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India Today is the leading news magazine and most widely read publication in India. The magazine’s leadership is unquestioned, so much so that India Today is what Indian journalism is judged by, for its integrity and ability to bring unbiased and incisive perspective to arguably the most dynamic, yet perplexing, region in the world. Breaking news and shaping opinion, it is now a household name and the flagship brand of India’s leading multidimensional media group. Additionally, the weekly brings with it a range supplements like Women, Home, Aspire, Spice and Simply which focus on style, health, education, fashion, etc. and Indian cities.

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THE GREAT INDIAN RESCUE

How They Did It • Surmounting all odds, multiple men and agencies worked tirelessly for over 400 hours to rescue the 41 trapped workers from a collapsed tunnel in Uttarakhand

WHAT’S KILLING MAHA’S TIGERS?

THE POLICE VERSUS THE NIA

PLAYING THE DIVISION GAME

THE HALAL HULLABALOO

THE ROW

Catalysing innovation and sustainable urban living Navraj Group

FUTURE IMPERFECT

Killing Time

That Empty Feeling

SKILFUL MOVE

STALLED SHOW

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NEW PERILS OF SMOG • Pollution in the air is not just a depressing sight. New science is shedding light on how insidious its impact is on the human body, condemning it to a range of deadly ailments—from COPD to cancer, renal to cardiovascular disease

WHAT IS POLLUTION? • Anything toxic in air, water, or any substance is a pollutant. Air pollution is caused when cars, factories and the burning of fossil fuels produce highly concentrated carbon monoxide, nitrogen oxide, sulphur dioxide and hydrocarbons. These react with sunlight to produce smog, a thick fog or haze

THE MOST POLLUTED CITIES • IN MARCH THIS YEAR, 39 OF THE TOP 50 POLLUTED CITIES IN THE WORLD WERE IN INDIA, ACCORDING TO IQAir

AQI IN KEY CITIES ACROSS THE WORLD ON NOV. 29 THIS YEAR

HOW TO CLEAN UP • Four main sources contribute to pollution in our cities—transport, construction, coal-based power plants and agriculture. Here is how we can address them

Toxicity in Motion • First, we need to have fewer vehicles on the roads. For that you need a fast, efficient mass transport system. Clean fuels should be next

The Dark Truth • Coal-based power plants may meet most of our energy needs, but in the long term it is imperative that India explore renewable energy sources

A Building Frenzy • The infrastructure boom has led to unregulated construction activity. The solution is not a total ban, but a graded response plan

Unhappy Seeders • The government’s schemes are not incentive enough for farmers to shift from stubble burning or paddy cultivation

A GLASS NEARLY FULL • SIX MONTHS ON, THE CONGRESS REGIME HAS ROLLED OUT FOUR OF THE FIVE PRE-POLL ‘GUARANTEES’, BUT A FEW HICCUPS REMAIN

BLANKET COVERAGE? • The guarantees currently reach nearly two-thirds of Kannadiga households

POLITICS OF THE BEAUTIFUL GAME • Seeking to channel football’s all-pervading popularity in Bengal towards extending political control, the Trinamool Congress is spreading its tentacles in the sport’s administration

TMC’S BALL CONTROL • The Mamata Banerjee government has a tight grip on Bengal’s footballing landscape

The Retreat of a Moveable Feast • The iconic dabbawalas of Mumbai, who brought lunch on time, now have time running out on them. Feted globally as masters of logistics, they have a tough delivery to make: a future for themselves in a post-Covid world ruled by food delivery apps

INSTITUTION UNTO THEMSELVES • Those magnificent men in their...