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The fight over land holding back India’s green energy revolution

Competing demand for space is leading to bitter disputes between companies and the people who rely on farming to make a living

Financial Times - Jan. 21

India’s Economy Slows Down Just When It Was Supposed to Speed Up

Industrial growth, the stock market and the rupee are sinking, and most consumers earn too little to buoy them, stymieing India’s drive to become a developed economy.

The New York Times - Jan. 21

Few buyers for India’s new electric cars

Also in this newsletter: Meta’s troubles with the competition commission, and Gautami Gavankar’s mantra

Financial Times - Jan. 21

Fire tears through tents at India's mega Hindu festival but causes no injuries

A fire has torn through at least 18 temporary tents at a massive Hindu festival thronged by millions of people in India’s northern Prayagraj city

ABC News - Jan. 19

Trump’s Return Has Unnerved World Leaders. But Not India.

An upward trajectory in relations is “almost inevitable,” the U.S. ambassador, Eric Garcetti, said in an interview before leaving his post.

The New York Times - Jan. 19

Police volunteer in India convicted in rape, murder of doctor

Protests erupted in West Bengal last August after the body of a trainee doctor was found with multiple injuries in a hospital lecture hall.

CBS News - Jan. 18

Man found guilty in India doctor rape and murder case

Sanjay Roy faces life imprisonment or the death penalty over the charges he denies.

BBC News - Jan. 18

Temples, treasures and trade: The astonishing legacy of India's Chola dynasty

The Cholas were a powerful south Indian dynasty known for military conquests, grand temples and shaping global trade and culture.

BBC News - Jan. 18

Bitkraft Ventures hires Anuj Tandon to kick off game investments in India

Anuj Tandon has joined Bitkraft Ventures, a seed-stage investor for interactive media and games, as partner focused on the fast-growing Indian game market.

VentureBeat - Jan. 17

India is staring at an 'oil shock' as U.S. sanctions on Russian crude loom

India is now staring at the possibility of an oil shock after the U.S. decided to implement sweeping sanctions on Russia's oil industry.

CNBC - Jan. 17

India’s best cities to work in?

Also in this newsletter, IT sector pins hopes on Trump’s America and trade deficit narrows

Financial Times - Jan. 17

Edge computing’s rise will drive cloud consumption, not replace it

Successful edge AI deployments require deep integration between edge and cloud, complex orchestration and new approaches to data management.

VentureBeat - Jan. 16

India Edges Closer to Acknowledging Role in Plot to Kill American

A government inquiry called for legal action against an unnamed person involved in the foiled conspiracy.

The Wall Street Journal - Jan. 16

India becomes world’s fourth nation to carry out successful space docking mission

India on Thursday became the fourth nation in the world to achieve space docking, a technological milestone that underscores its ambitions.

NBC News - Jan. 16

Video of Chile rail tragedy sparks false reports of train crash in India

Yahoo News - Jan. 16

Why global stars like Coldplay and Ed Sheeran are hitting India

Coldplay and Ed Sheeran are set to start their tours to sell-out crowds in the country.

BBC News - Jan. 15

Millions of pilgrims and naked, ash-smeared ascetics take holy dips in India's mega Hindu festival

Tens of thousands of naked Hindu ascetics and millions of pilgrims are taking dips in sacred rivers in the first of a series of major baths in the Maha Kumbh festival, the largest religious ...

ABC News - Jan. 14

Ash-smeared holy men lead India bathing spectacle

Millions are taking a dip in the sacred Ganges river on the first major bathing day of Kumbh Mela festival.

BBC News - Jan. 13

India's inflation slows to lower-than-expected 5.22% in December, boosting case for rate cuts

The full year inflation forecast for the RBI's 2024 fiscal year ending June 2025 is projected at 4.8%.

CNBC - Jan. 13

India's Modi marks the opening of a strategic tunnel in disputed Kashmir

India’s prime minister marked the opening of a tunnel in the northeast of disputed Kashmir that will grant all-year accessibility to a town that is isolated by heavy snow each winter

ABC News - Jan. 13

India kicks off a massive Hindu festival touted as the world's largest religious gathering

Millions of Hindu devotees, mystics and holy men and women flocked to kickstart the Maha Kumbh festival

NBC News - Jan. 13

India's Modi marks the opening of a strategic tunnel in disputed Kashmir

Yahoo News - Jan. 13

In photos: World's biggest religious festival begins in India

The Maha Kumbh is a colourful religious festival where millions gather in Prayagraj city to take a holy dip.

BBC News - Jan. 13

Air India chief hails ‘climb’ phase in carrier’s ‘national mission’ of revival

Former state-run airline now owned by Tata is spending billions to win back customers who had lost faith in its service

Financial Times - Jan. 13

India’s Maha Kumbh Mela festival gets under way for first time in 144 years

The grand version of the 12-yearly Hindu pilgrimage is expected to draw more than 400 million devotees. The world’s largest religious gathering kicked off on Monday as millions of Hindu devotees ...

The Guardian - Jan. 13

India kicks off a massive Hindu festival touted as the world's largest religious gathering

Millions of Hindu devotees and mystics have gathered in the northern Indian city of Prayagraj for the Maha Kumbh festival, which is the largest religious congregation on earth

ABC News - Jan. 12

Millions start bathing in holy rivers at India's biggest Hindu festival

The Hindu festival of Kumbh Mela, described as humanity's biggest gathering, begins in India's Prayagraj.

BBC News - Jan. 12

A murder that shook British India and toppled a king

A businessman was shot dead in India 100 years ago. Then, a sensational tale unfolded.

BBC News - Jan. 12

U.K.’s First Drug Consumption Center Is Set to Open in Glasgow

Scotland, which has the highest rate of recorded drugs deaths in Europe, is opening a new facility for users to inject illegal drugs under medical supervision.

The New York Times - Jan. 10

‘All eyes are on Glasgow’: UK’s first legal drug consumption room ready to open

The Thistle will be available 365 days a year and provide a supervised space where drugs can be injected safely. The UK’s first legal drug consumption room, the Thistle, will open its doors in the ...

The Guardian - Jan. 10