The Modi government said last year that it will set up a committee to decide on MSP. Its delay reveals how complex the decision is.

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https://theprint.in/opinion/msp-is-not-easy-maths-government-delay-in-making-it-legal-understandable/800381/

PM Modi said Sunday that 26 Dec would be marked as ‘Veer Baal Diwas’. Apex Sikh bodies & scholars say move is appreciable, but the words don't do justice to Sahibzadas’ martyrdom.

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https://theprint.in/india/sikhs-reject-modi-idea-of-veer-baal-diwas-guru-gobind-singhs-sons-more-than-just-brave-kids/800143/

While we can’t trust nuclear weapons to maintain peace, believing in human rationality is the greater danger.

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https://theprint.in/opinion/heres-why-the-p5-joint-statement-on-preventing-nuclear-war-makes-all-the-right-noises/799734/

In episode 915 of #CutTheClutter, Shekhar Gupta takes forward the 10 trends going ahead, marked out by global investor & thought leader Ruchir Sharma. What these mean for India. Strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats.

The UP election that was once centred on Yogi Adityanath is fast becoming an election for Modi and an opportunity for Amit Shah.

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https://theprint.in/opinion/politically-correct/wholl-be-man-of-match-in-up-west-to-east-polls-has-answer/799523/?amp

An upcoming technique for wildlife and environmental monitoring is the collection of environmental DNA or eDNA. This can be captured through a number of methods including by sampling the air around where animals move. ThePrint’s Sandhya Ramesh explains findings from Denmark and UK where researchers sampled the air in and around zoos to find a surprising windfall of genetic information, including that of animals not in the zoo as well as dead meat.

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Panel is to be headed by a retired SC judge, and will also include DGP Chandigarh, Punjab's ADGP (security), IG NIA and registrar general of Punjab and Haryana HC.

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https://theprint.in/judiciary/sc-sets-up-5-member-panel-to-probe-pm-security-breach-centre-punjabs-inquiries-on-hold/799597/

The Tashkent pact set the stage for Indian and Pakistani militaries to start withdrawing troops. Those days, tough negotiations could still end with a game of golf.

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https://theprint.in/opinion/little-lenin-shastri-worked-his-magic-to-keep-kashmir-issue-out-of-tashkent-declaration/799484/

With less than a month to go for assembly elections in five states, nearly half of the eligible adult population in three of the states — Uttar Pradesh, Punjab and Manipur — is still not fully vaccinated against Covid-19.