Paradip Port Authority (PPA) has secured the First Prize at the Swachhata Pakhwada Awards 2025, recognising its performance in cleanliness, sustainability, and community participation. The award marks the...
Researchers in India have developed a lead-free, environmentally friendly photodetector that works without external power and shows long-term stability. The device is based on the double perovskite material...
Markets are often quick to judge and slow to reflect. The initial selloff after the Union Budget 2026–27, driven by concerns over headline borrowing, was a case in...
As artificial intelligence, cloud computing, data engineering, and cybersecurity redraw India’s economic landscape, the country’s skills gap has once again become a focal point of policy debate. Employers...
India’s solid waste crisis has long exposed the limits of landfill-centric urban governance. With the notification of the Solid Waste Management (SWM) Rules, 2026, the Union government has...
For decades, India’s defence budgeting has struggled with a structural dilemma: how to balance manpower-heavy revenue expenditure with the pressing need for technological modernisation. The FY2026–27 Union Budget...
India’s space programme has finally emerged from the disruptions of the COVID-19 years, with budgetary allocations crossing pre-pandemic levels and signalling operational normalcy. Yet, behind the headline growth...
The 16th Finance Commission’s (FC) recommendations on vertical devolution have reignited an old but unresolved debate in Indian federalism: are States being fairly compensated for their constitutional responsibilities,...
A fresh political controversy over the Members of Parliament Local Area Development Scheme (MPLADS) has reopened an old debate — not just about alleged misuse of funds, but...
The artificial intelligence industry has crossed a critical threshold. The debate is no longer about whether AI works, but whether it can make money at scale. After years...
