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Pakistan’s Proxy War: A Bold Blueprint to End State-Sponsored Terrorism

Pakistan’s Proxy War: Transformative Solutions for Ending a Decades-Long Threat Context: The April 2025 Pahalgam massacre, in which 26 civilians...

Plastic Waste Crisis in the Himalayas

Single-use food, beverage packaging forms 84% of Himalayan plastic waste   Context: An alarming environmental crisis is unfolding in the...

World Thalassaemia Day 2025

A silent burden: Thalassaemia patients battle disease with hope and hardship What Is Thalassaemia? Thalassaemia is a group of inherited...

DeepSeek and the New AI Race

Global AI’s ‘DeepSeek Moment’: Impact and Implications Context: The Global Technology Summit in New Delhi (April 2025) focused on Sambhavna...

Declining Insect Populations and Their Recovery

Humans are killing helpful insects in hundreds of ways — simple steps can reduce the harm Context: Insects are everywhere...

India’s Public Health Crisis Begins in the Classroom

Public health in India strained by flawed policy, weak training Context: World Health Day 2025’s theme, “Healthy Beginnings, Hopeful Future,”...

Battle Over Service Charge in Restaurants

  Context: The long-standing legal battle over the legitimacy of service charges in restaurants continues to stir controversy, as the...

India Targets Pakistani Air Defence Systems

Context: In a significant escalation of hostilities, India responded to overnight Pakistani attacks on multiple Indian targets by launching a...

Global Measles Surge in 2025

Context: Measles, once declared eliminated in the United States in 2000, is making a troubling global comeback. As of 2025,...

CPI-AL/RL Base Year Revision: Transforming Minimum Wages and Rural Livelihoods in India

Context: The Government of India is set to revise the base year of the Consumer Price Index for Agricultural Labourers...

India’s Draft Climate Finance Taxonomy: A Powerful Step Toward Sustainable Investment

India’s Draft Climate Finance Taxonomy: A Critical Move to Tackle Greenwashing Context: In line with India’s climate commitments and Budget...

Climate change is disrupting the human gut in a new path to illness

Context: A recent review published in The Lancet Planetary Health explores a critical but underexplored consequence of climate change: its...

Ethanol Blending and Sugarcane Diversion in India

Ethanol Blending and Sugarcane Diversion in India

Food vs fuel: Surge in ethanol blending and its impacts Context: India is aiming to raise the ethanol blending ratio...

Global Study on Bird Colouration and Urbanisation

Successful urban birds sport different colours from unsuccessful ones Context:  Juan Diego Ibáñez-Álamo (University of Granada) and Kaspar Delhey (Max...

MSMEs Hold the Key to India’s Job Creation Crisis

‘For poor, populous states like Bihar, MSMEs key to job creation’: N K Singh Context: A recent report by the...

Digital Influence and the Dark Side of Virality: A Critical Look at Misinformation and Ethics

Digital Influence Under Fire: Powerful Reforms Needed to Tackle Misinformation Context: The rise of digital connectivity in India has transformed...

Pahalgam Terror Attack and Global Hypocrisy

The Fragmentation in the Global Fight Against Terror Context: The Pahalgam terror attack on April 22, 2025, has once again...

India’s New Research Initiatives and Innovations

Context: India’s commitment to cutting-edge biomedical research and innovation took a significant leap forward with the dedication of the nation’s...

Ethanol Blending

Context: Union Minister Nitin Gadkari recently announced that India will achieve its target of 20% ethanol blending in petrol within...

Budget and Nuclear Power 

Context: In a significant policy shift, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, in her Budget speech, announced an ambitious plan to develop...

Extreme Weather Transforms Lakes in Western Greenland

Context: A recent study published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences has revealed alarming changes in over 7,500...

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