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Atomic Energy Bill 2025

16-Dec-2025

Recently, the Government of India has approved the Atomic Energy Bill, 2025, which has now been renamed the ‘Harnessing and Advancement of Nuclear Energy for Transforming India (SHANTI) Bill’. It is also being referred to as the SHANTI Bill.

Kandhamal’s Illicit Cannabis Hub

16-Dec-2025

The Kandhamal district of Odisha has emerged as a major hotspot for illicit cannabis cultivation, with record seizures reported in 2025, bringing national attention to the growing nexus between rural distress, geography, and the illegal narcotics economy.

Project Suncatcher: Data Centres in Orbit

16-Dec-2025

Google has announced Project Suncatcher, a long-term research initiative aimed at deploying solar-powered data centres in outer space, beginning with experimental satellite launches by 2027, as revealed by CEO Sundar Pichai. 

India & TB Report 2025

16-Dec-2025

India’s Biosecurity Challenge

16-Dec-2025

India’s biosecurity preparedness has come under renewed focus following expert assessments warning of rising biological threats driven by rapid advances in biotechnology, increasing capabilities of non-state actors, and structural gaps in India’s existing response systems.

Mangroves as Natural Salt Shields

16-Dec-2025

A recent study published in Current Biology has uncovered the cellular and evolutionary mechanisms that enable mangroves to survive extreme salinity. The findings have important implications for developing salt-tolerant crops in the context of climate change, sea-level rise, and increasing soil salinisation.

A New Base of Savings in India as Domestic Capital

15-Dec-2025

A profound structural shift is taking place in India's capital markets. Domestic savings are now replacing foreign institutional investors (FIIs), reducing Indian markets' dependence on volatile global capital.

Mexico's Tariff Expansion: Pressure on India's Auto Exports

15-Dec-2025

Recently, the Mexican Senate approved tariffs of up to 50% on imports from Asian countries, including India, with which Mexico does not have a free trade agreement (FTA).

India Adds Two New Ramsar Wetlands

15-Dec-2025

India has added Siliserh Lake (Rajasthan) and Kopra Jalashay (Chhattisgarh) to the list of Ramsar Sites — wetlands recognised as being of global ecological importance under the Ramsar Convention.

Agentic AI: India's Endeavor in Autonomous Intelligence

13-Dec-2025

Microsoft Chairman and CEO Satya Nadella recently stated that the deployment of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and the applications of Agentic AI are accelerating rapidly in India.