Policy UpdateAtharva Salunke Background: The Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas (MoPNG) is the principal body responsible for exploration and production, refining, distribution, import, and export of petroleum, natural gas, and allied products in India. Since oil and gas are…
India–Bhutan hydro-electric trade remains a high-value, mutually reinforcing partnership for energy security and development.Recent relations of bilateral trade operate through a mixed arrangement of long-term PPA (Power Purchase Agreements), and developer arrangements which is a State to State and increasing private participation - recently seen operations via electricity market access in India (Day-Ahead/Real Time markets).
Since the late 2010s, India has deepened strategic and economic ties with the five Central Asian Republics (CAR) of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan in a bid to assert itself as a key regional power. With India re-strategising and increasing diplomatic engagement with the resource-abundant CARs, bilateral trade has also flourished, primarily in uranium, crude oil, natural gas, and a range of other critical minerals.
The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) was established in the year 1862. However, archaeological and historical pursuits in India date back to the year 1784, when the efforts of Sir William Jones led to the formation of the Asiatic Society in Calcutta. This endeavour led by Jones and other dilettantes like Tavernier, Finch and Bernier, Thevenot, Anquetil De Perron, to name a few, also culminated in the publication of a journal called Asiatic Researches started in 1788.
Policy Update Aravindsamy R Background Water scarcity has emerged as one of the most pressing developmental challenges confronting India. According to NITI Aayog’s Composite Water Management Index (2019), nearly 600 million Indians face high to extreme water stress, with demand…
"The Ramayana is more than a tale about Ayodhya; it is a geographical and spiritual cartography of the timeless relationship between India and Sri Lanka, a common heritage where every mountain, cave, and waterfall tells the same story, with the sea serving as a bridge rather than a barrier."
The Pradhan Mantri Janjati Adivasi Nyaya Maha Abhiyan (PM-JANMAN) represents a historic commitment to bring the most disadvantaged parts of its indigenous population, specifically those belonging to Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PVTGs), out of decades of underdevelopment. PM-JANMAN is a three-year mission with a multidimensional approach, committed to bringing basic needs and opportunities to the most remote areas of the country, thus closing an equity gap that has persisted for decades.