Tag: India

  • The Supreme Court Just Took Over Period Shame

    In a landmark move, the Supreme Court of India ruled menstrual health a Fundamental Right under Article 21. States must provide free pads toilets and awareness in schools. The verdict challenges stigma but experts say broader sex education reform is still needed.

  • India–Pakistan Rivalry Overshadows the Scoreboard

    The India–Pakistan cricket clash in Dubai spiralled into political uproar, with boycotts, protests, and even handshakes weaponised as nationalist statements. Once a tool of soft diplomacy, cricket now exposes the collapse of engagement. As political leaders exploit tensions, even symbolic gestures risk inflaming mistrust between two nuclear-armed rivals.

  • Nepal’s Gen Z Topples Prime Minister Oli

    Nepal’s Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli resigned after a brutal crackdown on Gen Z protests left 19 dead and 400 injured. Triggered by a social media ban but fuelled by anger over corruption and misrule, youth-led demonstrations quickly escalated, torching politicians’ homes and forcing ministers to flee by helicopter.

  • India’s Defence Gets a Drone Upgrade

    India’s drone industry is booming, with 600+ firms now building quadcopters, loitering munitions, swarms, and stealth systems. Backed by government funding and PLI incentives, domestic companies like Adani, IdeaForge, and NewSpace are reshaping defence capabilities, cutting foreign dependence, and preparing the military for swarm warfare and manned-unmanned teaming operations.

  • India’s Thorium Future, Solved?

    The US has granted Clean Core Thorium Energy an export licence to supply thorium-based nuclear fuel to India, marking a milestone in bilateral nuclear cooperation. India, rich in thorium but poor in uranium, could use this fuel in its existing heavy-water reactors, cutting waste and boosting energy security.

  • Robots Can’t Yet Bury Manual Scavenging

    Despite sewer robots like the Bandicoot, manual scavenging still kills hundreds in India. Outlawed since 1993, the practice endures due to poor infrastructure and caste-linked exploitation. Technology helps, but activists say systemic reform—not just gadgets—is needed to truly end this undignified, dangerous work.

  • India Sends Many Messages at the SCO

    At the SCO summit in Tianjin, Modi met Xi and hugged Putin, signalling India’s intent to deepen ties with Russia and cautiously normalise relations with China despite U.S. tariff pressure. The summit’s new decade-long strategy and security initiatives reinforced India’s multialignment strategy amid shifting global power dynamics.

  • This Group Is Changing Women’s Futures

    Gunja Das, a housewife from Bihar, transformed her life by joining a Self-Help Group that trained women as veterinary entrepreneurs. Once unknown in her community, she now treats thousands of farm animals and inspires other rural women to break social barriers.

  • Tariffs to Oil: Trump Aide Slams India

    China’s Humanoid Robot Games showcased 500 robots sprinting, boxing, and dancing, but revealed key paradoxes: spectacle over substance. Most lacked autonomy, relying on remote control. While China excels in building robotic bodies, it lags in cognition and perception. True progress lies not in speed but in safe, adaptive, everyday applications.

  • India’s Mega Dam Plan Meets Fierce Resistance

    India plans its largest dam in Arunachal Pradesh to counter China’s massive Medog project, sparking protests from locals who call the Siang river sacred. The $13.2 billion Upper Siang project could displace thousands and devastate biodiversity, as experts warn of seismic risks and geopolitical rivalry driving Himalayan water wars.