UpFront
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The 1964 games proclaimed a new Japan. There's less to cheer this time
For both Japan and the Olympic movement, the delayed 2020 Games may represent less a moment of hope for the future than the distinct possibility of decline
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Naomi Osaka only woman among highest paid Olympians at Tokyo 2020. Meet the others
With a majority of basketball and tennis players on the list, here's a look at the richest Olympians ready to fight for the gold at Tokyo Olympics 2020
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When gender equality at the Olympics is not so equal
Of the nearly 11,000 athletes arriving in Tokyo, almost 49% will be women, according to the International Olympic Committee, up from 45.6% at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Games and 44.2% at the 2012 London Olympics
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For airlines, it's looking more like 2019 again
A full recovery rests on the return of two pillars of the business, corporate and international travel, but executives said they expected both to improve meaningfully over the coming months
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India has been promising a lot of Covid-19 vaccines. Where on Earth are they?
Achieving an ambitious vaccination target requires ramping up manufacturing, enabling universal access to vaccines across geographies, tenacious micro-planning, and transparency in vaccine use and supply data, all of which is still a work in progress in India
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43% Indian women are STEM grads but only 14% are employed as scientists, engineers
More women in India are opting for STEM courses and graduating, but very few are employed as scientists, engineers and technologists in research development institutions
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The battles to come over the benefits of working from home
Many economists believe that increased work from home will last because it can raise the productivity of employees, thanks in part to fewer pointless meetings, less distraction and, most of all, a lack of commuting
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Why India's consumption spending may remain weak even post-pandemic
The pandemic came in the middle of the formalisation of the economy, which has impacted the unorganised sector disproportionately. The reopening of economy may not automatically lead to spending recovering, say experts
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The Amazonification of space begins in earnest
What was once largely the domain of big government is now increasingly the realm of Big Tech, and the people who sold you the internet will now sell you the moon and the stars
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From Dhaka to Germany: Water, water everywhere, after the flood
The devastating flooding in Western Germany and Belgium took a major toll on lives as it ripped through houses and roads, leaving battered towns that shopowners described as 'unrecognisable'. But it isn't just Europe, as these photos will show, leading to an even urgent question: Are extreme downpours around the world the latest sign of a global warming crisis?
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Another climate change fallout: India sees 4.68 lakh more lightning strikes in 2020
60 people recently lost their lives due to lightning strikes. India has seen a significant uptick in lightning incidents across the country, marked by climate change, in the last one year—with highest incidents in Bihar in 2020; fatalities are highest among men, adults, and in rural India