Somewhere in a Gram Panchayat office in a district few outsiders could locate on a map, a clerk logs a birth certificate request onto a screen instead of a register. It takes minutes, not weeks. Multiply that moment by hundreds of crores of transactions. You begin to understand why July 1, 2026 †the day…
Inside the invisible highways of labour that connect the heartland to the metros a data-backed anatomy of who moves, where they go, what they earn, and how the state is finally learning to see them On the morning of 24 March 2020, when Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced a nationwide lockdown with four hours’ notice,…
In 2000, Angelina Jolie was in Cambodia to shoot an action film. She was not there to change her life. But in between for “Lara Croft: Tomb Raider”, she stepped outside the film set and into a country still carrying the scars of war and genocide. What she saw stayed with her. Within months, she…
Skyroot Aerospace’s Vikram-1 successfully reached orbit, making India the third nation with private orbital launch capability. The mission highlights India’s growing private space sector, investment opportunities, and ambitions to become a global space leader.
The One Nation One Ration Card (ONORC) scheme has transformed India’s Public Distribution System by making food security portable across states. While the initiative has significantly benefited migrant workers, challenges related to awareness, technology, and implementation continue to shape its future.
India has approved Qdenga, its first-ever dengue vaccine, marking a major milestone in public health. While the vaccine offers protection against dengue for people aged 4–60, it will initially be available only through the private market, raising questions about affordability and equitable access.
On 17 July 2026, NITI Aayog launched the ‘Investment Friendliness Index (IFI)’, a key measure to consolidate India’s federal structure. Instituted on directions of the Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, at the 9th Governing Council meeting of NITI Aayog in July 2024, this Index was also announced by the Union Budget 2025-26 and aims at establishing…
Aruna Roy left the Indian Administrative Service to work alongside rural communities, leading a grassroots movement that resulted in the Right to Information Act and influenced MGNREGA. Her journey demonstrates how citizen-led activism reshaped transparency, accountability, and democratic participation in India.
With the 2030 deadline for the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) fast approaching, India finds itself in a complicated position. Looking closely at the country’s progress shows a mix of massive success in infrastructure alongside deep inequalities between different states and a huge funding problem. The latest UN Sustainable Development Report 2026 places India at the…
The UN’s methane roadmap sets ambitious 2030 targets, but India’s absence from the Global Methane Pledge reflects the challenge of balancing climate action with food security.
