Global glacier loss may peak during 2041–55, with up to 4,000 glaciers disappearing yearly. This threatens water security worldwide, especially in the Hindu Kush Himalaya. For India, higher GLOF risks and seasonal rivers loom. Limiting warming to 1.5°C remains crucial to save nearly half of global glaciers.
Click to View MoreIndia’s quick commerce boom, led by Blinkit and Zepto, depends on gig workers facing insecure pay, no social security, and algorithmic pressure. Though the Code on Social Security offers safeguards, delays persist. Rajasthan Platform Based Gig Workers Act shows a way forward, demanding strong laws, algorithmic accountability, and consumer awareness.
Click to View MoreThe rise of AI-driven deepfakes threatens India’s democracy, security, and social trust, flagged by the World Economic Forum as a top risk. India is responding through the Information Technology Rules, content-labelling advisories, and the proposed Digital India Act. A balanced approach needs risk-based laws, tech safeguards, collaboration, and digital literacy.
Click to View MoreThe Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas 2025 review shows progress on energy security and climate
goals through early E20 blending, gas grid expansion, and Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana coverage. Yet
high crude import dependence and falling domestic output underscore the challenge of balancing
security, affordability, and sustainability.
The 2025 review by the Ministry of Ayush highlights mainstreaming of traditional medicine, marked by inclusion in WHO ICD-11, infrastructure growth, and mass outreach. Rapid market expansion and global ties coexist with challenges of scientific validation, regulation, integration with modern medicine, and critical human resource gaps.
Click to View MoreThe National Intelligence Grid, created after 26/11 to break agency silos, integrates data from 21 sources for counter-terrorism. Its linkage with the National Population Register raises privacy concerns. A strong legal framework, independent oversight, and privacy-by-design safeguards are vital to balance security with fundamental rights.
Click to View MoreThe Kimberley Process faces a relevance crisis due to its narrow mandate and paralysis over Russia. As chair in 2026, India can drive reforms by expanding the definition of conflict diamonds, modernising governance, and restoring credibility to ensure an ethical global diamond trade.
Click to View MoreRecent research finds a “carbon anomaly” in the Southern Ocean, where CO2 absorption has strengthened since the 2000s. Antarctic meltwater creates a freshwater lid that traps carbon below. This temporary climate buffer exposes model flaws and risks a sudden reversal into a carbon source.
Click to View MoreIn a rare event, parts of Saudi Arabia saw snowfall after polar air met a moist low-pressure system. Scientists link rising such extremes to Arctic-driven jet stream shifts. The episode exposes climate vulnerability and highlights responses under the Saudi Green Initiative and Vision 2030.
Click to View MoreThe Ministry of Earth Sciences drives India’s development by delivering vital weather, ocean, and seismic services. Under PRITHVI, agencies like IMD improved cyclone forecasts, while the Deep Ocean Mission and MATSYA 6000 advance the Blue Economy. Despite connectivity and cost challenges, MoES converts science into resilience and livelihoods.
Click to View MoreIndia’s environmental crisis, seen in Delhi’s chronic smog, exposes constitutional gaps. Though courts read a healthy environment into Article 21 using principles like Polluter Pays and Public Trust, weak enforcement persists. An explicit constitutional amendment would convert this implied right into a clear, enforceable fundamental guarantee, strengthening accountability and citizen protection.
Click to View MoreIndia’s air pollution crisis echoes China’s 2010s airpocalypse. China cut particulate pollution by 40.8% (2013–23) via political will, clean-tech investment, coal transition, and strict enforcement. India can adapt mission-mode action and regional airshed management to strengthen the National Clean Air Programme within a democratic framework.
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