Gaatha SarvaiyaIndian actress Alia Bhatt was featured in a deceptive deepfake video. The viral footageshowed Bhatt’s face digitally placed onto another woman, depicted sitting on a bed. (Ojha,March 2024)A 22-year-old man was arrested for using deepfake to create and...
Policy UpdateSwanami GhoshBackgroundThe Mega Facilities for Basic Research (MFBR) Scheme is a crucial initiative by the Government of India, jointly guided by the Department of Science and Technology (DST) and the Department of Atomic Energy (DAE). The MFBR was...
TK ARUNThe relevance of G7 and BRICS figures among the casualties list, but not Iranian nuclear capability; how should India react in this situation?The casualties of the American bombing of Iranian nuclear sites are many, and it is not...
Policy UpdateAgamya GoyalSource: https://images.app.goo.gl/L5jhP1psBRiiX8eC6BackgroundLaunched on 4 July 2022 under Digital India, MeriPehchaan (NSSO) integrates Jan Parichay, e‑Pramaan, and DigiLocker into a single authentication framework. Its goal: to reduce credential fatigue, streamline access to government portals, and strengthen security via Aadhaar/PAN/mobile-based identity...
Policy UpdateAgamya Goyalsource: https://images.app.goo.gl/oNeuc3zi85peD2s6ABackgroundAs part of India’s larger Digital India plan, the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY)’s National e-Governance Division (NeGD) created the government-backed portal API Setu. It was introduced in 2020 and serves as a consolidated,...
Policy UpdateAashvee PrishaBackground The Suborno Jayanti Scholarship was announced during the PM visit to Bangladesh on 26-27 March 2021, to promote synergies between the two nations on Bangladesh’s 50th Anniversary (Suborno Jayanti). This initiative exemplifies India’s educational and capacity building...
Policy Update Elonora Tu’uBackgroundThe International Training Centre for Operational Oceanography operates under Earth System Science Organisation(ESSO)-Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services(INCOIS). An autonomous body under the Ministry of Earth Sciences, Government of India, the centre – formally inaugurated...
Arun KumarThe Emergency provided a yardstick to rulers to justify their social and political acts of regressionVehicles move on a road near Turkman Gate in the Old Delhi area, seen ahead of the 50th anniversary of the Emergency imposed...
TIKENDAR SINGH PANWARUrban growth should be a tool for social transformation and economic opportunity, not a mechanism for ecological destruction and social displacement.Punjab, once India’s agricultural granary, is now on the verge of a radical transformation — one that could have...
Policy UpdateSrishti SinhaBackgroundHousing is one of the basic amenities of human life; however, urban areas face a significant shortage of housing facilities due to rampant population growth and the pressures of ongoing development projects. According to the Technical Group...
