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Jal Jeevan Mission: Flowing in the right direction

Rural India has 18.93 crore households of whom only 17 per cent had some version of a tap water connection

The foreign stimulus

With foreign money pouring into the start-up universe, the economy may finally get the stimulus that the government was unable to provide

Best of BS Opinion: Making trade work for climate, RBI's CBDC, and more

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What good are BITs?

Payouts on account of BITs are like insurance payments that undergird foreign investment

Everything you want to know about CBDC

The central bank digital currency will neither substitute nor compete with cryptocurrency; it's just a wallet. Period

Making trade work for climate

The world cannot dodge the question of global trade and consumption anymore

Car hacking is worse than carjacking

Hackers can control a car in motion and force it to accelerate or stop suddenly. They can change the radio station, turn off the engine and change the temperature setting inside

Best of BS Opinion: Growth optimism, Star caste of hockey, and more

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Star caste of hockey

It's impossible to field an Indian hockey team that doesn't reflect the diversity, the united colours, better than any other. Shows that a sport, or a nation, will prosper with growing inclusivity

You don't win silver, you lose gold

In business too, losing finalists really get nowhere, get nothing. It is purely "winner takes all"

What next for hockey?

Till a few years ago, to even dream about India winning a medal in hockey would have been considered foolish

Olympics and the CM who wins gold again

Mr Patnaik was elected chief minister in 2000. He's already served four terms and is on his fifth

Best of BS Opinion: Avoid arbitrary regulation, China's border games & more

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China's border games

China's strategy of push and shove to solidify its position along the LAC requires bold and decisive action from India

Change in the pandemic age

The era of globalisation was marked by an assumption of continual convergence

Best of Opinion: Respect regulations, preparing for the Taliban & more

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Independence Day speech in Covid times

With no end in sight yet, Covid-19 is likely to dominate the narrative like last year

Arbitration awards and the public interest

An objective, analytical approach to pursuing or resisting claims and arbitration awards is advisable

Charaiveti: An academic's journey-2

'My skill at concise expressions of intense personal feelings, honed in my grandmother's kitchen, was later tested once in a crowded Kolkata post office', says the author

Tipping point for electric two-wheelers

Globally, China was the largest market for electric two-wheelers in 2020, followed by Vietnam and India