UpFront
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UN Climate talks end in few commitments, 'lost opportunity'
The annual negotiations, held in Madrid this year, demonstrated the vast gaps between what scientists say the world needs and what the world's most powerful leaders are prepared to even discuss, let alone do
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Obese Indians at high risk of hypertension
Know from Dr. Archana S that how hypertension risk is higher in Indians, and those with obesity
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Meet the 17-yr-old on a mission to make medicine affordable
Pharma wonderkid Arjun Deshpande is working to ensure generic medicines reach India's masses at inexpensive rates
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FIFA looks to investors to create "world's greatest football experience"
A document seeking financing and partners for a new Club World Cup suggests FIFA may have designs on controlling a larger share of soccer's riches
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China's companies are struggling with debt, feeling slowdown stress
China now faces the difficult task of figuring out which of these companies it will allow failing. The central government in Beijing keeps a tight grip on the Chinese financial system and often rescues companies to preserve jobs
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Ten interesting things we read this week
Some of the most fascinating topics covered this week are: Culture (Moral repercussions of falling in love with your robot), Investment (Saving investors from themselves), Business (Online ad hype β no, google and Amazon aren't hacking your brain), Management (Humans 'time travel' to make decisions, Challenging consultancy 'high priests', Would punishment make good HR policy?), History (East India Company β Anarchy or Empire-building?), Genetic engineering (The great hope of organ regeneration) and Entrepreneurship (Combining incredible patience and explosi
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The Personal Data Protection Bill could be a serious threat to Indians' privacy
There are concerns that the Bill, now being tabled in Parliament, gives the government blanket powers to access citizens' data
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After SBI case, bank auditors face NPA divergence heat
The second such case at SBI puts the auditors' role under scanner; SBI becomes the 10th bank to falter in reporting non-perfoming assets based on RBI guidelines
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UK election results show Britain votes Brexit: What you need to know
A look at PM Boris Johnson's career so far, and all that transpired in UK politics since the 2016 referendum
