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Indiaโ€™s Judicial Credibility Crisis

Reimagining Access to Justice and Rectifying Systemic Barriers   Context: Public confidence in the Indian judiciary is showing signs of...

I2U2: Forging a Climate-Resilient Minilateralism in a Disrupted World

I2U2: Unlocking Climate-Resilient Minilateralism for a Stronger Global Future Introduction: In an increasingly volatile and multipolar world, marked by tariff...

Cabinet Approves Revised SHAKTI Policy

Cabinet approves Revised SHAKTI (Scheme for Harnessing and Allocating Koyala Transparently in India) Policy for Coal Allocation to Power Sector...

Climate Change and Gut Microbiota

Climate change is disrupting the human gut in a new path to illness   Context: A recent review published in...

Integrating Indigenous Rights for Sustainable Biodiversity Protection

Indiaโ€™s Forest Rights Act Stands Apart from Exclusionary Laws Globally Context: Conservation efforts worldwide are increasingly scrutinised for their exclusionary...

Indiaโ€™s Biofuel Push

Mapping The Evolution Of Biofuels in India Context: Indiaโ€™s road transport sector, a critical component of its economic engine, is...

India’s West Asia Policy: Strategic Realignments and Promising Areas of Cooperation

India’s West Asia Policy: Exploring New Frontiers of Cooperation and Growth Context: Prime Minister Narendra Modiโ€™s abrupt return from Riyadh...

Look East to Act East: Powering India’s Strategic Pivot to Southeast Asia

Look East to Act East: Unleashing Indiaโ€™s Bold Southeast Asia Engagement Context: India’s engagement with Southeast Asia entered a new...

Indiaโ€™s Human Development Index (HDI) Performance (UNDP 2025 Report)

Inequality slashes Indiaโ€™s human development score by nearly a third: UNDP report Context: India has made notable progress on the...

Vizhinjam International Seaport: A Bold Leap in India’s Maritime Power

Vizhinjam International Seaport: Unlocking Indiaโ€™s Strategic Trade Potential Context: The Vizhinjam International Seaport in Kerala, inaugurated in 2025 by Prime...

Global Vaccine Coverage in Crisis

Are vaccine-preventable diseases rising? Context: In a joint statement, by the World Health Organisation (WHO), UNICEF, and Gavi calls for...

India Launches First Genome-Edited Rice Varieties

For the first time, 2 new genome-edited rice varieties: Why is this such a major breakthrough for ICAR and Indiaโ€™s...

Kaleshwaram Crisis Unfolds: Critical Lessons from Indiaโ€™s Mega Irrigation Blunder

Kaleshwaram Project Crisis: Unmasking the Shocking Engineering and Governance Failures Context: Indiaโ€™s National Dam Safety Authority (NDSA) found irreparable damage...

Agrivoltaics in India

World Solar Day: From ploughs to panels, cultivating a solar-powered future Context: In 1981, German scientists Adolf Goetzberger and Armin...

Balancing Development and Ecology

โ€˜Developmentโ€™ at the Cost of Nicobar Islands Context: The recent passing of Shri โ€˜Vanajeeviโ€™ Ramaiah, renowned tree crusader and Padma...

Innovation in Public-Funded R&D

Do Public-Funded R&D Units Innovate Enough? Context: In a significant move to evaluate the performance and innovation potential of Indiaโ€™s...

Enceladus Astrobiology Mission

NASA’s Orbilander mission will search for alien life on Saturn’s moon ‘Enceladus’   Context: A new mission conceptโ€”Enceladus Orbitlanderโ€”has been...

Breakthrough in Brain-Computer Interface

Indian scientists help develop Brain-Computer Interface that enables movement for people who are paralysed   Context: Researchers at the University...

Weight-Loss Drugs for Obesity Treatment

WHO to Back Use of Weight-Loss Drugs for Adults Globally Context: In a landmark move, the World Health Organisation (WHO)...

India at a Strategic Crossroads

A Profound Shift in the Global Order Context: India is standing at a historic inflection point, reminiscent of the era...

Climate Change Impact on Western Disturbances

Storm in Delhi, floods in hill states: Impact of climate change-induced changing patterns of Western Disturbances Context: A recent analysis...

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