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WIPO 2024 Report

Context: The World Intellectual Property Organisation’s (WIPO) World Intellectual Property Indicators (WIPI) 2024 report highlights global trends in intellectual property...

Trump and Multilateralism

Context: As the world gears up for a series of high-profile multilateral summits—the climate change conference in Azerbaijan, the Asia-Pacific...

NISAR Satellite

Context: The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) are set to launch the...

Women and Employment Opportunities

Context: Economists often point to conservative social norms as a convenient explanation for the stagnant participation of women in wage...

COP 29 begins in Azerbaijan

Context: COP29, the 2024 United Nations Climate Change Conference, started in Baku, Azerbaijan, on November 11, 2024, and will run...

Global Carbon Dioxide Emissions

Context: Recent reports indicate a concerning trend in global carbon dioxide emissions, with projections showing an increase of 0.8% in...

RBI Directive on Reclassifying Excess FPI Stake as FDI

Context: In an effort to encourage more foreign investment, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has allowed Foreign Portfolio Investors...

Healthy Longevity and NCDs

Context: The World Bank’s recent report, Unlocking the Power of Healthy Longevity: Demographic Change, Non-communicable Diseases, and Human Capital (2024),...

Adaptive Defence: India’s Strategy for Navigating Emerging Security Challenges

Context: India is strengthening its military strategies with a focus on ‘Adaptive Defence’ to address evolving security challenges. Raksha Mantri...

Delimitation and Discrimination: Balancing Federalism and Representation in India’s Democracy

Delimitation and Discrimination: Balancing Federalism and Representation in India’s Democracy

Delimitation and Discrimination Delimitation—the redrawing of parliamentary constituencies in alignment with demographic shifts—looms as one of the most controversial issues...

Conference of the Parties (COP16)

Context: The 16th meeting of the COP16 to the UN Convention on Biological Diversity recently concluded in Cali, Colombia. More...

AMU and Minority Status

Context: On November 8, 2024, the Supreme Court delivered a 4-3 majority verdict overturning its 1967 decision in S. Azeez...

Antariksha Abhyas – 2024

Context: The Defence Space Agency (DSA) under the Headquarters Integrated Defence Staff (HQ IDS) has launched the first-ever space exercise,...

Avian Conservation, Protection, and Diversity in Indian Cities

Context: Rapid urbanisation and habitat loss have led to a significant decline in bird populations in Indian cities, necessitating concerted...

The Case for a G20 Development Bank to Achieve the SDGs

Context: The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are the first global effort to set shared development goals for all countries and...

Plastic-Eating Insect Discovery in Kenya

Context: A team from the International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology in Kenya has discovered plastic-degrading abilities in the...

A New Fire-Resilient, Dual-Blooming Species of Dicliptera

Context: A new species of fire-resilient, dual-blooming plant has been discovered in the Western Ghats, a region known for its...

International Cyber Incidents: On the Question of Public Attribution

Context: India has not yet publicly attributed cyber incidents to specific private actors or nation-states. To enhance national security, a...

Reaping India’s Demographic Dividend through jobs in Manufacturing 

Context: Since economic reforms, there’s been a lot of excitement about the Demographic dividend  potential. But many now assume it...

Gender Responsive Climate Financing (GRCF)

Context: Climate financing is critical to addressing the climate crisis, but current systems are inefficient and fail to maximise social...

Empowering India’s Women: Gains in Education, Gaps in Employment

Empowering India’s Women: Gains in Education, Gaps in Employment

Empowering Indian Women. India has seen significant progress in empowering women over the last decade, marked by positive changes in...

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