Who did better, UPA-II or Modi government?; How birds survive at high altitudes; will more youth follow suit after Majid Khan's surrender?; and more

[View this email in your browser]( Top Story [Modi Government Has 24 Hours to Appeal Dismissal of DRI’s Charges Against Adani Group]( Paranjoy Guha Thakurta [India’s custom intelligence agency has just one day left to decide if it wants to seriously continue investigating matters arising out of its findings that the Adani Group had over-invoiced imports to the tune of around Rs 5,500 crore. This allegation of over-invoicing was levelled by the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI), which serves as the investigative wing of the Department of Revenue in the Ministry of Finance. The DRI had investigated the modus operandi of imports of power generation equipment by three corporate entities in the Adani group: Adani Power Maharashtra Limited, Adani Power Rajasthan Limited and Maharashtra Eastern Grid Power Transmission Company Limited. The DRI issued show-cause notices against the firms more than three years ago, on May 15, 2014, alleging overvaluation of imports to the extent of Rs 5,468 crores. The notice proposed confiscation of imported equipment and the imposition of penalties.]( [Will More Youth Follow Suit After Majid Khan’s Surrender?]( Mudasir Ahmad [The government believes that the return of the footballer, who was emerging as militancy’s new poster boy, will lead to more surrenders as it mulls a new rehabilitation policy, seeks suggestions from Jammu and Kashmir police.]( [What Do You Do When Palaeontology Itself Is Endangered in India?]( Sreelatha Menon [There are few researchers and fewer teachers studying vertebrate and invertebrate palaeontology – leading some to wonder if India’s story of the evolution of life will continue to be written for long.]( [How Do Birds Survive at High Altitudes?]( Janaki Lenin [The bar-headed goose’s adaptations work well for occasionally spending short periods of time at high altitudes, but these may have high energy costs.]( [Bihar’s People Are the Ones Paying for Its Rudderless Government]( Soroor Ahmed [Nitish Kumar’s political flip-flops and rash policy implementation have dragged the state back to pre-2005 days.]( [Supreme Court Judgment in Medical College Bribery Case Will Remain Under a Cloud]( Ramesh Kumar Mishra [The court has suggested that any complaint against a judge and investigation by the CBI should not be given publicity, ignoring the fact that public functionaries act under public scrutiny.]( [Flagship Governance Programmes: Who Did it Better, UPA-II or Modi Government?]( Ravi Nair [A recent article claimed that the Modi government has significantly improved or tweaked the implementation of various schemes started by the UPA-II administration. But the numbers quoted need to be questioned.]( [How Long Can India’s Farmers Subsidise the Nation?]( Kirankumar Vissa [The farmers have done their job. The nation has failed to deliver them a decent income in return.]( [At ICJ, India is Getting a Reality Check on US and the Rest]( Seema Sirohi [Will the US, France and Japan – India’s new friends – stand up to be counted and will old friends such as Russia do the “needful” to get Dalveer Bhandari elected to the ICJ?]( [India Should Have No Illusions About Trump’s Afghan Strategy]( Anita Inder Singh [Besides investment and economic aid, it is hard to say what the US expects of India in Afghanistan; despite seeking a more active Indian role, the US continues to engage with China and Pakistan to counter the Taliban.]( Copyright © 2017 The Wire, All rights reserved. You're getting this email because you recently subscribed to receive email digests from The Wire via our website. Our mailing address is: The Wire 13, Shaheed Bhagat Singh Marg Gole MarketNew Delhi 110001 India [Add us to your address book](//thewire.us11.list-manage.com/vcard?u=6b988b13445248b1268a308f2&id=4808224841) Want to change how you receive these emails? You can [update your preferences]( or [unsubscribe from this list](