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A Sakthivel Appointed AEPC Chairman for Fifth Term

A Sakthivel has been appointed chairman of the Apparel Export Promotion Council (AEPC), marking his fifth term at the helm of India’s apex apparel export body. He succeeds...

January 8, 2026

New Meadow Katydid Species Discovered in Kashmir

Researchers have discovered three previously unknown species of meadow katydids in Jammu and Kashmir, highlighting the region’s rich but understudied insect biodiversity. The findings emerged from extensive field...

January 8, 2026

Sagar Island Bridge Project Launched in West Bengal

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee laid the foundation stone of a 5-km-long bridge over the Muriganga river to connect Sagar Island with the mainland. The project marks...

January 8, 2026

Supercomputer Simulations Resolve Mpemba Effect in Water

Scientists have achieved a major breakthrough in resolving the long-standing Mpemba effect, the counterintuitive phenomenon where hotter water freezes faster than colder water. Using advanced supercomputer-powered simulations, researchers...

January 8, 2026

Private Plantations In Forests Spark Fresh Conservation Debate

The Union government has amended forest conservation rules to exempt private and government plantations in forest areas from key environmental levies, reviving a long-standing debate over the role...

January 7, 2026

The ‘Donroe Doctrine’, Resource Power, and Why India Must Speak for the Global South

For five centuries, the modern world order has been shaped by conquest and extraction. From silver and gold to oil and rare earths, the wealth of the Global...

January 7, 2026

Why India Must Reimagine the Indian Forest Service for the 21st Century

For decades, the Indian Forest Service (IFS) has remained the least discussed of India’s three All-India Services. While the “Indian Administrative Service” dominates governance and the “Indian Police...

January 7, 2026

Why Bangladeshi Migrant Workers in the Middle East Have Largely Stayed Away from Jihadist Groups — and Why That May Be Changing

Despite being one of the largest expatriate communities in the Middle East, Bangladeshi migrant workers have historically shown remarkably low participation in transnational jihadist movements. This anomaly has...

January 7, 2026

Why Criticism of India’s GDP Data Needs More Care — and Less Noise

As India prepares for another round of base-year revision and methodological updates in its national accounts, debate over the credibility of official data has resurfaced. Such scrutiny is...

January 7, 2026

Why Trump’s Greenland Remarks Have Triggered a Diplomatic Crisis with Denmark

The sharp rebuttal by Denmark and Greenland to US President Donald Trump’s latest remarks on “needing” Greenland for American defence has revived a long-simmering geopolitical controversy. What might...

January 7, 2026

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