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Road crashes, fires, death by suicide: Crime bureau data reflects India’s urban crisis
The deadly fire that swept through a building housing a coaching centre in Lucknow on June 22, leaving 15 students dead exposed urban India’s familiar failings – unchecked violations of building regulations and a governance system that reacts only after lives are lost. The fire put the focus on a paradox. India’s policymakers present urbanisation…
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A new book shows how stories help readers comprehend climate crises and prepare for the unimaginable
It begins with shoes. Rain shoes to be precise. The icy showers of northern latitudes call for high-quality gear which is not something we from the tropics usually prepare for while travelling. Such as a Rs 15,000 pair of waterproof shoes, with the label of a multinational, stitched in a South Asian sweatshop – beyond…
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Asus Zenbook S14 (UX5406AA) Review: A Thin Laptop That Does Not Cut Corners
I have used enough thin-and-light laptops to know that thinness usually comes at a cost. Either the thermals suffer, or the ports disappear, or the battery gives up by lunchtime. The Asus Zenbook S14 UX5406AA, priced upwards of Rs. 2 lakh in India, is set out to prove that a 1.1-centimetre chassis does not have…