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Delhi vs Mumbai: Which city breathes easier? Deputy Editor Anjali Thomas and Senior Correspondent Tina Das compare notes on air pollution in this episode of ThePrint Mumbai-Delhi Express podcast

#nationalinterest While we talk much about our military, we don’t put our national wallet where our mouth is. Nobody is saying we should double our defence spending, but the current declining trend must be reversed. Watch this week's #NationalInterest with ThePrint Editor-in-Chief @ShekharGupta --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- To read this week's National Interest: https://theprint.in/national-interest/xi-wanted-to-teach-india-about-imbalance-of-power-we-should-take-a-budgetary-lesson-from-it/2338500/ --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- To read paper by PRS Legislative Research: https://prsindia.org/files/budget/budget_parliament/2024/DFG_Analysis_2024-25_Defence.pdf --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- To check out data from macrotrends.net : https://www.macrotrends.net/global-metrics/countries/ind/russia/military-spending-defense-budget ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------  @arvindmenswear66  This Season, Embrace Royalty & Legacy with our New Season Launch of Luxury Primante Collection Fabrics. Discover our latest showcase featuring the esteemed People's Prince, Dr. Lakshyaraj Singh Mewar. Own your day, visit your nearest Arvind Store and craft your perfect look. #TheArvindStore #OwnYourLegacy #OwnTheMoment https://tinyurl.com/3wa2zatn

#cuttheclutter Pakistan’s PIA sale hits a big bump with just one, highly questionable bid from a military-linked real estate firm. Once a top airline, PIA now battles debt, scandal, and an eroded reputation. Can Pakistan finally sell this loss-making carrier, or will PIA remain a national burden? Watch episode 1546 of #CutTheClutter, where Editor-in-Chief @ShekharGupta explain the complexities --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 00:32 – Failed PIA Privatization Attempts 05:43 – Blue World City's solo bid 09:26 - Reactions to PIA's privatisation 10:33 - PIA's History, Decline and Scandals 19:01 - Conclusion ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------  @arvindmenswear66  This Season, Embrace Royalty & Legacy with our New Season Launch of Luxury Primante Collection Fabrics. Discover our latest showcase featuring the esteemed People's Prince, Dr. Lakshyaraj Singh Mewar. Own your day, visit your nearest Arvind Store and craft your perfect look. #TheArvindStore #OwnYourLegacy #OwnTheMoment https://tinyurl.com/3wa2zatn

Iran & Israel are in a lose-lose situation, they can’t cross the red line or back out

#cuttheclutter From cracker ban to odd-even and smog towers, the bid to curb air pollution levels in North India have led to the creation of a thriving ‘we must do something’ industrial complex. In Episode 1545 of Cut The Clutter, Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta explains the seriousness of the problem and why efforts to address it have come to naught. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- To read National Interest Article: https://theprint.in/national-interest/delhi-air-will-something/13029/ --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- To read Lancet Report : https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(24)01822-1/abstract --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- To read EPCA February, 2017 Report: https://www.epca.org.in/EPCA-Reports1999-1917/Report-no.65.pdf --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- To read EPCA April, 2017 Report: https://www.epca.org.in/EPCA-Reports1999-1917/Final-EPCA-Report-71-CAP-for-Delhi-NCR.pdf ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------  @arvindmenswear66  This Season, Embrace Royalty & Legacy with our New Season Launch of Luxury Primante Collection Fabrics. Discover our latest showcase featuring the esteemed People's Prince, Dr. Lakshyaraj Singh Mewar. Own your day, visit your nearest Arvind Store and craft your perfect look. #TheArvindStore #OwnYourLegacy #OwnTheMoment https://tinyurl.com/3wa2zatn

#cuttheclutter As the Indian exchange rates flatten, in Episode 1544 of #CutTheClutter, Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta looks at some top economists pointing to the pitfalls of ‘currency nationalism.’ Is a strong rupee necessarily good for India? Data from 1991 to 2024 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 0:38-- fluctuating dollar-rupee exchange rate 1:58-- India's real effective exchange rate 3:22-- RBI's exchange rate policy 5:54-- Rupee's weakening trend 8:29-- India's exchange rate mechanism 9:15-- What is external resilience? 11:00-- India's foreign reserve spending 15:12-- What is currency nationalism? --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- To read Arvind Subramanian & Josh Felman article: https://www.business-standard.com/opinion/columns/explained-has-india-s-exchange-rate-regime-changed-for-the-worse-124102801222_1.html --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- To read KP Krishnan Article: https://www.business-standard.com/opinion/columns/why-exchange-rate-volatility-is-essential-for-economic-flexibility-124101701598_1.html ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------  @arvindmenswear66  This Season, Embrace Royalty & Legacy with our New Season Launch of Luxury Primante Collection Fabrics. Discover our latest showcase featuring the esteemed People's Prince, Dr. Lakshyaraj Singh Mewar. Own your day, visit your nearest Arvind Store and craft your perfect look. #TheArvindStore #OwnYourLegacy #OwnTheMoment https://tinyurl.com/3wa2zatn

Air pollution killed 16 lakh Indians in 2021, says Lancet report. India second-highest PM2.5 emitter

BJP is reverting to pre-2014 era politics, embracing everything Modi denounced- revdis, dynasts, caste-centric politics and so on. It’s right up the Opposition’s alley, ThePrint Political Editor DK Singh analyses in this episode of #PoliticallyCorrect