One of the greatest risks to global public health in the twenty-first century is antimicrobial resistance (AMR). The dilemma has far-reaching effects on health systems, economies, and the fundamental basis of modern medicine, but it develops silently without the dramatic pictures of natural disasters or unexpected breakouts. AMR threatens to force the globe into a…
The World Health Organization has confirmed it will cut 2,371 jobs by June 2026, nearly a quarter of its global workforce. The trigger is clear: the withdrawal of funding by the United States, historically WHO’s largest voluntary donor. The figures are stark, but more worrying is what this says about global health security and the…
On 17 November 2025, the Delhi government announced a major step in data protection-the launch of an “Aadhaar Data Vault” for its departments. In this system, actual Aadhaar numbers and their demographic details would be encrypted and kept safely, while the day-to-day government platforms use a reference key, reducing exposure of sensitive personal data. On…
Menstrual health has traditionally remained a silent subject in India. Girls have, over the years, been taught to maintain their cycle in silence without much guidance, clean toilets, or affordable products to cope with them. But over the last few years, something gentle and hopeful has begun to shift. Through a spate of government programmes,…
The Union Cabinet’s recent adoption of the Export Promotion Mission (EPM) and the Credit Guarantee Scheme for Exporters is a major strategic move to improve India’s export ecosystem. In line with India’s one trillion-dollar export objective and the larger Aatmanirbhar Bharat agenda, these efforts collectively show a transition toward a more integrated, digitally enabled, and…
India and Sri Lanka have agreed to extend their High Impact Community Development Projects framework for five more years, in a renewed push for neighborhood development cooperation. An official statement was issued in this regard by the High Commission of India in Colombo in early November 2025. The extension keeps one of India’s most long-running…
The Tour de Thar, India’s first-of-its-kind international-level endurance cycling event, will start in the desert town of Bikaner in Rajasthan on 23 November 2025. Organised under the campaign CycleForZeroHunger by Vedanta Limited in collaboration with the Cycling Federation of India (CFI) and supported by government agencies, the race-from Norangdesar to Deshnok via the Amritsar-Jamnagar Expressway-spans…
The first-ever PanIIT Rising Rajasthan Summit was held in Jaipur, Rajasthan, on 1 November 2025. It was organized by PanIIT Alumni India-the official network of alumni of all 23 Indian Institutes of Technology-in association with the Government of Rajasthan. The event saw the participation of senior officials, IIT alumni, industry leaders, entrepreneurs, and academics with…
November 14 in India holds double significance. It is both Children’s Day — honouring Jawaharlal Nehru’s affection for children, and World Diabetes Day, a global call to awareness on diabetes. According to a recent article in the The Financial Express, this alignment is more than symbolic, it is an urgent reminder that diabetes is no…
Uttar Pradesh has embarked on an ambitious campaign to cover every beneficiary household in the state under key welfare schemes. Referred to as the Zero Poverty Campaign, it reached its first major milestone on 15 November 2025. That was the deadline set by Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath for districts to complete the first phase of…
