The Supreme Court ruled that Tiger Global’s gains from selling its Flipkart stake are taxable in India, applying GAAR and the substance-over-form principle. The verdict denies treaty benefits to sham structures, strengthens India’s anti–tax avoidance stance, and underscores the need to balance tax sovereignty with investor confidence.
Click to View MoreAI is revolutionizing healthcare by moving from passive tracking to proactive protection, using miniaturized wearables and smart breath analysis to continuously monitor over 300 biomarkers. This enables early disease detection and longevity optimization. However, this shift toward "industrialization of the self" requires strong health data security to balance innovation with individual privacy rights.
Click to View MoreThe Himalayan cryosphere, Asia’s Third Pole, is melting rapidly due to global warming, threatening water security, increasing GLOFs, and disrupting food, energy, and stability. Despite initiatives like NMSHE, gaps remain. Strong monitoring, regional cooperation, resilient infrastructure, and deep emission cuts are essential.
Click to View MoreThe Union Government will revive the Small Hydropower scheme in Budget 2026 with ₹2,500 crore, targeting 1.5 GW capacity. Focused on hilly and border regions, it promotes run-of-the-river projects, offering viable, decentralized renewable power with minimal ecological impact.
Click to View MoreIndia’s participation in the 2nd Global Summit on Blue Food Security highlights its commitment to sustainable fisheries, climate-resilient aquaculture, and the Blue Economy, while strengthening global cooperation to enhance nutrition, livelihoods, and marine governance.
Click to View MoreNIRANTAR is a MoEFCC platform that integrates environmental institutions through a whole-of-government approach. Using tools like GIS and four thematic verticals, it aims to overcome silos and align development with conservation, though coordination and implementation challenges remain.
Click to View MoreThe Tex-RAMPS Scheme is a new initiative with a ₹305 crore budget (FY 2025-2031) to boost textile sector through research, innovation, data, and supporting startups, aiming to enhance global competitiveness in sustainability and technology, addressing gaps in the ecosystem for future growth
Click to View MoreThe NDSA has flagged serious safety lapses at Madhya Pradesh’s Bargi Dam, including leakages and weak monitoring. The case highlights risks from ageing dams and climate stress, reinforcing the importance of the Dam Safety Act, 2021, in strengthening national dam governance.
Click to View MoreIndia, the world’s largest groundwater user, faces a deepening crisis due to unchecked extraction, weak regulation, and distorted subsidies. Despite CGWA and Atal Bhujal Yojana, depletion persists. Sustainable solutions need demand-side management, stronger laws, and community-led, decentralised groundwater governance.
Click to View MoreClimate change threatens food security, making Climate-Resilient Agriculture essential. Though initiatives like NICRA and NMSA exist, adoption remains weak due to smallholder constraints, poor bio-input quality, digital gaps, and fragmented policy, demanding an urgent, unified national CRA roadmap.
Click to View MoreThe U.S. move to tariffs on pharmaceuticals, while sparing generics for now, injects uncertainty into India’s pharma industry. This tariff shock highlights overdependence on the U.S. market and Chinese APIs, pushing India to fast-track Atmanirbhar Bharat through PLI schemes and bulk drug parks to secure its future as the world’s pharmacy.
Click to View MoreThe Employees' State Insurance Corporation launched SPREE 2025 to formalise the unorganised workforce by offering one-time amnesty on past dues. It expands ESI coverage and benefits, but success depends on awareness, administrative capacity, and employer compliance, making it a key step toward universal social security.
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