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China’s Rare Earth Export Controls Escalate Trade Tensions

The China-US trade conflict intensified in 2025 as China expanded restrictions on rare earth mineral exports. This move triggered threats of retaliatory tariffs from the US. China’s dominance...

 October 17, 2025

Fiscal Challenges and Reforms in Urban India

Urban India contributes nearly two-thirds of the national GDP. Yet, its municipalities control less than one per cent of the country’s tax revenue. The fiscal system has left...

 October 17, 2025

India’s Strategic Push for India–Middle East–Europe Corridor

India is intensifying efforts to diversify its global economic ties amid recent trade tensions with the United States. Alongside agreements with the UK and ongoing talks with the...

 October 17, 2025

Women’s Representation in India’s Higher Judiciary

The India Justice Report 2025 reveals a glaring gender imbalance in India’s higher judiciary. Women make up only 14% of High Court judges and a mere 3.1% of...

 October 17, 2025

India’s Critical Minerals Drive Clean Energy Transition

India’s clean energy ambitions in 2025 rely heavily on securing critical minerals such as lithium, cobalt and Rare Earth Elements (REEs). These minerals are essential for technologies like...

 October 17, 2025

Global Economic Shift – New Paradigms and India’s Role

The global economic order is undergoing a deep transformation in 2025. The United States and China are engaged in a great-power rivalry, reshaping trade, finance, and geopolitics. This...

 October 17, 2025

Discovery of Time Rondeau Crystal – New Matter Phase

Recent research has revealed a novel phase of matter called the time rondeau crystal (TRC). Unlike traditional crystals that show order in space, or time crystals that exhibit...

 October 17, 2025

India’s Biotech Sector Surges Amid Strategic Challenges

India’s biotechnology industry has witnessed unprecedented growth between 2018 and 2025. The number of startups jumped from around 500 to over 10,000. This surge is supported by 94...

 October 17, 2025

India’s Ethanol Policy and Energy Transition Challenges

India has accelerated its energy transition by mandating 20 percent ethanol blending (E20) in petrol by 2025. This ambitious move aims to reduce fossil fuel imports, cut carbon...

 October 16, 2025

SEBI’s Relaxation on Minimum Public Shareholding Rules

The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) recently relaxed the Minimum Public Shareholding (MPS) norms for large companies at the time of initial public offerings (IPOs). It...

 October 16, 2025

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