Policy UpdateGayathri PramodINTRODUCTIONIndia’s mining sector has long been a cornerstone of the nation’s economic development, supplying essential raw materials to industries such as infrastructure, energy, defense, and technology. The country has vast mineral resources, including coal, iron ore, bauxite,...
Policy UpdateDeepankshi AgnihotryAs another year passes, March 14th marks the International Day of River Restoration, a moment to reflect on the vital role rivers play in human civilization. For millennia, rivers have nurtured societies, economies, and ecosystems, yet their...
TK ArunHindi movies and TV programs are doing a fair bit to spread the language in its popular Hindustani version, rather than in its stilted Sanskritised avatarA fight over language is something that Tamil politicians relish. Defence of Tamil...
TK ArunThe past week’s events have been dominated, once again, by US president Donald Trump. He has gleefully levied tariffs of 25% on imports from Canada and Mexico, and 20% on imports from China, renamed the Gulf of Mexico...
Press ReleaseThe Nutrition Conclave 2025 organized by the Nourishing Schools Foundation (NSF) in collaboration with the Food Future Foundation (FFF), under the aegis of The Coalition for Food Systems Transformation in India (CoFTI), Niiti Consulting and the Impact and...
Queenie MahajanDespite the heightened societal male scrutiny, women continue to make strides in India’s politics. Women pollical leaders from Indira Gandhi to Droupadi Murmu had suffered gendered objectification, whose clothes, background, and relationships were given more importance than their...
Tikender Singh PanwarRecently, Norway’s Parliament issued a formal apology for its assimilation policies targeting the Sami, Kven, and Forest Finn peoples. These policies, known as Norwegianisation, were implemented between the 1850s and 1960s to suppress indigenous languages and cultures. Alongside...
President Donald Trump, currently the most powerful leader, whose unpredictability yet opposition to wars has acted as an implicit deterrence to the warring parties across the spectrum, has added a new angle to the whole Gaza imbroglio in his...
Aditi Narayani PaswanIt is time for men to be empowered: Learn as young boys to balance between household chores and professional life. They must see themselves both as a breadwinner and a caregiver.Imagine a middle-class household where both the...
TK ArunEurope is under immense pressure to increase its defence spending and weapons present themselves as a new economic opportunity.US President Donald Trump has been urging the European members of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization to increase their military spending. The...
