Seagrass meadows, vital blue carbon sinks and ecosystem engineers, are declining globally by 7% annually. In India, pollution, destructive fishing, and climate change threaten them. Successful models like Palk Bay need scaling through stronger policy, restoration technology, community stewardship, and climate recognition.
Click to View MoreThe WEF Global Risks Report 2026 warns that India faces a volatile future dominated by Cybersecurity threats and Income Inequality. Nationally, the failure of public services and social protections ranks third, threatening to stall inclusive growth. Globally, Geoeconomic confrontation has emerged as the premier risk, signaling a shift from military to economic warfare.
Click to View MoreThe Prime Minister’s Internship Scheme is underperforming due to chronic under-spending and poor uptake, with acceptance below 34 percent. An unviable ₹5,000 stipend is the key deterrent, reflecting deeper issues like skill mismatches. Revamp needs higher stipends, NEP 2020 alignment, and NAPS-style apprenticeship integration.
Click to View MoreThe 2025 Munich Re report warns that lower disaster losses reflect chance, not reduced risk. Climate extremes are intensifying, protection gaps persist, and frequent smaller disasters dominate. Urgent focus is needed on risk reduction, insurance coverage, resilient infrastructure, and global climate cooperation.
Click to View MoreTo counter the rising threat of “digital arrest” cyber extortion scams, the government has formed a high-level inter-departmental committee involving MHA, MeitY, DoT, and RBI. The task force strengthens coordination, leverages I4C and Sanchar Saathi, tackles mule accounts, and pushes legal and international cooperation.
Click to View MoreThe 'Bhashini Samudaye' initiative, launched by MeitY under the National Language Translation Mission (NLTM), aims to create a vast, community-driven ecosystem for Indian language data. By leveraging AI, crowdsourcing data through 'Bhasha Daan', and providing open-source models, the Bhashini Mission seeks to break the language barrier in India's digital landscape.
Click to View MoreThe Grok AI controversy has sharpened India’s AI regulation debate. It exposes gaps in the IT Act, 2000, over intermediary liability and deepfakes. India is shifting from light-touch oversight to a risk-based, accountable framework under the proposed Digital India Act, balancing innovation with ethics and democratic safeguards.
Click to View MoreDe-dollarisation is accelerating as U.S. sanctions and a shifting global balance push countries to diversify reserves, adopt local-currency trade, and build alternatives to SWIFT. Despite the dollar’s dominance, a multipolar currency system is emerging, offering India a strategic chance to internationalise the rupee.
Click to View MoreIndia’s GDP growth, driven by public capex and services, masks weak private consumption, rising inequality, and agrarian stagnation. Overreliance on state spending is unsustainable. Inclusive growth needs revived household demand, private investment, labor-intensive sectors, and stronger human capital.
Click to View MoreMisuse of X’s Grok to create abusive deepfakes exposes gaps in India’s tech accountability. While users, platforms, and AI design share blame under existing laws, these remain reactive. The episode highlights the urgent need for a proactive duty-of-care framework and swift enactment of the Digital India Act.
Click to View MoreIndia’s rural waste crisis reflects rising consumption, weak infrastructure, and poor data. Evidence from Murud shows top-down fixes fail amid local complexity. Success, as in Korlai, needs strong local leadership and community ownership. Empowering Gram Panchayats, decentralised models, and reforming ineffective EPR financing are essential for sustainable solutions.
Click to View MoreIndia faces a massive urban waste challenge, with 165 million tonnes projected by 2030. Through Swachh Bharat Mission 2.0, it is shifting to a circular economy via source segregation, dumpsite remediation, waste-to-energy, EPR for plastics, and recycling, aiming for garbage-free cities by 2026.
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