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Decentralized Bioenergy Systems might be the solution to India’s energy security needs. Read here to learn more about it. Decentralized bioenergy systems refer to small or medium-scale energy generation units located close to biomass sources and end users, rather than large centralized power … [Read more...] about Decentralized Bioenergy Systems

The restitution of the 11th-century Chola Copper Plates (Leiden Copper Plates) from the Leiden University Library to India is significant. It is not only the return of a historical object, but also the recovery of a vital document of India’s civilizational memory. Read here to learn more. The … [Read more...] about Chola Copper Plates

A knowledge-based economy is driven by knowledge, innovation, technology, skills, and intellectual assets. The Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation is developing a framework to measure the contribution of knowledge and knowledge products to the Indian economy. Read here to learn … [Read more...] about Knowledge-based Economy

The Madhya Pradesh High Court’s judgment in the Bhojshala-Kamal Maula Mosque Dispute is in the news. Read here to understand the dispute. The Bhojshala-Kamal Maula Mosque dispute is one of the most complex religious and historical controversies in India because it combines issues of: Ancient … [Read more...] about Bhojshala-Kamal Maula Mosque Complex

India’s First Satellite-Tagged Ganges Soft-Shell Turtle has been released into Kaziranga National Park. Read here to learn more about this landmark in Freshwater Conservation. India achieved a major milestone in wildlife conservation with the release of the country’s first satellite-tagged Ganges … [Read more...] about Ganges Soft-shell Turtle

The government has created the Bharat Maritime Insurance Pool (BMI Pool) for India’s shipping and maritime trade. Read here to learn more. Bharat Maritime Insurance Pool (BMI Pool) is aimed at insulating India’s maritime trade from global volatility. The move is expected to significantly … [Read more...] about Bharat Maritime Insurance Pool (BMI Pool)

BRICS Foreign Ministers’ Meeting 2026 and the Two-State Solution. Read here to learn about it. The BRICS Foreign Ministers’ Meeting held in New Delhi in May 2026 reaffirmed support for an independent Palestinian State based on the pre-1967 borders, with East Jerusalem as its capital. India also … [Read more...] about Two-State Solution reaffirmed by BRICS

India’s Strategic Autonomy Challenges in the 2026 Iran War are concerning. Read here to learn more. The 2026 Iran War, triggered by coordinated U.S.-Israeli military strikes on Iran, has become a major geopolitical stress test for India’s long-standing doctrine of strategic autonomy. With the … [Read more...] about India’s Strategic Autonomy Challenges

Global Forest Goals Report provides the most up-to-date global assessment of progress towards implementing the United Nations Strategic Plan for Forests 2017-2030 and its six Global Forest Goals. Read here to learn more. A new United Nations assessment, titled the Global Forest Goals Report … [Read more...] about Global Forest Goals Report 2026

India, serving as the Chair of the Kimberley Process for 2026, hosted the KP Intersessional Meeting in Mumbai to strengthen the global framework regulating rough diamond trade. Read here to learn more. The chairship is significant because India is a global hub for diamond cutting, polishing, and … [Read more...] about Kimberley Process