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Deconstructing Radicalisation in Modern India

Deconstructing Radicalisation in Modern India

Context: Radicalisation has emerged as a critical, non-traditional threat to India’s national security, fundamentally undermining social cohesion. Recent incidents—from arrests...

Data Governance for Enhanced Welfare Delivery

Data Governance for Enhanced Welfare Delivery

Context: Indian states, responsible for 60% of public expenditure, are increasingly relying on data to improve the delivery of subsidies,...

Reforming the Jails: Confronting Carceral Culture and Disability Rights in India

Reforming the Jails: Confronting Carceral Culture and Disability Rights in India

Confronting Carceral Culture and Disability Rights in India Context  : The Supreme Court of India recently issued directions mandating the...

Neurotechnology in India: Harnessing the Brain for National Benefit

Neurotechnology in India: Harnessing the Brain for National Benefit

Neurotechnology in India: Harnessing the Brain for National Benefit Context : Neurotechnology, the field encompassing devices and procedures used to...

India Post DHRUVA Framework: India’s UPI of Digital Addressing

India Post DHRUVA Framework: India’s UPI of Digital Addressing

Context : The Department of Posts (DoP), Ministry of Communications, has launched the India Post DHRUVA Framework—Digital Hub for Reference...

Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR)

Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) Context: India’s courts are facing an unprecedented backlog of over 52 million pending cases as of...

महाराष्ट्र के ताप विद्युत संयंत्रों में बांस आधारित बायोमास अनिवार्य

महाराष्ट्र के ताप विद्युत संयंत्रों में बांस आधारित बायोमास अनिवार्य

महाराष्ट्र के ताप विद्युत संयंत्रों में बांस आधारित बायोमास अनिवार्य संदर्भ: महाराष्ट्र ने दिसंबर 2025 में सभी सरकारी और निजी...

कॉन्सर्ट पर्यटन

कॉन्सर्ट पर्यटन

संदर्भ: असम, मेघालय, तेलंगाना, गुजरात और दिल्ली समेत कई राज्य सरकारें बड़े पैमाने पर अंतर्राष्ट्रीय संगीत कार्यक्रमों (कॉन्सर्ट) को आकर्षित...

भारत का विकसित होता बैंकिंग परिदृश्य

भारत का विकसित होता बैंकिंग परिदृश्य

भारत का विकसित होता बैंकिंग परिदृश्य संदर्भ: भारतीय रिज़र्व बैंक (RBI) ने फिनो पेमेंट्स बैंक को लघु वित्त बैंक  में...

Maharashtra’s Solar Pump Record: Decarbonising Agriculture and Easing the Subsidy Burden

Maharashtra’s Solar Pump Record: Decarbonising Agriculture and Easing the Subsidy Burden

Context : Maharashtra has reportedly set a world record by installing over 45,000 Solar Agricultural Pumps (SAPs) in a single...

Maharashtra’s Bamboo Biomass Mandate: Green Gold for Thermal Power Plants

Context : In a first-of-its-kind move, Maharashtra has mandated that all public and private thermal power plants blend 5–7% bamboo-based...

Concert Tourism: Reshaping India’s Economy and Global Branding

Context : Multiple state governments (Assam, Meghalaya, Telangana, etc.) are actively crafting policies to attract large-scale international music concerts. This...

India’s Evolving Banking Landscape : Signaling Maturity of RBI’s Differentiated Banking Model

Context : The Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) recent in-principle approval for Fino Payments Bank (PB) to transition into a...

Goa Nightclub Fire: A Critical Case Study in Governance Failure

Context  : The tragic fire at a popular nightclub in North Goa, which claimed 25 lives primarily due to suffocation...

Chile’s Lesson for India’s Coal Conundrum

Chile’s Lesson for India’s Coal Conundrum

Context : Chile’s experience offers a compelling case study in Just Energy Transition (JET). A decade ago, nearly 40% of...

Rocket Track Rocket Sled (RTRS) Strengthens India’s Fighter Pilot Safety Framework

Rocket Track Rocket Sled (RTRS) Strengthens India’s Fighter Pilot Safety Framework

Context :The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) recently conducted a successful high-speed test of a fighter aircraft escape system...

Economy as the New Lynchpin of India-Russia Ties

Economy as the New Lynchpin of India-Russia Ties

Context : Russian President Vladimir Putin’s recent visit to India, his first since the Ukraine conflict, marks a significant shift...

RBI Rate Cut & Monetary Policy: Inflation vs Growth Dilemma

RBI Rate Cut & Monetary Policy: Inflation vs Growth Dilemma

Context :In its recent meeting, the Reserve Bank of India’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) reduced the Repo Rate by 25...

Planetary Limits and Urban Resilience: The Role of Healthy Soil

Planetary Limits and Urban Resilience: The Role of Healthy Soil

Context : The article uses the global concept of Ecological Overshoot—symbolized by Earth Overshoot Day (EOD)—as a framework to highlight...

Farm Fire Underreporting: ISRO Flags Shift in Stubble Burning Time

Farm Fire Underreporting: ISRO Flags Shift in Stubble Burning Time

Context : An ISRO study has flagged a potential underestimation of farm fire incidents in Punjab and Haryana. This is...

Judicial Pendency in India reflects deep systemic challenges with 4.8 crore cases currently pending.

Judicial Pendency in India reflects deep systemic challenges with 4.8 crore cases currently pending.

Context : The Law Minister’s recent revelation in the Rajya Sabha that 4.80 crore cases are pending in India’s lower...