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Why Union Budgets Are No Longer About Tax Surprises — And What to Watch in 2026-27

For decades, India’s Union Budget was a day of tax drama — cigarette duty hikes, customs shocks, and last-minute arithmetic that could upend markets overnight. That era is...

January 15, 2026

India’s Renewable Energy Push Is Running Into a Grid Wall

India’s green energy transition is often projected as a success story of scale and speed. Renewable energy capacity has surged from about 75 GW in 2015 to nearly...

January 15, 2026

Forest Rights Act at 20: From ‘Healing Touch’ to Political Fault Line

When Parliament passed the Forest Rights Act (FRA) in 2006, it did so with rare unanimity. The law was framed as a moral and legal correction — a...

January 15, 2026

Why Defining the Aravalli Hills Has Become India’s Latest Ecological Flashpoint

Stretching nearly 680 km across Gujarat, Rajasthan, Haryana and Delhi, and older than the Himalayas by geological time, the Aravalli ranges are among India’s most critical — and...

January 15, 2026

Why India’s Urban Future Is Being Written in Small Towns, Not Megacities

India’s urban story is still narrated in the booming language of megacities — metros, corridors, smart cities and skylines. Yet beneath this familiar script, a quieter but far...

January 15, 2026

Why Reports of India Seeking Smartphone Source Code Have Triggered Alarm

Reports that the Indian government is exploring rules that could require smartphone makers to disclose their source code — and seek official clearance before pushing major software updates...

January 15, 2026

AI’s Hidden Carbon Cost: Why the Environmental Impact of Algorithms Needs Policy Attention

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is widely discussed as a transformative tool — from improving health diagnostics to boosting agricultural productivity. Far less attention, however, is paid to the environmental...

January 15, 2026

Iran’s Unrest Beyond the Headlines: Economic Anger, Regime Tactics, and What It Means for India

The latest wave of civic unrest in Iran has unfolded amid heavy information fog and sharply polarised narratives. Yet reducing it to binaries — regime versus people, foreign...

January 15, 2026

Havana Syndrome Is Back in the Spotlight: Is It Linked to a Secret Pentagon Device?

Nearly a decade after US diplomats first reported baffling neurological symptoms in Cuba, Havana Syndrome has returned to the centre of global attention. Fresh disclosures suggest the US...

January 14, 2026

West Bengal Nipah Scare Explained: How the Virus Spreads, Why It Rarely Turns Pandemic, and Why It Is So Deadly

A Nipah virus alert in West Bengal has once again pushed public health authorities into high-alert mode. Unlike Covid-19, Nipah does not spread easily through communities — but...

January 14, 2026

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