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Understanding cloudbursts: IMD defines intense rainfall events, their increasing frequency due to global warming, and challenges in forecasting and accountability.
Fast-track courts struggle with massive backlogs and resource deficits, raising questions about their effectiveness in ensuring speedy justice.
India aims to commoditise AI, replicating its DPI success with cheap compute, open-source models, and a unified interface to democratize intelligence.
Parliament passes Prevention of Insults to National Honour (Amendment) Bill, 2026, making intentional insult to National Song Vande Mataram a punishable offence.
Supreme Court's order on post-facto environmental clearances undermines India's EIA regime, converting environmental harm into a mere financial transaction, critics warn.
India's industrial production sees unexpected 23-month high growth, driven by manufacturing and exports, yet faces headwinds from monsoon deficiency and global oil volatility.
India's industrial production sees unexpected 23-month high growth, driven by manufacturing and exports, yet faces headwinds from monsoon deficiency and global oil volatility.
TRIFED reports significant procurement and sales of tribal products under PMJVM, generating livelihoods but facing challenges with substantial unsold inventory.
Government expands biotechnology and AI research, integrating computational biology, genomics, and medical imaging for precision diagnostics and inclusive growth.
India's R&D expenditure surges to 0.84% of GDP, driven by government initiatives and private sector investment, boosting global innovation ranking.
Margao launches NAKSHA, a GIS-based urban land mapping pilot, to secure property titles and modernize records, easing citizen anxieties.
Government launches ₹10,371 crore IndiaAI Mission to boost MSME productivity and competitiveness through widespread AI and digital technology adoption.
India launches multi-pronged roadmap under Semicon India Programme to develop robust semiconductor talent pipeline for design, manufacturing, and advanced packaging.
Government fortifies legal and regulatory framework, including IT Act amendments and BNS, to combat AI-generated deepfakes, ensuring platform accountability and citizen protection.
Government fortifies cyber defenses against AI-powered threats with advanced detection, vulnerability assessment, and threat intelligence measures through CERT-In.
Parliament discusses Mission Mausam, strengthening Brahmaputra flood forecasting and climate resilience through advanced AI/ML and numerical weather prediction models.
Government unveils ambitious roadmap to achieve 100 GW nuclear power by 2047, deploying indigenous PHWRs and SMRs for Net Zero goals.
India currently operates 24 nuclear power reactors with 8,780 MW capacity, demonstrating higher Plant Load Factor than thermal plants, as per Union Minister's Rajya Sabha reply.
India's fertility decline, driven by unmet family planning needs and son preference, is a complex policy story, not a crisis.
India approves Qdenga, its first dengue vaccine, emphasizing integrated vector management and public health strategies for comprehensive disease control.
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