India’s Slum Clusters in Flood-Prone Areas Reveal a Looming Urban Crisis
30 July 2025 | The Study IASIndia Slum Clusters in Flood Zones: Study Warns of Mounting Risk Context: Flooding affects over 2.3 billion people globally each...
India Slum Clusters in Flood Zones: Study Warns of Mounting Risk Context: Flooding affects over 2.3 billion people globally each...
Context: The RBI released the Financial Inclusion Index (FI-Index) for March 2025, assigning a score of 67, up from 64.2...
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India’s Critical Mineral Strategy: A Visionary Push for Global Clean Tech Dominance Context: Critical minerals have become central to 21st-century...
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Reforming Social Protection with Multidimensional Indices Context: India’s poverty measurement has evolved from pre-independence subsistence-based estimates to modern multidimensional frameworks....
The truth about poverty in India Context: In April 2025, the Government of India issued a press release titled “India’s...
Centre approves South Asia unit of International Potato Centre at Agra Context: The Union Cabinet has approved the establishment of...
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India breaks into top 100 in global SDG rankings Context: India has made a significant leap in its journey toward...
Inflation falls but not unemployment Context: India’s inflation fell to 2.8% in May 2025, earning the RBI praise for economic...