From being a slogan, semiconductor self-reliance has graduated into a well-structured program under the India Semiconductor Mission. The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology-launched ambitious initiative now looks to bring fabrication or advanced chip manufacturing to Indian soil for the very first time. Fiscal support by the government, up to 50 percent of the eligible…
In a world of monopolistic e-commerce, India’s ONDC is perhaps one of the boldest experiments in social and economic ecosystems. Conceived under DPIIT, it aims at allowing small sellers to strive against giant digital players like Amazon and Flipkart by leveling the field. Beyond policy announcements and press statements, ONDC is something bigger: it is…
While governments are struggling with high public expenditures, and urgent climate and development priorities, advanced economies began utilizing capital markets, instead of just aid budgets, to finance Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) priorities. Tools like sustainability-linked bonds (SLBs), green bonds, and carbon prices have become common methods to direct private capital toward public goods. From Niche…
In New York on September 27, 2025, India’s External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar stepped into the assembly hall of the United Nations for the 80th session of its General Debate, under the theme “Better Together: 80 Years and More for Peace, Development and Human Rights” (The New Indian Express).His address was marked by candour, ambition…
When the COVID-19 pandemic closed 1.5 million schools in India, impacting almost 250 million students, online learning did not appear to be just an answer but a turning point in history. For the very first time, talk of “Digital India” in education was no longer wishful talk; it was a requirement. But five years down…
There was a time when IITs were seen as India’s most reliable export hubs for talent. Graduates would leave the country in search of research funding, infrastructure, and global exposure. That narrative is changing. Over the past decade, the Indian Institutes of Technology have turned into incubation engines where technology, research, and entrepreneurship converge. What…
Thiruvananthapuram, October 29, 2025 – On November 1, the southern Indian state of Kerala will officially announce that it has eradicated “extreme poverty,” based on its own definition of the term, possibly becoming the first Indian state to achieve this status. The announcement will take place on Kerala Day (Kerala Piravi) under the auspices of…
Photo Credit: YLAC Clear Cut Climate DeskNew Delhi, UPDATED: Oct 29, 2025 02:43 ISTWritten By: Janmojaya Barik India is confronted with a convergence of crises: urbanization, climate crisis, and a crying need for civic action. While governments agonize over policy and NGOs agendas, young people are typically spectators and not participants. City Climate Pulse is attempting to alter that….
Photo Credit: Antara Mrinal Clear Cut CSR DeskNew Delhi, UPDATED: Oct 29, 2025 12:10 ISTWritten By: Antara Mrinal Amid the clamor of cargo-handling cranes and the hum of India’s ports a different kind of momentum is forming. On 28-30 October 2025, the JW Marriott Sahar in Mumbai will become home to Women in Maritime – the SheEO…
Photo Credit: bhashini.gov.in Clear Cut Research DeskNew Delhi, UPDATED: Oct 28, 2025 06:10 ISTWritten By: Janmojaya Barik India speaks in many tongues. Building a digital ecosystem for all sounds like a dream. But that is exactly what BHASHINI aims to do. Launched formally at Digital India Week in July 2022, BHASHINI, for “Bharatiya Bhasha Interface for the Net and…
