December 22, observed as National Mathematics Day in honour of Srinivasa Ramanujan, invites reflection not just on mathematical genius but on how deeply numbers are woven into India’s...
India’s artificial intelligence debate is usually framed around applications — automation, chatbots, productivity tools, and efficiency gains. A recent Government white paper, Democratising Access to AI Infrastructure, shifts...
The notice of an impeachment motion against a sitting High Court judge has once again drawn attention to a rarely used but constitutionally critical mechanism — the removal...
India’s major river deltas — among the most fertile, densely populated, and economically productive regions — are steadily sinking. A new global study shows that this subsidence is...
The decade after the Global Financial Crisis produced an investment climate without historical precedent. Cheap money, global liquidity, and persistently low interest rates reshaped how capital behaved—and, more...
Twenty-five years after its launch, the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) stands as one of independent India’s most consequential rural infrastructure programmes. Conceived at a time when...
India’s latest Household Consumption Expenditure Survey (HCES) has surfaced a deeply unsettling contradiction. At a time when the state is expanding publicly funded healthcare and social protection, tobacco...
The global space sector is undergoing a profound shift—from state-dominated exploration to a commercially driven, technology-intensive industry. With launch costs falling sharply and private players leading innovation, reusable...
The world’s two most populous countries, India and China, are also home to its largest youth cohorts. As both nations pursue ambitious centenary goals, the role of young...
The opening days of 2026 have delivered a sharp signal that the old rules governing international conduct are fraying. The dramatic U.S. operation to detain Venezuela’s President Nicolás...
