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India’s Biodiversity Conservation Framework

India’s biodiversity framework, governed by the Biological Diversity Act, 2002 and amended in 2023, operates a decentralised three‑tier ABS system (NBA, SBBs, BMCs). Digital tools (People’s Biodiversity Registers;...

 June 6, 2026

Foreign Portfolio Investment Reforms

The Government of India and the Reserve Bank of India have announced structural reforms to liberalise foreign portfolio investment into Indian equities and government securities. Measures include extension...

 June 6, 2026

Balance of Payments Deficit India

The RBI annual report (2025–26) records a Balance of Payments deficit of USD 30.8 billion. The shortfall arose from a three-year high Current Account Deficit (USD 30.2 billion)...

 June 5, 2026

India Non-Fossil Fuel Capacity Expansion

India has rapidly scaled non-fossil electricity capacity to 283.46 GW, with a record annual addition of 55.3 GW and over 50 percent of installed generation from non-fossil sources....

 June 5, 2026

India’s Green Transformation and Biodiversity Conservation

India has established a structured national framework for green transformation combining large-scale ecological restoration, species recovery and market-based governance. Policies, finance and technology have been synchronised with community...

 June 5, 2026

Women Empowerment and Development Schemes

The Centre has reoriented policy from welfare transfers to a women-led development model. Fiscal support rose to 9.3% of the Union Budget and Female Labour Force Participation reached...

 June 3, 2026

Prison Overcrowding and Undertrials India

The NCRB Prison Statistics India 2024 report (released recently) shows a national occupancy rate of 112.7% and that 72.6% of inmates are undertrials. Persistent overcrowding, staff shortages and...

 June 2, 2026

BrahMos Export Strategy

India has officially confirmed the signing of an agreement to export BrahMos supersonic cruise missiles to Vietnam, marking a critical expansion of its defence footprint in Southeast Asia....

 June 1, 2026

Election Commission Legal Framework

The Election Commission of India convened the second National Conference of ECI Counsels at IIIDEM, New Delhi, under the theme "A Year of Legal Challenges, Experiences, Learnings and...

 June 1, 2026

Digitising Mineral Governance in Chhattisgarh

Chhattisgarh’s mineral administration has moved from paper-led discretion to data-led control. Khanij Online and Khanij Online 2.0 now connect production, despatch, payments, compliance, and grievance handling on a...

 January 1, 2026

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