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BREAKTHROUGHS AND BREAKDOWNS

RETAINING IPS SUPREMACY • A proposed bill by the Union home ministry seeks to formalise IPS dominance in top police positions but the measures to ease career stagnation among CAPF officers draw flak from the Opposition

MODI’s RECORD RUN • On March 22, Prime Minister Narendra Modi became the longest-serving head of government, completing 8,931 days in office and surpassing the 8,930-day record of former Sikkim chief minister Pawan Kumar Chamling. While Chamling’s tenure was confined to a state, Modi’s total spans his tenure as Gujarat CM and as PM. Here are the comparisons:

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NUTRACEUTICALS NANO TECH, BIG BENEFITS

CHINA’S BIG TECH PUSH, LESSONS FOR INDIA • Beijing is pivoting from pursuing leadership in individual sectors to focusing on an integrated tech system to boost national productivity

CONVERSION, A CRIMINAL OFFENCE • The Fadnavis regime enacts one of India’s toughest anti-conversion bills

Age of Kanshi • As Congress and SP back a Bharat Ratna for the iconic BSP founder, UP’s drifting Dalit vote is in focus for 2027

A RIVER RE BORN AS A QUESTION • Revanth wants to adorn Hydera bad with a grand Musi riverfront. It’s a tough, controversial task

Tribal Talent Hunt • The Khelo India Tribal Games may mark a new chapter in nurturing Adivasi sporting genius

SUICIDE, VIDEO AND GRAINS OF TRUTH? • Pushed to the wall, an official ends his life and puts out a video listing the cause. It’s bad news for the AAP regime

COST OF THE IR AN WAR FOR INDIA

THE FUEL CRUNCH • Supply disruptions are driving up energy costs in India, exposing deep import dependence and raising the risk of prolonged price and supply pressures

HEADING FOR A SLOWDOWN • Manufacturers face rising freight costs, gas shortages and stalled exports, as war tensions play havoc on India’s MSME ecosystem

FACTORIES IN THE FIRING LINE • Rising input costs, halted exports and shutdowns hit MSMEs across several sectors

UREA CLOUD ON KHARIF • As fertiliser supply chains tighten and costs surge, risks build for India’s farms, threatening output, margins and prices

RISING COSTS • Fertiliser prices have surged in global markets amid disruptions triggered by the Iran war

CAUGHT IN AN ILL WIND • The war has impacted everything from drug ingredient costs to medical tourism numbers. There is no reason to panic yet, but the unease is growing

STORM ON THE BOURSES • Rising oil prices, continuing geopolitical uncertainty and FPI outflows exact a brutal toll on Indian stock markets

IN DIRE STRAITS • The Hormuz Strait wrangle has not just upended bilateral trade with one of our top partners, the UAE, but also hit exports to the West

WAIT, WATCH, WORRY • As war disrupts trade and travel routes in West Asia, India’s vast diaspora trickles back home, threatened by stalled shipments and falling salaries

CHAOS IN THE SKIES • Airspace closures and war-risk costs disrupt India’s busiest international routes, triggering cancellations, fare shocks and mounting...