The southwest monsoon season of 2025 ended with record-breaking rainfall across north India. While the heavy rains boosted kharif crop sowing and reservoir levels, they also caused severe...
India’s Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council announced a major simplification of tax slabs in September 2025. The system moved to two main rates - 5 per cent...
India’s household consumption drives 60 per cent of its GDP. Two main government datasets measuring this show a large and growing difference. The Private Final Consumption Expenditure (PFCE)...
India’s semiconductor industry has entered a critical phase of development. Since the India Semiconductor Mission was launched in 2021 with a budget of ₹76,000 crore, the sector has...
Recent global diplomatic events have brought into light India’s complex role amid intensifying US-China-Russia tensions. The 2025 Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit in Shanghai showcased the close partnership...
India is rapidly advancing in rare earth elements (REE) mining. New discoveries in Rajasthan and Andhra Pradesh show its growing potential. The country aims to become a global...
The electoral system of India, the world’s largest democracy, continues to face intense political challenges in 2025. Despite the Election Commission’s historic record of conducting 18 Lok Sabha...
India remains the world’s fastest-growing major economy in 2025. Despite robust GDP growth, foreign capital inflows have not matched expectations. This paradox raises important questions about investment patterns...
The United Nations Security Council decided in 2025 to start an orderly and safe drawdown of the UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) by 2027. The 10,000-strong peacekeeping...
Recent developments have seen the United States impose an additional 50 per cent tariff on Indian goods from August 27, 2025. This is in addition to the existing...
