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Climate Pool

India's journey towards a sustainable, low-carbon economy is no longer a matter of policy aspiration but an urgent necessity.

Army as first responder

Photographs of residents of Wayanad in July-August 2024 lining up to cheer members of the Army’s rescue team as it withdrew after successfully completing its daunting rescue task post landslides dominated social media and news networks.

Shutdown Averted

The recent passage of a Republican-led stopgap spending bill has once again highlighted the deep divisions within the American political landscape. While the bill successfully prevented a government shutdown, the contentious nature of its approval underscores broader concerns about governance, fiscal responsibility, and partisan maneuvering.

New World Order

As the world moved from an American unipolar moment after the end of the Cold war, the idea of a multipolar world emerged as a popular theme.

The forgotten chemist

Many believe that "Make in India" is a new concept. But in reality, its roots go back to the Swadeshi Movement during the colonial era.

Failed Revolution~II

The Constitution-powered new-look Panchayati Raj was launched with great fanfare to achieve Mahatma Gandhi’s dream of Gram Swaraj heralding a silent revolution to transform the face of rural India.

Why America’s top court is taking its time over Trump

Frustration is mounting as the country waits – and waits and waits – for the U.S. Supreme Court to issue its decision in Trump v. United States, the case that asks whether the former president is immune from criminal prosecution for what he did in the wake of the 2020 election.

OBC Parity

As MPs complete their oath taking, an overlooked landmark in Indian democracy needs highlighting. For the first time since Independence, Other Backward Classes (OBCs) have achieved equal representation with upper castes, each with 26 per cent of the parliamentary seats.

Trump and Biden

As the world watches the highly anticipated face-off between President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump on Thursday night (early tomorrow in India), this presidential debate promises to be one of the most consequential in decades.

Failed Revolution~I

One of the revolutionary steps taken in new India had been the promulgation in 1993 of the Constitution (Seventythird Amendment) Act, 1992 installing Panchayati Raj as the third tier of democratic governance (independent Local SelfGovernment) in rural India.