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🏎️ Formula 1 Italian Grand Prix 2026 | Win PredictorThe race for Monza looks incredibly tight, with just 4 percentage po...
06/09/2026

🏎️ Formula 1 Italian Grand Prix 2026 | Win Predictor

The race for Monza looks incredibly tight, with just 4 percentage points separating the top three drivers.

Win Predictor:

🥇 Pierre Gasly: 30%
🥈 Lewis Hamilton: 28%
🥉 Charles Leclerc: 26%
4️⃣ George Russell: 16%

Gasly holds a narrow lead, but Hamilton and Leclerc remain right behind him — leaving the Italian Grand Prix wide open.

Who takes the chequered flag at Monza?

Source: Global Online Data

06/09/2026

“Today, it’s the judges who defer to the lawyers.”

Senior Advocate Indira Jaising raises concerns about the growing presence of government-appointed law officers in the Supreme Court and what this could mean for the autonomy and independence of the legal profession.

She argues that with lawyers appointed by state governments and the Centre making up a large part of the legal profession, there is a risk of political influence becoming increasingly embedded within the courts.

But despite these concerns, Jaising says she remains hopeful.

“I survive, I succeed, which means there is a space there.”

The question, she says, is whether more lawyers will step forward to occupy that space.

Watch the full conversation on DeKoder.

05/09/2026

The flood situation in Bihar remains serious as the Ganga and several other major rivers continue to flow above danger levels at multiple locations, affecting low-lying and riverine areas across the state.

Patna, Bhagalpur and several other districts are facing the impact as rising water levels put pressure on vulnerable areas. Rivers including the Ganga, Kosi, Gandak, Burhi Gandak, Punpun, Son and Ghaghra are among those being closely monitored.

In this ground update from Gandhi Ghat in Patna, we look at the rising river levels, the areas affected and the relief and rehabilitation efforts underway.

The Bihar government has intensified monitoring and relief operations as people from affected areas move to safer locations and relief centres.
The government has also maintained that the current flooding in Bihar is not linked to the recent Trishuli disaster in Nepal, with the Ganga and other river systems driving the present situation.

How serious is Bihar’s flood crisis, and what happens next as authorities monitor the rivers?

Watch till the end and follow DeKoder for more reports from the ground.

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05/09/2026

India’s E20 ethanol push is meant to reduce dependence on imported fuel — but could the competition for crops used to make ethanol also be putting pressure on food prices?

In this ground report consumers, shopkeepers and small businesses describe how rising prices of everyday essentials are affecting household budgets and sales. Sugar, according to people interviewed in the report, has risen sharply in local markets, while eggs are selling for around ₹8.5–₹9 in several places.

The connection being debated is ethanol. Sugarcane and maize are important feedstocks for ethanol production, while maize is also a major component of poultry feed. As demand for these crops increases, questions are being raised about competition between India’s fuel requirements and its food supply chain.

On the ground, the consequences are tangible. Families say they are buying less sugar and fewer eggs. Sweet sellers say customers who once bought a kilogram are settling for half. Shopkeepers say their margins and sales are being squeezed — just as India enters the festive season.

So what is the real cost of India’s ethanol transition? And as E20 expands, can India balance its energy ambitions with affordable food?

Watch this ground report till the end and follow DeKoder for more.

05/09/2026

India’s economy grew 7.8% in real terms, but with changes to the GDP base year and the indices used to measure prices, how should we read that number?

In this conversation with Yashodhara, Madan Sabnavis, Chief Economist at Bank of Baroda, explains why he considers the 7.8% figure a “clean number” and what GDP rebasing actually changes.

He also breaks down the role of current prices, price deflators, CPI and WPI, and why updating the base year is part of measuring a changing economy rather than simply producing a better-looking growth headline.

Watch the full conversation on DeKoder for a deeper look at India’s latest GDP numbers and what they reveal about the economy. Follow for more!

04/09/2026

India has achieved 20% ethanol blending in petrol — E20 — ahead of its original target. But what happens when crops that can help fuel our cars are also crucial to our food system?

Sugarcane and maize are important ethanol feedstocks, while maize is also widely used for animal and poultry feed. As ethanol demand grows, the bigger economic question is whether competition for these crops could put pressure on food and feed prices.

In this conversation with Yashodhara Bajoria, agricultural economist Dr Ashok Gulati examines the trade-offs behind India’s ethanol push — from energy security and farmer incentives to food prices, water use and agricultural productivity.

Is E20 simply a fuel story, or could its impact eventually reach your grocery bill?

Watch the full conversation on DeKoder.

04/09/2026

India has reached 20% ethanol blending in petrol E20— five years ahead of its original 2030 target.

In this episode of Value for Money, Dr Ashok Gulati joins Yashodhara Bajoria to ask the question India cannot afford to skip: Can fuel self-reliance strengthen India without weakening food, water and fiscal security?

India’s official data show that agriculture and allied activities grew 3.6% in Q1 FY2026-27; at the same time, IMD projected below-normal southwest-monsoon rainfall for 2026, making the next phase of crop output and food prices especially important to watch.

This is not an argument against ethanol. It is a conversation about the full cost of ethanol — from the field to the fuel tank, and from crop policy to the grocery bill.

In this conversation, we explore

- Why E20 is a genuine energy-security achievement — but not the whole story.
- Why India must look beyond petrol imports and ask which feedstocks are being used, where they are grown and what resources they consume.
- Why rice, sugarcane and maize cannot be treated as interchangeable ethanol inputs.
- What greater demand for maize and other feedstocks could mean for poultry-feed costs, eggs, milk and household food prices.
- Why India cannot simply copy the United States or Brazil without accounting for differences in crop productivity, irrigation, rainfall and farm incentives.
- Whether FCI rice, timely sugar imports, imported ethanol, or a temporary reduction in the blending ratio can act as safety valves during supply shocks. FCI rice has previously been made available to ethanol distilleries through auctions, making its use a live policy question.
- What farmers gain from ethanol demand — and why better yields, smarter crop choices and rational incentives matter more than simply raising blending targets.
- Why the real test for a “clean” fuel should include water, power, fertiliser, transport, processing, food security and fiscal costs.
- Why a weak monsoon could affect crop output, food inflation, rural incomes and consumption in the quarters ahead.

Watch this conversation till the end, and follow DeKoder for more.

04/09/2026

A protest was held outside Parliament Street Police Station demanding the arrest of Swatantra Bhardwaj, who is accused of allegedly assaulting Sanjay Azad, the father of protester Nishu Azad.

Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka staged a sit-in outside the police station, demanding action in the case.
According to the protesters, provisions relating to attempt to murder and the SC/ST Act have been invoked in the case. Delhi Police has sought 72 hours for the arrest of the accused.

Watch till the end and follow DeKoder for more reports from the ground.

Is India’s E20 ethanol push saving fuel costs — or quietly creating pressure somewhere else?In the upcoming episode of V...
04/09/2026

Is India’s E20 ethanol push saving fuel costs — or quietly creating pressure somewhere else?

In the upcoming episode of Value for Money, Yashodhara speaks with Dr Ashok Gulati about the trade-offs behind India’s rapid move to 20% ethanol blending.

From rising sugar prices and pressure on maize to concerns around food security, water use and agricultural productivity, the conversation asks a larger question: can fuel security come at the cost of the food economy?

Dr Gulati also explains why India may need to rethink the speed of the E20 rollout, build more flexibility into the policy, and look more closely at the real cost of producing ethanol from agricultural feedstocks.

The full conversation drops today, only on DeKoder. Stay tuned.

04/09/2026

An early warning can save lives — but only if it leads to early action.

In this conversation with Gayatri Unnikrishnan, Dr Madhav Karki, former Climate Change & Environment Advisor to the Prime Minister and Forest & Environment Minister of Nepal, explains why the devastating Nepal disaster exposes a much larger challenge for communities across the Himalayas.

Dr Karki describes these events as “cascading Himalayan disasters” - repeated hazards that can bring enormous volumes of water, mud and debris rushing downstream like a slurry or “wet cement”, overwhelming communities and infrastructure.

But better forecasting alone may not be enough.

Some communities received alerts but did not act on them. Dr Karki argues that future warning systems must clearly communicate not only what is coming, but what people need to do next.

The conversation also examines why Himalayan disaster preparedness cannot stop at national borders. Glaciers, mountains and flood systems do not recognise political boundaries, making regional cooperation and information-sharing increasingly critical.

What will it take to make Himalayan communities safer before the next disaster strikes?

Watch the full conversation and follow DeKoder for more.

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