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In rap to Maharashtra govt for dragging its feet in legal battle, SC has said it must increase compensation for 24-acre plot or its 'Ladli Behna, Ladli Bahu schemes' would be stopped.----more----https://theprint.in/judiciary/bahirats-vs-maharashtra-govt-how-a-pune-family-fought-60-yrs-for-land-illegally-taken-over-by-state/2228525/

Government as an anchor customer provides a stable source of demand for space-based services, reducing uncertainties in the market. It can boost investor confidence in the Indian space sector, attracting investments from home and abroad.----more----https://theprint.in/opinion/govts-rs-1000-cr-fund-for-space-sector-has-drawbacks-it-should-bet-on-outcomes-not-ideas/2222314/

Under PMAY 2.0, which subsumed slum redevelopment in other verticals, Centre targets construction of 3 crore new houses — 2 crore in rural areas & 1 crore in cities — over next 5 yrs.----more----https://theprint.in/india/in-situ-slum-redevelopment-scrapped-urban-poor-can-build-homes-on-land-given-by-states-under-pmay-u-2-0/2228365/

Delhi vs Mumbai is the oldest fight in India. In this week’s episode, Anjali Thomas and Tina Das argue over which city can survive the monsoon better. The romance of the rainy season is about roasted corn on the cob, chai and cheese toast. And while Mumbai’s storms are known to bring the city to a standstill, Delhi’s infrastructure is failing citizens as well. 

With Haryana & J&K going to the polls in the coming months along with Maharashtra and Jharkhand, in Episode 1506 of #CutTheClutter, Editor-in-chief Shekhar Gupta and political editor DK Singh look at the stakes, challenges and the politics behind conducting split polls in a new coalition term.

A study published in journal PNAS indicates that 3 bn yrs ago, much of the water on Mars percolated through soil & got stored in the crust, but this water remains largely inaccessible.----more----https://theprint.in/science/mars-may-have-oceans-worth-of-water-underground-but-this-doesnt-mean-its-ready-to-be-colonised/2225623/