Recent reports suggesting that the Indian government is exploring rules requiring smartphone manufacturers to disclose their source code to third-party testing agencies have sparked intense debate. The report,...
The recent civic unrest in Iran has unfolded amid dense media noise and sharply polarised narratives, complicating any objective reading. Yet such an exercise is necessary. Iran’s geopolitical...
The global race for critical minerals has decisively moved beyond mining pits and factory floors. The real contest today is over the midstream — the processing and refining...
For the first time in nearly five decades, coal-fired electricity generation in India recorded a year-on-year decline in 2025. This shift, driven primarily by the rapid expansion of...
The operationalisation of carbon markets under Article 6 of the Paris Agreement at COP29 marks a decisive shift in global climate finance architecture. For India, this development goes...
The back-to-back failures of India’s trusted Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) in 2025 have raised uncomfortable questions for the Indian space programme. For an organisation known for incremental...
India’s healthcare system, long associated with compassion, service, and professional integrity, is today facing a deep ethical crisis. Medical colleges and hospitals — once seen as sanctuaries of...
India today runs one of the world’s largest and most complex integrated power systems. Coal, hydropower, nuclear energy, and a rapidly expanding renewable fleet now coexist on a...
For decades, India’s Union Budget was an event that inspired anxiety, anticipation, and intense scrutiny. This year, however, an unusual quiet prevails. Even a cautionary note from the...
Every winter, fog becomes an invisible disruptor of India’s transport systems. Airlines and the Indian Railways face repeated delays, cancellations, and network congestion, particularly across northern India. Despite...
