Kerala and Tamil Nadu show acute fiscal stress despite high social spending. Kerala’s debt exceeds ₹5.07 lakh crore and 52% of its budget is on salaries, pensions and...
Cities face rising climate risks that disproportionately affect sanitation workers. Recent international and sector reports call for integrated action on WASH, occupational health, informal settlement infrastructure, and urban...
Recent policy moves — including US restrictions on access to Anthropic's Fable 5 and Mythos 5 and a growing global shift towards state-led AI advantage — have sharpened...
Recent large investments and capacity additions have accelerated India’s role in the global AI revolution. Private capital, a deep AI-skilled workforce, pragmatic regulation and fast-growing non-fossil power together...
Côte d’Ivoire secured USD 50 million from the Green Climate Fund to scale proven CGIAR climate solutions to 147,000 smallholder rice, cassava and yam farmers, while the AfDB...
A strengthening El Niño, now forecast to become strong-to-very-strong, threatens global rice supply by disrupting Asian monsoons, water inflows and planting schedules. Price and input shocks, compounded by...
India is experiencing acute water stress across cities, farms and forests due to monsoon deficits and an intensifying El Niño. Urban rationing in Mumbai and Pune, rising groundwater...
The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting has announced two linked initiatives: a high‑level Study Group on Indian cinema chaired by Prasoon Joshi to report within three months, and...
India was recently recorded by SIPRI as having 12 "operationally deployed" nuclear warheads out of an estimated 190. The classification means these warheads are mated to delivery systems...
Recently the Centre acknowledged the Next‑Generation GST reforms (GST 2.0) of 2025 as a step in India’s tax reform journey. The 56th GST Council approved a simplified rate...
