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Back to SearchWhat difference will the India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor make?
The G20 Summit under India’s presidency last week announced the launch of the India-Middle East-Europe economic corridor. It aims to enhance connecti…
3 years, 1 month ago
US Open 2023: Predictable winners yet full of surprises
After two weeks of high octane tennis, the US Open has produced two new champions in men’s and women’s singles. Novak Djokovic has claimed a record 2…
3 years, 1 month ago
Is India ready for Controlled Human Infection Studies?
How do we understand how an infection affects the human body? And how do we go about the process of finding safe and effective drugs and vaccines for…
3 years, 1 month ago
One Nation, One Election: How feasible is it and what would be its impact?
The Union government has set up a committee headed by President Ramnath Kovind to look at various aspects of implementing the ‘one nation, one electi…
3 years, 1 month ago
Why did Xi Jinping decide to skip the G-20 summit?
President Xi Jinping will not be attending the G-20 summit in Delhi. Instead, Premier Li Qiang with lead the Chinese delegation. This is the first ti…
3 years, 1 month ago
Why has attendance in Bihar government schools dipped post-pandemic?
The pandemic wasn’t kind to school children. Two years of lockdown has meant a huge setback in terms of learning outcomes. While children from privil…
3 years, 1 month ago
Does the Forest Conservation (Amendment) Act, 2023 dilute protections for forests?
The Parliament has passed the Forest Conservation (Amendment) Act, 2023. This law amends the Forest Conservation Act, 1980. While the government clai…
3 years, 1 month ago
Can India's One Health Mission help tackle the rising number of infectious diseases?
Over the past few years, we’ve heard the names of a lot of new diseases – we had the Zika virus, the Nipah virus and even an Ebola scare, while the c…
3 years, 1 month ago
Decoding Praggnanandhaa’s world-beating run to the Chess World Cup final
18-year-old chess prodigy R Praggnanandhaa has finished as runner-up in the FIDE Chess World Cup held at Baku, Azerbaijan. He held world No 1 Magnus …
3 years, 2 months ago
What's behind the rising rates of childhood obesity in India?
India is staring at a strange problem: malnutrition among children has not gone away, but at the same time, there is an increasing burden of childhoo…
3 years, 2 months ago