Groundwater depletion is one of the most pressing challenges in Tamil Nadu’s western districts, particularly Coimbatore, Tiruppur, and Erode, which fall in the semi-arid belt of the state. Over the past three decades, unsustainable borewell extraction, irregular rainfall, and shrinking surface water storage have created recurring agrarian distress.
The Coastal Shipping Bill is a legislation passed on August 7, 2025, to strengthen and modernise the Indian Maritime Sector and bolster the Coastal Economy. This progressive piece of legislation replaces part XIV of the Merchant Shipping Act, which regulates ships excluding sailing vessels, which limited its scope.
The Indian Ocean Region is vital for trade, covering more than 17% of the global area and encompassing more than 30 littoral and Island nations across three major continents, with more than 35% of the world’s population.
The North East Road Sector Development Scheme was launched during the Financial Year 2015-16, to take up rehabilitation, construction, and/or upgradation of the following categories of roads (including bridges on the roads) in the North Eastern Region (NER) in order of priority:
India and Mexico have a long history of relationship, based on historical, cultural, and economic similarities. Both nations have varying geo-climatic conditions, rich diversity, and a similar civilizational legacy. Diplomatic relations were created between India and Mexico in 1950, making Mexico the first Latin American nation to establish relations with independent India. 2025 will celebrate the 75th anniversary of the India-Mexico relationship which will thus mark the diamond jubilee of a lasting partnership and the march of mutual benefit and growth (Embassy of India, Mexico City, 2025).
The National Crop Insurance Portal (NCIP) was developed as the digital interface for the flagship crop-insurance scheme Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY), under the aegis of the Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers’ Welfare. The PMFBY was launched in 2016 to provide affordable crop-insurance cover to farmers in India, ensuring protection against natural risks (drought, flood, hailstorm, pests/diseases) from pre-sowing to post-harvest.
The Commission on Sustainable Development (CSD) was founded in December 1992 to follow up on the progress of Agenda 21 (an action plan for Sustainable Development) and other associated accords, including the Rio Declaration on Environment and Development, as well as the Johannesburg Plan of Implementation (JPOI) at the local, national, regional, and international levels.