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Friday, 20 March 2026

LOW ON OIL, BUT WE HAVE PLENTY OF GAS !

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  I can't be sure, but I'm fairly positive that the most Googled word this fortnight was "gas", thanks to the Gulf conflic...
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Monday, 9 March 2026

SCRUBBING THE MIRROR DOESN'T HELP.

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Posted: 15.03.2026. (This piece was published in THE TRIBUNE, Chandigarh, on 15.03.2026, with some minor editing) The smell of censorship ha...
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Friday, 6 March 2026

INDIAN RAILWAYS -- RUNNING LATE FOR 2047 ?

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  I've said it before and I'll say   it again for the doubtful benefit of this hearing impaired government- putting old wine in new ...
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Sunday, 1 March 2026

AN INDIAN VIEW OF THE EPSTEIN FILES- WE ARE LIKE THIS ONLY.

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  Epstein who? Emails-when? Meetings-where? Every era produces its own prophets, who inscribe their wisdom on our digital walls; the year 1 ...
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Saturday, 14 February 2026

BUDGET 2026-27: WHAT ABOUT THE ENVIRONMENT, MADAM FINANCE MINISTER ?

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Preservation and protection of the natural environment has never been a priority in our annual Budgets; ALL Finance Ministers have taken it ...
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Friday, 6 February 2026

NOT JUST AQI, WHAT WE NEED IS A BSI ( BULLSHIT INDEX ).

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  ONE has always had the highest admiration and respect for Merryll Streep' s acting qualities, graceful beauty and composure. To these ...
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Sunday, 1 February 2026

WHATSAPP AND THE NEED FOR A DIGITAL DETOX .

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  If you ask me, this WhatsApp (WA) texting is getting quite out of hand. I'm no social spark, my social skills being on par with a gri...
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Avay Shukla
The author retired from the IAS in December 2010. A keen environmentalist and trekker he writes for various publications and websites on the environment, governance and social issues. He has published seven books: THE TRAILS LESS TRAVELLED (2015), THE SPECTER OF CHOOR DHAR (2019), POLYTICKS, DEMOCRAZY AND MUMBO-JUMB0 (2020), THE WASTED YEARS (2021), THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER'S DOG AND OTHER COLLEAGUES (2023), DISAPPEARING DEMOCRACY-DISMANTLING OF A NATION (2024) and the most recent one, HOLY COWS AND LOOSE CANNONS (2025).He divides his time between Delhi and his cottage in a small village above Shimla.
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