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From India to Sweden to Japan, despite varied economic and social conditions, fewer people want kids. Reasons range from polarisation to shift in values to income to smartphones.
https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/explained-culture/falling-population-india-tfr-global-fertility-10728338/
Before this, in Indore, contaminated tap water had killed 10 people. Part of the problem is the wide gap in engineering best practices and ground realities, explains an expert.
https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/gulmohar-park-sewage-taps-urban-water-systems-fail-10728181/
As the new West Bengal govt prepares to roll out the Ayushman Bharat scheme, people covered under the local health policy — Swasthya Sathi — are also likely to be brought under the ambit of the Centre’s flagship insurance scheme, sources said.
https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/ayushman-bharat-launch-swasthya-sathi-west-bengal-suvendu-adhikari-10730450/
09/06/2026
The govt's two main programmes aimed at boosting the adoption of solar energy have performed very well in certain states and very poorly in others. Here is why.
Power subsidies are slowing household solar adoption. A solution: More subsidies Incentivising households and farmers to generate electricity locally is a crucial step for India's clean energy transition. But high upfront costs and cheap grid power have slowed the adoption of decentralised solar.
A vacation bench orally observed that the police may arrest a person but cannot publicly defame them. Here’s what to know.
https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/explained-law/calcutta-hc-parading-accused-west-bengal-supreme-court-rulings-10730284/
What was different this time was that Iran launched attacks directly on Israel in retaliation for the latter’s actions in Lebanon. What do the latest developments say about the fate of the war?
“Hydra” can be traced back to Greek mythology, in the name of a multi-headed snake-like monster. Why did Telangana CM Revanth Reddy speak about Hydra?
https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/telangana-cm-revanth-hydra-myths-history-10729925/
08/06/2026
Iran war: Tehran faces an urgent need to translate Hormuz leverage into tangible gains, not least due to its continuing economic crisis. How has its bargaining position evolved?
Why Iran has linked US peace deal more to Lebanon than to Gaza 100 days of Iran war: Tehran faces an urgent need to translate Hormuz leverage into tangible gains, not least due to its continuing economic crisis. How has its bargaining position evolved?
100 days of Iran war: Tehran faces an urgent need to translate Hormuz leverage into tangible gains, not least due to its continuing economic crisis. How has its bargaining position evolved?
https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/explained-global/iran-war-why-tehran-linked-ceasefire-to-lebanon-more-than-gaza-10728702/
07/06/2026
During the launch, Union Petroleum Minister Hardeep Singh Puri said that the blended fuel is meant for specially designed flex-fuel vehicles and not for normal petrol vehicles. Here’s what to know.
Can you use E85 fuel in your car? Here’s what to check first During the launch, Union Petroleum Minister Hardeep Singh Puri said that the blended fuel is meant for specially designed flex-fuel vehicles and not for normal petrol vehicles. Here’s what to know.
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