World TB Day, observed on March 24, has once again brought renewed focus to this deadly disease with the theme “Yes! We Can End TB: Commit, Invest, Deliver.” India must truly commit to ending the disease by 2025, invest in overall TB treatment, and deliver on its promise of providing the fundamental right to health to its citizens.
The ‘National Manufacturing Mission’ introduced in the Union Budget 2025-2026 by the Finance and Ccorporate Minister, Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman, is an extension to the ‘Make in India’ Project launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in 2014. Despite progressive results from “Make in India”, several structural challenges persist- such as inadequate infrastructure, complex regulations, and reliance on imports for critical components.
There are four distinct possibilities regarding the source of the cash allegedly found at Justice Varma’s residence. Irrespective of whether it belongs to him or not, the implications on the common litigant’s trust over the judicial system are serious. India’s black economy, a complex enmeshment of political and corporate actors, has manifested itself through this scandal of our times.
Tesla shares are at a five-month low, Tesla showrooms are being vandalized in different parts of the United States, Tesla cybertrucks have been set on fire in Seattle, its sales are down in the US as well as in Europe. That President Trump has bought a Tesla car might seem like good news, consisting of support at the highest level. But that might only serve to worsen Tesla’s fortunes.
Gyan Bharatam Mission is a visionary mission launched by the Indian government, which aims to revive and allow universal access to the manuscript heritage of India. In the Union budget of India 2025-26 presented on 1st February 2025, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced the launch of the Gyan Bharatam Mission to safeguard the manuscripts containing ancient India’s diverse and valuable knowledge through digitization and making them available for posterity.
The Prime Minister’s Research Fellowship (PMRF), an initiative launched in 2018, aims to attract talent to doctoral research programmes in some of the best institutions in India. The purpose of this fellowship is to improve the research ecosystem by offering admission to top PhD students directly in institutes such as IITs, IISc, IISERs, and other leading central universities.
Government of India launched Mission Saksham Anganwadi & Poshan 2.0 (Mission Poshan 2.0) in 2021, consolidating existing nutrition and child development programs into a unified framework aimed at tackling malnutrition through an integrated, lifecycle approach. Administered by the Ministry of Women and Child Development (MoWCD), Mission Poshan 2.0 is one of the world’s largest nutrition-focused initiatives.