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NAMASTE Program

Context: In a first-of-its-kind effort to count individuals involved in the hazardous cleaning of sewers and septic tanks in India’s...

Community-Oriented Flood Forecast System Launched in Kerala

Context: On September 28, 2024, a decentralised, community-oriented, and impact-based flood forecast and early warning system was launched for the...

Origin and Development of Cognitive Warfare Concept

Context: Zeng Huafeng from the National University of Defense and Technology (NUDT) introduced the term ‘national cognitive security’.    ...

La Niña and Its Impact on North India’s Winter Air Quality

This analysis of Gufran Beig’s article titled “The La Niña’s Shadow” in The Indian Express (October 1, 2024), explains how...

Ten Years of Make in India

Context: The Make in India has completed ten years on September 25, 2024.   About Make in India On September...

India’s Agroforestry Potential and Carbon Finance Integration

Context: India has vast potential in the agroforestry sector, offering a unique opportunity to integrate with carbon finance projects through...

Why TN’s Golden Goose Isn’t Laying Eggs

Context: Tamil Nadu’s textile sector, once a key economic driver, is currently facing challenges due to labour shortages, competition from...

Plans for Hypermarkets and Centers in Andhra Pradesh

Context: The UAE-based Lulu Group International is set to establish modern food processing and logistics centres in Andhra Pradesh, along...

India’s Health Expenditure Trends

Context: According to the latest National Health Accounts Estimates for 2021-22, India has witnessed a significant rise in per capita...

India’s Clean Energy Transition

Context: India aims to become a developed nation by 2047, focusing on inclusive and sustainable growth.    More on News:...

The Shift in Paddy Cultivation: Pusa-44 to Pusa-2090

Context: The Green Revolution in India transformed agricultural practices, significantly increasing food production through the introduction of high-yielding crop varieties. ...

REC Ltd to Fund Nuclear Power Projects and Energy Transition

Context: REC Ltd, a state-run power-sector lender, is set to play a crucial role in India’s energy transition by financing...

Threat to democracy from Army and Religion

Context: The threat to democracy in the Indian subcontinent is often perceived as stemming from Islam; however, a deeper analysis...

Caste-Based Oppression and Sanitation in India: The Persistent Burden of Manual Scavenging

This essay, based on The Hindu’s front-page story titled “92% of Workers Cleaning Urban Sewers, Septic Tanks Belong to SC,...

Redefining Global Governance at the Summit of the Future: Empowering the Global South

This analysis of Mukul Sanwal’s op-ed titled “Bridging the Chasm of Global Inequality” in The Hindu (September 30, 2024) highlights...

Rumi

Context: Rumi was born Jalal al-Din Muhammad Rumi on September 30, 1207.   About: Rumi was a 13th-century Persian poet,...

Mantagini Hazra

Context: 82nd Death Anniversary of freedom fighter Mantagini Hazra.      About: Matangini Hazra, affectionately known as “Gandhi Buri” (Old...

Rajah Annamalai Chettiar

Context: 143rd Birth Anniversary of Rajah Annamalai Chettiar.    About: Rajah Annamalai Chettiar, also known as Raja Sir Annamalai Chettiar,...

Global Innovative Index (GII)

Context: India climbed to 39th in the 2024 Global Innovation Index, up from 40th last year, with a score of...

OpenAI’s Vision: Making AI Flow Like Electricity

Context: The CEO of OpenAI proposed an ambitious plan to develop the computing power necessary for creating more advanced artificial...

Commission for Air Quality Management

Context: The Supreme Court of India has criticised the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) for its ineffective measures to...

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