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FROM THE EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
THE SIMPLEX ENGINEERING STORY FROM STEEL TO STRENGTH • Inside the Kolkata manufacturer that has spent four decades turning an overlooked component – the fastener – into a benchmark for how the world's infrastructure holds together.
HARVEST OF PROSPERITY HOW MADHYA PRADESH IS SCRIPTING INDIA'S AGRICULTURAL DESTINY
WARNING SIGNALS • UNEMPLOYMENT, INFLATION AND GEN Z DISCONTENT TAKE A TOLL ON THE BJP'S TALLY EVEN AS THE NDA RETAINS A COMFORTABLE MAJORITY AND PM MODI HIS POPULARITY
ANGER AND ANGST OF THE YOUNG • The MOTN survey finds the country's youth anxious for their future, with worries that they will be left behind and that the government is not doing enough. Policymakers would do well to heed their concerns
STILL ON A PLATEAU • The drop in PM Modi's ratings has not translated into a corresponding boost for the Congress and the Opposition. The anti-incumbency space seems more open
Uttar Pradesh Scripts a New Green Future • Through mega plantation drives, wetland conservation, Green Schools, Eco Clubs and tree asset management initiatives, the Yogi Government is transforming environmental conservation into a people's movement across Uttar Pradesh.
GROWTH WITHOUT GAIN • India's economy continues to grow at a healthy pace, but public optimism is waning as concerns over jobs, incomes, rising prices and inequality persist
INDIA-JAPAN TIES TAKE A HISTORIC LEAP • GALGOTIAS UNIVERSITY HOSTS 200-STRONG YAMANASHI DELEGATION AND SIGNS LANDMARK AGREEMENTS
THE TRUST DEFICIT • Indians are becoming more sceptical of how power is exercised and institutions function, without necessarily turning against the Modi government’s larger political agenda
Uttar Pradesh Emerges as the New Powerhouse of Green Energy • For decades, Uttar Pradesh grappled with challenges such as power shortages, high energy costs and rising demand for electricity. However, the transformation in the state's energy policy over the past nine years extends far beyond increasing power generation. Under the leadership of Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, the Government is steering Uttar Pradesh towards a green energy-based economy. Simultaneous efforts across sectors such as solar energy, green hydrogen, electric vehicles, renewable energy investments and energy efficiency are shaping a new energy landscape for the state.
RIDING STORMY SEAS • International waters have never been choppier for India—the Iran conflict shattered old certainties of energy security, while the Trump White House only elicits wariness. India's strategic manoeuvring amidst all this has the support of the majority
SUPERSTAR FOR THE AGES • Amitabh Bachchan remains unshaken at the summit, despite Ranveer Singh's remarkable entry. Rashmika Mandanna claims the top spot among actresses after a string of hits
NEW STARS MEET OLD ICONS • The legends still occupy the heights of the rankings, but the young bloods are breaking through. The future belongs to the likes of Vaibhav Sooryavanshi and Divya Deshmukh
WOMEN SANS FRONTIERS • At the INDIA TODAY Woman Summit, icons from politics, business, art and more talk shop and...