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Pralhad Joshi Gets Additional Charge of Education Ministry After Dharmendra Pradhan Resigns
Pralhad Joshi Gets Additional Charge of Education Ministry After Dharmendra Pradhan Resigns
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Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan resigned amid nationwide NEET protests, with President Murmu accepting it. Pralhad Joshi was given additional charge of the Education Ministry, while the government a ...
US Lowers Tariff on Indian Goods to 10%. Nearly Half of India's Exports Escape the New Duty
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The US has reduced the additional Section 301 tariff on Indian imports from the proposed 12.5% to 10%, while exempting nearly 45% of India's exports from the new levy. The Commerce Ministry says susta ...
Dharmendra Pradhan resigns as Education Minister over NEET-UG row
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Amid nationwide protests over the NEET-UG paper leak, Pradhan quits as Education Minister, saying his resignation is aimed at protecting students' interests and restoring confidence
Forces accused of using 'chilli bombs' as RAF promises inquiry amidst Gen Z protest in Delhi
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As students allege the use of chilli bombs and excessive force during the 'Chalo Sansad' march, a deeper battle is unfolding: one driven by frustration over exam irregularities and a generation increa ...
The Soul of the Republic: India’s Constitutional Promise Still Demands Vigilance, Faith and Renewal
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Article 1 of our Constitution proclaims India to be a union of states. Nowhere, our founding fathers seemed to say, is there space for an exclusionary, extremist, and ethnonationalist state. They crea ...
'Drill, baby, drill' doesn't sound funny. It sounds insensitive: S Prasannarajan
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Launching OPEN Green Shift, the OPEN Magazine editor-in-chief argues that climate action has moved beyond activism into everyday reality and calls for environmental empathy over ideological extremism
Earth Citizens: Portraits of Green Consciousness
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Krithi Karanth, Conservation scientist | Wilma Rodrigues, Social Entrepreneur | Thomas Zacharias, Chef and Entrepreneur | Gabriella d’Cruz, Marine Conservationist and Entrepreneur | Ariana Agarwal, Av ...
The Math of Growing Sustainability
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The Green Shift 2026 event hosted by Open brought together more than 20 speakers to discuss India's sustainable future
Greening the Future: Sustaining India’s green transition requires balancing economic growth with environmental safeguards
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Our traditional culture has long emphasised harmony with nature—which means modern sustainability can draw strength from indigenous knowledge