While stepping into the second month of 2025, it is important to reflect on our policy advances and responses in the arena of disaster management, preparedness and resilience in response to an adversely changing climate.
The first full Budget of the Modi government’s third term allocated ₹6.81 trillion, marking a 9.5 per cent increase from the ₹6.21 trillion allocated in the 2024-25 Union Budget.
Now Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is to meet US president Donald Trump in the US. What could come out of it?
There were high hopes from the just-presented Union budget 2025-26, given the challenges facing the economy. There have been consistent signs of a slowdown in the economy, rising unemployment and persisting high inflation.
The unemployment rate in the last five quarters, according to the Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS), has been hovering around 6.5 per cent of the labour force. This broad fact of the economy is often highlighted by the government to demonstrate that there is no immediate crisis in employment generation.
Under the new Trump administration, the Indo-Pacific is likely to regain prominence but with a sharper focus on hard power dynamics