Sovereign Firms vs. Sovereign State: India’s Blueprint for Digital Diplomacy
The world of diplomacy has been transformed by technology companies that exercise
power once reserved for states.
Category Science and Technology
India-Africa: Leveraging Digital Public Infrastructure for Economic Growth (2025)
India- Africa cooperation has long emphasised development through technology and capacity-building. India’s Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI)- the interoperable building blocks of digital identity, payments and data platforms- has been central to its Digital India transformation.
India-USA 2025: Strengthening Space Security & Cyber Defence Cooperation
Since the early 2000s, India and the United States have gradually deepened their strategic partnership, moving beyond trade and culture toward technologies, defence, and security. Space and cyberspace have emerged as domains of critical importance due to their increasing role in national security, economic infrastructure, and strategic competition.
Department of Biotechnology (DBT) Outreach Programme: Promoting Excellence since 2010
As biotechnology reshapes sectors ranging from public health to sustainable agriculture, the need for structured scientific dialogue and public engagement has never been greater. To bridge this gap, the Department of Biotechnology (DBT) operates the CTEP (Conference, Travel, Exhibition, and Popular Lectures) scheme.
IREL (India) Limited (1950)
Policy UpdateSivapriya Background India has the third-largest reserves of rare earth elements, accounting for 6.9 million metric tons or 7.6 percent of global reserves. But it contributes less than 1 percent of the global rare-earth mining, facing infrastructural, environmental, and…
Nano Science and Technology (NS&T)
The Nano Science and Technology (NS&T) initiative, supported primarily by the Department of Science and Technology (DST), Government of India, represents a focused national effort to advance research, innovation, and capacity building in the field of nanoscience.
Scheme For Modernisation And Reform Through Technology In Public Distribution System
SMART-PDS is a centrally sponsored, technology-oriented reform initiative by the Department of Food & Public Distribution (DFPD), Ministry of Consumer Affairs, aimed at enhancing and consolidating the IT infrastructure of India’s Public Distribution System (PDS).