The urgent need for climate transition has increased the profile of deep-sea mining (DSM) as a possible source of the metals necessary for a transition to renewables. The need for cobalt, nickel, manganese, copper and rare earth elements, necessary for batteries, wind turbines, and electric vehicles, is growing as more governments commit to carbon neutrality by mid-century.
Millions of adolescents across the globe suffer silently from uncorrected refractive errors (URE) such as myopia, hyperopia, and astigmatism. Despite being easily treated with corrective lenses, these vision problems remain one of the leading, yet under-addressed, public health challenges for young people. The ripple effects extend far beyond blurry sight, impacting education, psychosocial well-being, and future opportunities especially in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs).
The Delhi Development Authority (DDA) prepared the Master Plan for Delhi 2041 (MPD 2041) as a comprehensive statutory development plan, which is the fourth plan, following its predecessors in the years of 1962, 2001, and 2021.
India should set a goal of winning at least 10 Nobel Prizes every decade. Viewing development as raising per-capita income — which is the current obsession of government policy, think tanks, business associations and others — isn’t just sterile, but also betrayal of what is sound in India’s own tradition, when it comes to thinking on life’s attainment.
AYURSWASTHYA Yojana, a central sector scheme which was sanctioned for implementation during the period 2021-22 to 2025-26, will enhance the health care in India by realising the potential of AYUSH systems of medicine.
The demand will shift further from the unorganised to the organised sector. This, will accelerate the decline of the unorganised sector leading to loss of employment and incomes and decline in demand.
India is undergoing a unique demographic phase, with over half of its population under the age of 25 and a continuously growing workforce. This presents both an opportunity and a challenge: to transform this human resource base into a skilled and productive force that can drive economic growth.