A quiet revolution is taking place in the heart of one of the most agriculture-intensive states in India. Andhra Pradesh, once called the “Rice Bowl of India”, is testing advanced digital machinery in its ag-biosystems sector and this experiment could have implications for the national agrarian landscape. Based on a recent overview, the government of…
Each year in December, Nagaland’s highlands come alive as different tribal communities, artists, tourists, and entrepreneurs converge into a vibrant ten-day celebration, Hornbill Festival. It has silently grown to become one of the most important forces for social change in India’s northeast. Reviving Indigenous Identity and Cultural Dignity In a rapidly modernizing India, tribal cultures…
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…
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…
The ocean is neither boundless nor tranquil; for India as a country with 7,500+ km coastline and a 2.02 million km² Exclusive Economic Zone, it is at once a source of food, livelihoods and minerals, and a front line for meeting the Sustainable Development Goals. Linking SDG 14 (Life Below Water) to India’s policy options…
Photo Credit: Antara Mrinal Clear Cut Livelihood DeskNew Delhi, UPDATED: Oct 21, 2025 01:53 ISTWritten By: Antara Mrinal The Eastern Mediterranean has hardly caught its breath, before the rattling of the Israel-Gaza flare-up is felt across global foreign policy conduit and energy markets. For a country such as India, reliant on imported energy, the message is succinct:…
UPI Logo | Photo Credit: Internet Clear Cut Livelihood DeskNew Delhi, UPDATED: Oct 17, 2025 12:58 ISTWritten By: Janmojaya Barik A Trillion Transactions and Growing Within a decade, India’s Unified Payments Interface (UPI) has transformed from a government-supported pilot project to the lifeblood of a digital economy. Developed by the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) in…
Photo Credit: WASH Desk Clear Cut WASH DeskNew Delhi, UPDATED: Oct 15, 2025 01:13 IST New Delhi, 14 October 2025 — The Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation (DDWS), under the Ministry of Jal Shakti, held its first nationwide District Collectors’ Peyjal Samvad today, marking a strategic shift in India’s rural water policy from infrastructure expansion…
Photo Credit: Antara Mrinal Clear Cut Livelihood DeskNew Delhi, UPDATED: Oct 09, 2025 04:55 ISTWritten By: Antara Mrinal As urbanization reaches the world stage, the true test of city planners is no longer just how to build more quickly, but how to build more equitably. Sustainable Development Goal 11 implores that cities be inclusive, safe,…
Photo Credit: Antara Mrinal Clear Cut Livelihood DeskNew Delhi, UPDATED: Oct 08, 2025 02:45 ISTWritten By: Antara Mrinal As the Indian Air Force (IAF) celebrates its 93rd birthday on 8 October 2025, it is at an important moment: the line between tradition and rapid technological change seems to have been crossed. The events at Hindon Air Force…
