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PrintPod:From BrahMos to Pinaka, Indian Army to showcase indigenisation push at Republic Day parade

https://theprint.in/defence/from-brahmos-to-pinaka-indian-army-to-showcase-indigenisation-push-at-republic-day-parade/2437662/

H5N1 killed 4 big cats in Nagpur zoo. Why this bird flu spillover in mammals is a big red flag

H5N1 killed 4 big cats in Nagpur zoo. Why this bird flu spillover in mammals is a big red flag

ThePrintAM: What’s behind widening cracks in INDIA bloc ahead of Delhi polls?

CutTheClutter: A bend in Brahmaputra deeper than Grand Canyon, weaponisation of water & Chinese challenge for India

China’s plan to build the world’s largest dam on the Brahmaputra River aims to generate 60 gigawatts of power but raises environmental and geopolitical concerns. Originating near Mansarovar, the river flows through China, India, and Bangladesh, with its Great Bend offering ideal hydroelectric conditions. However, disruptions to the river’s flow threaten agriculture, water supply, and ecosystems in India and Bangladesh, risking livelihoods and increasing regional tensions. While framed as part of China’s carbon-neutral goals, the project may redefine regional and geopolitical dynamics. Shekhar Gupta explains in episode 1585 of Cut the Clutter.

ThePrintPod: Modi giving a lab-grown diamond to Jill Biden is an act of patriotism. Boosts the industry

Even the controversy may be considered a blessing in disguise—the popularity of green diamonds exported from India may increase even more.
 

ThePrintAM: WHO IS ISRO'S NEW CHIEF V NARAYANAN?

FIRSTPERSONSECONDDRAFT: As Narsimha Rao's grandson attacks Cong: why he remains the deliberately vilified, forgotten PM

Amid NV Subhash (grandson of PV Narsimha Rao) criticizing the Govt for ignoring the former PM-- watch ThePrint special series 'First Person Second Draft', where Editor-in-chief Shekhar Gupta tells you the story of how he first met Rao due to the then Taliban chief and why he was not the most accessible of prime ministers but was always on the job. Originally published on 23 December, 2017.
 
To read Shekhar Gupta's 2017 Article on Narasimha Rao: https://theprint.in/opinion/why-narasimha-rao-is-indias-most-vilified-deliberately-misunderstood-and-forgotten-pm/24463/---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------To read Shekhar Gupta's article on how Narasimha Rao felt betrayed over Babri: https://theprint.in/opinion/narasimha-rao-betrayed-advani-hawala-scandal/20659/---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------To watch Walk the Talk with Narasimha Rao: https://www.ndtv.com/video/walk-the-talk-p-v-narasimha-rao-296375
 

ThePrintPod: India’s BUDS Act needs urgent review. Flaws show govt didn’t do cost-benefit analysis in 2019

The Banning of Unregulated Deposit Schemes Act 2019 provides local police the power to search and seize without a judicial warrant.
 

ThePrintPod: Why two UP ministers, BJP MLA are accusing Yogi govt officials of sabotage, persecution

NDA ally Sanjay Nishad blamed ‘Vibhishans’ for BJP’s poor showing in UP in 2024 LS polls, days after fellow minister Ashish Patel accused officials close to CM Yogi of ‘planting stories’.
 

ThePrintPod: A promised land in limbo. Chief secy to DGP, civil servants await Amaravati plots after Naidu’s return

Around 300 IAS, IPS & Indian Forest Service officers had paid Rs 25 lakh each for a 500-sq.yd plot in Amaravati during Naidu's previous term, before Jagan scrapped the capital project.