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Break down the gender wall

India, Feb. 18 -- The ruling National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government has been heavily invested in the goal to make India a developed economy by 2047. It is Prime Minister Narendra Modi's develop... Read More


Is India forever a generics-only player?

India, Feb. 18 -- When the Indian Patent Office rejected multinational conglomerate (MNC) AbbVie's patent application for its cancer drug Venetoclax in late January, there was customary cheerleading t... Read More


India-EU FTA: Shift in trade winds

India, Feb. 18 -- After nearly two decades of negotiations, on January 27 India and the EU signed a robust free trade agreement (FTA), allowing for closer trade ties. The India-EU Trade Deal, expected... Read More


Crop breeding: Against the clock

India, Feb. 18 -- It is January in Srinagar. Outside, temperatures hover below freezing and fields lie fallow. Inside a research facility at Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Tech... Read More


Sal borer: Waiting to strike

India, Feb. 18 -- A few minutes' walk into the forest near Sontirath village is enough to make one notice the quiet provided by the dense sal (Shorea robusta) tree growth. There is a sudden sense of s... Read More


16th Finance Commission: Of devolution and new disasters

India, Feb. 18 -- The Union government has accepted the tax-sharing recommendations of the 16th Finance Commission, effective from April 1, 2026 to March 31, 2031. Finance Commission is a constitution... Read More


Sand mining and Kenya's building boom: Better rules are needed, but not from the top down

India, Feb. 18 -- Sand mining has expanded rapidly across Kenyan counties amid urban growth and infrastructure projects. The UN has flagged Kenya for unsustainable sand harvesting practices. Most pr... Read More


Meeting national and state EV targets could cut India's transport emissions by 50%: ICCT Global Study

India, Feb. 18 -- Achieving India's existing national and state-level electric vehicle (EV) targets could reduce road transport CO2-equivalent emissions by 50 per cent by mid-century (2050), according... Read More


India and UK launch offshore wind taskforce

India, Feb. 18 -- India and the United Kingdom (UK) on February 18 launched the India-UK Offshore Wind Taskforce, with Union Minister for New and Renewable Energy Pralhad Joshi describing it as a "Tru... Read More


Busy Tirupati pilgrimage route makes Red Sanders smuggling easy in south Andhra Pradesh

India, Feb. 18 -- The proximity of a protected area home to the largest reserve of Red Sanders (Pterocarpus santalinus) to the pilgrim town of Tirupati in Andhra Pradesh makes its smuggling easy, offi... Read More