Behind The News- India’s Power Sector: Progress, Reform, and the Road Ahead

Behind The News- India’s Power Sector: Progress, Reform, and the Road Ahead

19-03-2026 

Electricity is among the most invisible yet indispensable elements of modern life. Lights switch on, irrigation pumps run, factories operate, hospitals function, and digital networks stay connected. For a country as large and diverse as India, ensuring…

A New Urban Compact: How the Urban Challenge Fund Could Reshape India’s Cities, writes  Srinivas Katikithala

A New Urban Compact: How the Urban Challenge Fund Could Reshape India’s Cities, writes Srinivas Katikithala

28-02-2026 

India’s urbanisation story is entering a decisive phase. Cities today account for a dominant share of the country’s GDP, host its most dynamic economic clusters and increasingly shape the quality of life of millions. Yet they also face…

Artificial Intelligence (AI) Transforming Indian Agriculture: A Report

Artificial Intelligence (AI) Transforming Indian Agriculture: A Report

23-02-2026 

India is emerging as a global leader in Artificial Intelligence, ranking third worldwide in AI competitiveness, according to Stanford University’s 2025 Global AI Vibrancy Tool. The rapid rise, measured…

The Labour Codes: Another peek through the looking glass

The Labour Codes: Another peek through the looking glass

17-02-2026 

With the official announcement on November 21, 2025 the four Labour Codes heralded start of a new era, signalling a major structural overhaul for India’s labour law regime. As expected, it invited both bouquets and brickbats. The much-anticipated…

India AI Applications Stack - Scaling Contextual Innovation For Impact, writes N Dayasindhu and Rishikesha T Krishnan

India AI Applications Stack - Scaling Contextual Innovation For Impact, writes N Dayasindhu and Rishikesha T Krishnan

14-02-2026 

AI’s ultimate success in India will not be measured by the size of its GPU clusters, but by how our AI applications can help improve the quality of life of our citizens.

This means when AI can help ASHA professionals detect the number…

Why Delivery, Not Intent, Defines Governance? Explains T.K. Ramachandran

Why Delivery, Not Intent, Defines Governance? Explains T.K. Ramachandran

29-01-2026 

Two path-breaking interventions by the Government have had a great impact on planning, execution and monitoring of large projects - PM Gati Shakti and PRAGATI. We look at the latter in this piece.

The 50th high-level review under the PRAGATI…

From Holy Relics to Republic Day: Global Buddhist Summit Delegates Experience India’s Spiritual Soul

From Holy Relics to Republic Day: Global Buddhist Summit Delegates Experience India’s Spiritual Soul

28-01-2026 

A highpoint of the Global Buddhist Summit was the visit of around 250 foreign monks and Global Buddhist Summit (GBS) delegates to Qila Rai Pithora Cultural Complex to pay their respects and offer prayers to the Holy relics of the Buddha at the exposition…

PRAGATI: A vision for accelerated progress, writes Sudhansh Pant

PRAGATI: A vision for accelerated progress, writes Sudhansh Pant

24-01-2026 

In public discourse, launch of new schemes or enhanced budgetary allocations are often used as indicators of governance reforms. However, the change in a country’s decision-making process though less obvious is much more significant. 

From Tradition to Technology: Ayush Republic Day Tableau Set to Showcase India’s Holistic Health Vision

From Tradition to Technology: Ayush Republic Day Tableau Set to Showcase India’s Holistic Health Vision

24-01-2026 

The Ayush tableau at the Republic Day Parade 2026 is set to present a compelling narrative of India’s timeless health knowledge seamlessly integrated with contemporary public healthcare, under the theme “Ayush ka Tantra, Swasthya ka Mantra.”…

A book on ‘Ram Janmabhoomi Movement’ Released

A book on ‘Ram Janmabhoomi Movement’ Released

22-01-2026 

The Vice President of India, Shri C. P. Radhakrishnan, gas released the book “Chalice of Ambrosia: Ram Janmabhoomi – Challenge and Response”, authored by former Secretary to the Government of India Shri Surendra Kumar Pachauri, at…