Volkswagen's discomfiture is being lapped up gleefully in India because it shows corruption elsewhere - but exposing something similar in India would be impossible

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In 2015, Edward Glaeser published Triumph of the City. The central theme of that book was that "… cities magnify humanity's strengths … and that the achievements of cities - whether in Brunelleschi's Florence or Ford's Detroit - benefit the entire world". He gave his views on why cities decline or succeed with details on a number of issues from cities all over the world. Now, along with Abha Joshi-Ghani, Professor Glaeser has coedited The Urban Imperative: Towards Competitive Cities, a collection of 15 chapters commissioned under the Urbanisation Knowledge Platform launched by the World Bank in 2011. Professor Glaeser is the director for knowledge and learning at the World Bank, and Professor Joshi-Ghani the Fred and Eleanor Glimp Professor of Economics at Harvard University.The 15 chapters are written by some of the best-known of urban scholars, and contain a wealth of knowledge for those interested in details of what is happening in cities around the world. However, the book is n

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The recent clamour for a new road safety policy overlooks the fact that merely enforcing the provisions of the 26-year-old Motor Vehicles Act would reduce road traffic death rates significantly

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As many as 1.78 lakh people are killed in road accidents annually in the country and 60 per cent of the victims are in the age group of 18-34 years, Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari informed the Lok Sabha on Thursday.
He lamented that people do not fear the law and many drive two-wheelers without helmets and some jump the red signal.
"One unfortunate fact is that of the 1.78 lakh people dying in road accidents, 60 per cent are in the age group of 18 to 34 years. Still there is no fear of law. Some do not wear helmets, some jump red signal," he said during the Question Hour, adding that it was a "strange" situation.
Responding to supplementaries, he said while Uttar Pradesh leads in deaths due to road accidents, in cities, Delhi tops the chart in such deaths.
In Uttar Pradesh, over 23,000 people or 13.7 per cent of the total deaths are due to road accidents followed by Tamil Nadu with over 18,000 (10.6 per cent) deaths.
In Maharashtra, the figure stands at over 15

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The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed a plea seeking directions to the Centre and other authorities to immediately clear blockades on national and state highways in Punjab where farmers are staging protests.
A bench of justices Surya Kant and Manmohan said the matter is already pending before the court and it cannot entertain repetitive petitions on the same issue.
"We are already examining the larger issue. You are not the only conscience keeper of society. Don't file repetitive petitions. Some are filing for publicity interest and some are filing to play to the gallery. We cannot entertain repetitive petitions on the same issue," the bench told petitioner Gaurav Luthra, who claimed to be a social activist in Punjab.
The court also refused Luthra's request to tag the petition with the pending matter.
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The silent black-and-white surveillance camera video of the Russian missile attack in the Ukrainian city of Dnipro was brief but chilling: Six huge fireballs pierced the darkness and slammed into the ground at astonishing speed.
Within hours of the Nov 21 attack on the military facility, Russian President Vladimir Putin took the rare step of speaking on national TV to boast about the new, hypersonic missile. He warned the West that its next use could be against Ukraine's NATO allies who allowed Kyiv to use their longer-range missiles to strike inside Russia.
Putin said the missile was called the Oreshnik  Russian for hazelnut tree."
A look at the weapon, how it fits into Moscow's battle plan and what political message Russia wants to send by using it:
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Proceedings of the Rajya Sabha were adjourned till 2 pm on Monday as members of the treasury benches accused top Congress leaders of colluding with billionaire investor George Soros to destabilise the country and demanded a discussion on the issue.
The Upper House witnessed two adjournments during the pre-lunch session as the claims triggered protests from opposition members.
Soon after a brief first adjournment during Zero Hour, Leader of the House J P Nadda said BJP members were agitated over an issue that involved Congress leaders and wanted a discussion.
"All our members are agitated over reports against certain leaders of the opposition. Our leaders are keen to hold a discussion on the issue," he said.
This prompted several ruling party members to allege that top Congress leadership had links with Soros. They demanded that the issue be discussed in the House as it is connected to national security.
Several MPs of the BJP and other NDA allies raised the issue and demanded an .

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Moreover, 70 per cent of India's public chargers are concentrated in metropolitan hubs, leaving rural and semi-urban areas woefully underserved

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In the absence of meaningful private investment and job creation, India is slipping back into its pre-Covid-19 rut, and its economic czars are once again publicly refusing to acknowledge the slowdown

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The suicide of a Bengaluru techie brings intense scrutiny on India's family courts, raising questions about their ability to protect vulnerable individuals in disputes

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The Massachusetts Institute of Technology alleges that the essay, titled 'On Pacifism', could be interpreted as encouraging violent protests on campus

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Dinesh Mohan: Lessons from the Volkswagen tangle

Essential reading on tomorrow's cities

Dinesh Mohan: Dealing with pollution in our cities

Dinesh Mohan: Road safety and a bhel puri act

Dinesh Mohan: The mirage of 'world-class' research

Dinesh Mohan: Road safety - The truths are out there

Dinesh Mohan: Unsafe in an Indian car

Why have some students rejected IIT?

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