Escalating tensions in the Strait of Hormuz, a key global oil chokepoint, have disrupted energy and commodity supply chains, hitting Asia hardest. India faces risks to LPG supply and economic stability, prompting diversification and domestic output, while the IEA considers releasing strategic reserves.
Click to View MoreRecent tensions in the Strait of Hormuz highlight India’s LPG vulnerability. While PMUY expanded access to over 10 crore households, import dependence reached 60–67%. With LPG storage for under 22 days, experts urge strategic reserves, including salt cavern storage in Rajasthan, and a national gas reserve policy.
Click to View MoreResearchers transferred the naked mole rat longevity gene HAS2 to mice, increasing high-molecular-weight hyaluronic acid that reduces cancer risk and inflammaging. The mice showed better healthspan and slightly longer lives. The discovery may enable human anti-aging therapies but raises ethical, safety, and equity concerns.
Click to View MoreAmid rising geopolitical tensions and crude oil prices, India’s economy faces pressure with a record rupee fall. The RBI is injecting liquidity via OMOs to prevent a cash crunch, support government borrowing, and manage risks from a widening current account deficit, inflation, and slower GDP growth.
Click to View MoreIndia invoked the Essential Commodities Act, 1955 to secure LPG supply during a global oil crisis. Despite the 2020 amendment aimed at market liberalization, the Act remains crucial for consumer protection, highlighting the ongoing policy challenge of balancing market freedom with supply regulation.
Click to View MoreLaunched in 2015, Digital India built a strong digital ecosystem through BharatNet connectivity, affordable data, and Digital Public Infrastructure like Aadhaar and UPI. However, rural-urban and gender digital divides, connectivity gaps, and low digital literacy require targeted policies for inclusive digital growth.
Click to View MoreIndia is advancing AI in healthcare through the SAHI framework and BODH platform, ensuring ethical, patient-centric adoption that supports medical professionals. Built on Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission, success depends on addressing algorithmic bias, data privacy under the DPDP Act 2023, and AI transparency challenges.
Click to View MoreProject HANUMAN in Andhra Pradesh addresses rising human–wildlife conflict through a proactive strategy combining AI-based monitoring, mobile alerts, rapid response teams, community ‘Vajra’ groups, and improved compensation. It also uses trained Kumki elephants and rescue infrastructure, promoting technology-driven, community-based coexistence between people and wildlife.
Click to View MoreThe TRAI report shows Indian telecom base crossing 1.3 billion phone and 1 billion internet users, yet the rural-urban digital divide persists. Despite improved AGR and ARPU, challenges remain in rural connectivity, 5G rollout, and digital literacy. BharatNet and GatiShakti Sanchar aim to enable meaningful connectivity.
Click to View MoreIndia’s industrial growth slowed to 4.8% in January 2026, a three-month low, as manufacturing, mining, and electricity weakened. NSO data shows rural demand stress and softer capital goods output. Despite infrastructure spending, global pressures, tight monetary policy, and structural bottlenecks call for reviving consumption and private investment.
Click to View MoreIndian agriculture, employing 45% of workers, faces rising climate risks and ranks ninth on the Climate Risk Index. With only 24% of required adaptation finance secured, mostly public, private investment remains low. Building resilience needs blended finance, PPPs, clear green taxonomy, and stronger global collaboration like GCF.
Click to View MoreThe State Innovation Mission launched in Tripura is a decentralized innovation at the district level, extending the Atal Innovation Mission. It promotes grassroots ideas, MSMEs, and startups, advancing cooperative federalism and improving India’s Global Innovation Index standing despite funding and skill challenges.
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