Policy UpdateMeenu MohanHistoryThe Department of Science & Technology (DST) was established in May 1971, with the objective of promoting new areas of Science & Technology and to play the role of a nodal department for organizing, coordinating and promoting...
Policy UpdateGeetam AcharyaIntroductionScience and Engineering Research Board (SERB) is a statutory body under the department of science and technology, Government of India, established by an act of the Parliament of India in 2009 (SERB act, 2008).The Ministry of Science...
Policy UpdateSumit DahiphaleBackgroundThe Ministry of External Affairs of India oversees India’s foreign policy. Its key responsibilities include promoting bilateral relations, protecting national interests, fostering cultural exchange, and reporting on international developments. Based in India, the Ministry of External Affairs...
Policy UpdateArohi SanyalIntroductionLow representation of women in STEM is a global issue with women constituting less than 30% of the world’s STEM researchers (Women in STEM: Challenges and Opportunities in India). In India women constitute 40% of the total...
Rithika VivekResettlement to housing board sites can have dire consequences for the urban poor, and the loss of welfare benefits is one of them.IRCDUC staff help out pensioners at a document camp in Perumbakkam. Pic: Vanessa Peter“I haven’t got...
Sandeep ChachraAt its 16th Summit in Kazan, what began as an economic grouping of Brazil, Russia, India, and China (BRIC) in Yekaterinburg, Russia 15 years ago, reached a significant turning point. Through the passage of these years, the BRICS grouping...
Aditi Narayani PaswanThe margins are reclaiming spaces of literature and drawing their own counter-narrative of this epic. Historically subjected to marginalisation and stigmatisation, this community has witnessed a remarkable shift in its societal status with the use of the...
Arun KumarDuring the campaigning for 2024 general elections, inequality became an issue. A Congress leader suggested imposition of an Estate Duty to reduce inter-generation inequality. The idea was to achieve greater equity through redistribution. The ruling BJP leadership attacked...
TK ArunTrudeau, Canadian Prime Minister has made a big deal of supposed violation of Canadian sovereignty by Indian government agents, by carrying out killings of alleged Khalistani terrorists on Canadian soil, the victims also being Canadian citizens.Around the world,...
TK ArunTrudeau, Canadian Prime Minister has made a big deal of supposed violation of Canadian sovereignty by Indian government agents, by carrying out killings of alleged Khalistani terrorists on Canadian soil, the victims also being Canadian citizens.Around the world,...
