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Letters to the Editor: It’s time to build a water pipeline to supply the Colorado River
1 week, 4 days ago

Letters to the Editor: It’s time to build a water pipeline to supply the Colorado River

LA Times  

Tourists visit the Hoover Dam, which impounds the Colorado River to create Lake Mead, in Nevada in April 2023. Knowing the dire sense of urgency, we should at least consider — in lieu of toilet to tap, paying farmers to fallow their fields, sucking more groundwater out of sinking land and starting more water wars — a 1,000-mile water pipeline …

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KCR keen to help BJP in Maha polls: Revanth
1 month, 1 week ago

KCR keen to help BJP in Maha polls: Revanth

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy said that the BRS and the BJP were acting as "political siblings" to benefit each other. Revanth Reddy accused Rama Rao of lobbying with the BJP leadership in Delhi to influence the Governor’s decision, saying, “The file seeking prosecution of KTR lying pending in Raj Bhavan gives rise to suspicions that something is brewing …

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More women had their tubes tied after Roe v. Wade was overturned
3 months, 1 week ago

More women had their tubes tied after Roe v. Wade was overturned

Associated Press  

More women chose to have their tubes tied after Roe v. Wade was overturned in 2022, a new study shows, and the biggest increases were in states that ban abortion. It’s “not entirely surprising” given the changes to abortion laws, said Xiao Xu, lead author of the research letter and associate professor of reproductive sciences at Columbia University’s Vagelos College …

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Factor in migration, economists tell 16th Finance panel
11 months ago

Factor in migration, economists tell 16th Finance panel

New Indian Express  

BENGALURU: During a recently held discussion on the challenges before the 16th Finance Commission, several economists made recommendations on resource-sharing amongst states for five years, beginning from Financial Year 2026. Speaking about the challenges of the commission, D Narayana, former director, Gulati Institute of Finance Taxation -- a renowned economist, researcher and statistician -- in his paper, argued that forest …

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The wealthiest Californians are fleeing the state. Why that’s very bad news for the economy
1 year ago

The wealthiest Californians are fleeing the state. Why that’s very bad news for the economy

LA Times  

Even though California has experienced lopsided out-migration for decades, the financial blow has been cushioned by the kinds of people moving into the state: The newcomers were generally better educated and earned more money than those who left. With investors and high-income taxpayers receiving substantial compensation in the form of stocks, last year’s sluggish stock market accounted for a major …

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The flu is soaring in seven states and rising in others, health officials say
1 year, 1 month ago

The flu is soaring in seven states and rising in others, health officials say

LA Times  

The U.S. flu season is underway, with at least seven states reporting high levels of illnesses and cases rising in other parts of the country, health officials say. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention posted new flu data on Friday, showing very high activity this month in Louisiana, and high activity in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, New Mexico and …

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Data Point | How The Hindu Data Team used OpenAI’s code Interpreter
1 year, 4 months ago

Data Point | How The Hindu Data Team used OpenAI’s code Interpreter

The Hindu  

The Data Point is a bi-weekly newsletter in which The Hindu’s Data team decodes the numbers behind today’s biggest stories. For a recent story, the Code Interpreter analysed Ashoka University’s Lok Dhaba data set to determine the voter turnout in various regions of Manipur, which highlighted a trend. Fortnightly figures 9.89 percentage points was the decline in the share of …

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Why Haryana government's efforts to improve sex ratio failed to bear fruit
1 year, 4 months ago

Why Haryana government's efforts to improve sex ratio failed to bear fruit

India Today  

The mid-year civil registration system data pertaining to the Sex Ratio at Birth in eight Haryana districts has come as a big blow to the state's flagship program to stop female infanticide. India Today's investigation has revealed how illegal sex determination tests were being conducted under the nose of the authorities, besides the smuggling of MTP kits in connivance with …

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The GOP and the NRA want to stop gun violence research. California is a target
1 year, 4 months ago

The GOP and the NRA want to stop gun violence research. California is a target

LA Times  

Last summer, the California Department of Justice accidentally published the personal information of roughly 192,000 firearm owners to the open internet. “It’s going to be a fierce battle,” said Mark Rosenberg, a former Centers for Disease Control and Prevention official who oversaw early efforts to research gun violence in the 1990s. Their markup proposal for next year’s Labor, Health and …

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Data | Forty deaths in the run-up to Panchayat polls: West Bengal most affected by political violence
1 year, 5 months ago

Data | Forty deaths in the run-up to Panchayat polls: West Bengal most affected by political violence

The Hindu  

In the month leading up to the panchayat elections in West Bengal, 40 people were killed in poll-related violence. This is not an exception; an analysis of past data shows that political violence and related deaths peaked during and around all the recent polls in West Bengal. Political violence peaked in West Bengal during the 2019 Lok Sabha elections and …

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California approves math overhaul to help struggling students. But will it hurt whiz kids?
1 year, 5 months ago

California approves math overhaul to help struggling students. But will it hurt whiz kids?

LA Times  

California education officials on Wednesday approved a long-studied overhaul of the state’s math teaching guide, with sweeping changes designed to make the subject more relevant and accessible, stirring debate over whether it will improve poor student achievement or harm learning for 5.8 million public school students. The guide emphasizes replacing traditional instruction with a focus on “big ideas” with the …

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Amazon is investing another $7.8B in Ohio-based cloud computing operations, state leaders say
1 year, 5 months ago

Amazon is investing another $7.8B in Ohio-based cloud computing operations, state leaders say

Associated Press  

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Amazon’s profitable cloud business will invest roughly $7.8 billion by the end of 2029 to expand its data center operations in central Ohio, state leaders announced Monday, further advancing the state’s efforts to establish itself as the Midwest’s technology hub. The cloud computing company is now responsible for the second largest private sector investment in the state’s …

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Why does the United States want to ban TikTok?
1 year, 7 months ago

Why does the United States want to ban TikTok?

Al Jazeera  

Montana Governor Greg Gianforte has signed legislation to ban China-based TikTok from operating in the state to “protect Montanans” from alleged Chinese surveillance, making it the first US state to ban the popular short-video app. Here is a detailed list of allegations of the United States against the company and its parent, ByteDance: TikTok management is beholden to the Chinese …

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Data Shows China’s Coercive Diplomacy Isn’t Working
1 year, 9 months ago

Data Shows China’s Coercive Diplomacy Isn’t Working

The Diplomat  

China’s coercive foreign policy, coinciding with the era of “wolf warrior” public diplomacy popularized by diplomat Zhao Lijian, is a pervasive issue for policymakers. The China Index, a project by Doublethink Lab to measure PRC influence in 82 countries, has discovered strong evidence to suggest that China’s coercive diplomacy does not result in target countries adopting foreign policies favorable to …

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U.S. and EU to launch first-of-its-kind AI agreement
1 year, 10 months ago

U.S. and EU to launch first-of-its-kind AI agreement

The Hindu  

The United States and European Union on Friday announced an agreement to speed up and enhance the use of artificial intelligence to improve agriculture, healthcare, emergency response, climate forecasting and the electric grid. A senior U.S. administration official, discussing the initiative shortly before the official announcement, called it the first sweeping AI agreement between the United States and Europe. "The …

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DC Edit | Bihar’s caste census: Will it make a real difference?
1 year, 11 months ago

DC Edit | Bihar’s caste census: Will it make a real difference?

Deccan Chronicle  

Bihar has launched perhaps the first exercise of its kind in India ever by embarking on a caste-based census. Chief Minister and JD leader Nitish Kumar has said the census data will have every minute detail of people, their households and other things and would be beneficial to the overall development of the state and the country. RJD leader and …

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Alabama, Utah become the latest U.S. states to ban TikTok on government devices
2 years ago

Alabama, Utah become the latest U.S. states to ban TikTok on government devices

Hindustan Times  

Alabama and Utah on Monday joined other U.S. states prohibiting the use of Chinese-owned short-video sharing app TikTok on state government devices and computer networks due to national security concerns. FBI Director Chris Wray last month said the Chinese government could use the ByteDance-owned app to control data collection. The actions follow warnings from FBI Director Chris Wray last month …

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DC Edit | Verifiable data required to curb forced conversions
2 years, 1 month ago

DC Edit | Verifiable data required to curb forced conversions

Deccan Chronicle  

The Supreme Court has taken a stern view of forced religious conversion, calling it “very serious issue” that may impact the “security of the country” and upholding “the freedom of religion and conscience”. It has asked the Union government to state its position on the issue while considering a public interest litigation seeking directions to the Law Commission of India …

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Trump's amateur sleuths poised to decry another 'stolen election'
2 years, 1 month ago

Trump's amateur sleuths poised to decry another 'stolen election'

Raw Story  

As Republican candidates, parties and groups are poised to legally challenge election results where they have lost or lag behind in the preliminary results, a parallel effort is underway in pro-Trump circles that likely will fabricate propaganda about illegitimate elections. “In some states, election deniers motivated by false claims of widespread fraud in the 2020 election are engaging in their …

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Data | Power drives States’ subsidies but goes missing in freebie debate
2 years, 3 months ago

Data | Power drives States’ subsidies but goes missing in freebie debate

The Hindu  

On July 16, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said, “There are some governments which are indulging in revri culture to secure votes.” Later that month, the Supreme Court admitted a petition which contended that the offer and distribution of “irrational freebies” amounted to “bribery and was unduly influencing voters”. What was missing from the freebie debate was power subsidies, which constitute …

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A heartening health update
2 years, 3 months ago

A heartening health update

Hindustan Times  

The latest report of National Health Accounts — it has data for 2018-19 — shows that India continues to make progress towards reducing the burden of health spending on household budgets. This is a heartening development because the poor are more likely to gain when government spending rather than private health insurance brings about a reduction in OOP spending. As …

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WHO's process of estimating Covid-19 deaths unscientific, says Govt
2 years, 5 months ago

WHO's process of estimating Covid-19 deaths unscientific, says Govt

India TV News  

WHO Covid death estimation: The mathematical modelling approach adopted by the WHO to project excess mortality estimates related to COVID-19 suffers from erroneous assumptions and is unscientific and India had registered its strong objection to this methodology, the government informed Parliament on Tuesday. India had objected to the "one size fits all" approach adopted by the WHO as it might …

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Data | Will a cut in Centre’s excise duty on petrol reduce States’ sales tax revenue?
2 years, 7 months ago

Data | Will a cut in Centre’s excise duty on petrol reduce States’ sales tax revenue?

The Hindu  

A war of words has broken out between the Centre and the States regarding the Centre’s excise duty cut and its impact on the tax revenue of the States. Ad-valorem basis means that a State’s sales tax is based on the sum of the Centre’s excise duty, the base price of petrol and the dealer’s commission. Click to remove AMP …

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India's March electricity shortage is the worst since coal crisis in October
2 years, 8 months ago

India's March electricity shortage is the worst since coal crisis in October

The Hindu  

India's electricity shortage from March 1 to March 30 was its worst since October 2021, a Reuters analysis of government data showed, driven by a surge in demand. Many northern States suffered hours-long power outages in October, when a crippling coal shortage caused the worst electricity deficit in almost five years. The deficit in March was 574 million kilowatt-hours, a …

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