi Jinping, which led to apprehensions that the US was seeking to mend ties with Beijing, will not lead to any reset (AP)

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Updated on Dec 01, 2021 08:18 PM IST

The economy is recovering

The Indian economy is getting on its feet, but it still needs careful healing to start running like it used to

This newspaper has consistently argued that a fiscal policy boost is essential to boost incomes of the poor, and therefore, mass demand (REUTERS)

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Published on Dec 01, 2021 07:35 PM IST

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Omicron: Work with African countries

At a time when many in the continent feel resentful at the West’s hypocrisy, India must be a steady and reliable partner to African countries

An Air India flight carrying doses of the Covishield vaccine manufactured in India is seen after its arrival at the Velana International Airport (AFP)

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Updated on Nov 30, 2021 06:50 PM IST

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A new Twitter, unshackled

As chief executive officer, Parag Agrawal must ensure growth, steer clear of partisan politics, prep for regulation

It is this mixed legacy that now falls on the shoulders of Mr Agrawal (AP)

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Updated on Nov 30, 2021 06:47 PM IST

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