The global imperative to transition from fossil fuels to sustainable energy sources has never been more urgent. Driven by escalating climate change impacts and the inherent volatility of fossil fuel markets, countries worldwide are re-evaluating their energy strategies pushing for more renewable energy into the energy mix.
When we think about the oceans, we usually imagine things we’ve grown up seeing —
navy ships moving across the water, borders drawn on maps, and countries protecting
their territory at sea.
Over the last two decades, ideas from feminist philosophy have slowly made their way into global politics. Governments worldwide now speak of Feminist Foreign Policy (FFP), and the United Nations promotes its Women, Peace and Security (WPS) agenda.
The Indo-France Audio-Visual Co production agreement was signed in 2010 between the Indian ministry of Information & Broadcasting (MIB) and France's cultural and audio-visual ministries.
The heart-wrenching pictures of the amusement park in Khan Younis capture a devastating
contrast, where vibrant echoes of children’s laughter are replaced by screams of horror, a grim depiction of how Israeli bombardment has left Palestine, particularly Gaza, in ruins.
Background India introduced the National Action Plan to Combat Desertification (NAPCD) in 2001 after joining the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD). The plan was not just a policy decision, it was also a response to a reality that…
Despite the Prohibition of Employment as Manual Scavengers and their Rehabilitation Act (PEMSR Act, 2013) legally banning the dehumanizing practice of manual scavenging in India, the crisis persists. Deadly accidents during sewer and septic tank cleaning tragically demonstrate the failure of implementation, showing that this decades-old scourge remains a fatal reality.
Taking this matter into consideration, the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment (MoSJE) in convergence with the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) launched the National Action for Mechanised Sanitation Ecosystem (NAMASTE) scheme in July 2023. The scheme is to be implemented with an outlay of Rs. 349.70 crore, over the three-year period up to 2025-26, in all 4800+ Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) of the country.