India’s transition to a high-income country is riddled with unknowns Source: The Indian Express, February 22, 2025 India has remained a lower middle-income economy for… Read More »Can India Overcome Barriers To Achieve High-Income Status?
The Santhal Hul of 1855, a pivotal moment in Indian history, stands as one of the earliest peasant uprisings against British rule. Led by the… Read More »The Santhal Hul Of 1855
The opposition party has recently labelled the proposed Rs 72,000-crore infrastructure development on Great Nicobar Island as a serious danger to the island’s indigenous people… Read More »Great Nicobar Island Project
Source: A Sicilian volcano is blowing smoke rings in the sky. What are volcanic vortex rings? (The Indian Express, April 12, 2024) Mount Etna, renowned… Read More »Volcanic Vortex Rings
Source: Pin code MH-1718: In Antarctica, a post office with Indian address (The Indian Express, April 6, 2024) Letters going to Antarctica will now need… Read More »Pin Code MH-1718
Source: Risk from glacial lake floods (The Indian Express, April 4, 2024) Alarmed by the rising threat of glacial lake outburst floods (GLOFs), Uttarakhand has… Read More »Risk Assessment Of Glacial Lakes In Uttarakhand
Source: Meet MethaneSAT, a satellite which will ‘name and shame’ methane emitters, The Indian Express, March 5, 2024 In a significant step towards tackling global… Read More »MethaneSAT: A Game Changer In Tracking Methane Emissions
Supreme Court Inquiry Into GM Crop Biosafety Source: How GM mustard was developed, why the question of its approval has now reached Supreme Court (The… Read More »Supreme Court Inquiry Into GM Crop Biosafety
Source: What is the Square Kilometer Array project, significance of India joining it (The Indian Express, January 10) The Square Kilometer Array (SKA) Benefits for… Read More »India Joins Square Kilometer Array Project
Historic Launch: Private US Company Aims For The Moon Source: First US lunar lander since 1972 launched: The mission, significance (The Indian Express, January 9)… Read More »Private US Company Aims For The Moon