Context: Nearly 15 years after the December 2012 Delhi gangrape, India has developed significant legal, financial and institutional mechanisms for women’s safety, but implementation and accountability gaps persist.The central challenge is shifting fr...

Context: Food loss and waste (FLW) threaten food security, nutrition, natural-resource efficiency, climate goals and farmer incomes despite India producing enough food for its 1.4 billion population.September 29, the International Day of Awareness of...

Context: India’s installed solar capacity has risen sharply from 2.82 GW in 2014 to 168.04 GW by August 2026, making India the third-largest solar market after China and the U.S.However, most utility-scale solar capacity is concentrated with large co...

Context: On 18 September, the Supreme Court struck down provisions of the Maharashtra Poisons Rules, 1972, concerning the sale, possession and use of methanol.The Court held that the restrictions were arbitrary and disproportionate, violating Article...

Context: Global development is facing multiple pressures from conflict, climate change, food insecurity, persistent poverty and fiscal constraints, exposing limitations of conventional development models.India’s experience with smallholder farmers, w...

Context: Recent student deaths due to incidents such as the Satya Niketan building collapse in Delhi and the Old Rajinder Nagar coaching centre basement flooding tragedy have raised deeper questions about safety, accountability and the vulnerabilitie...

Context: Since 2020, Unconditional Cash Transfers (UCTs) have increasingly become an electoral strategy in India, particularly for attracting women voters. While they provide direct financial support and recognise women’s unpaid care work, their...

Context: The Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act (FCRA) regulates foreign donations to organisations in India, balancing legitimate concerns of national security, transparency and public accountability with the autonomy of civil society institution...

Context: Thailand’s Peaceful Society Promotion Act, an amnesty law aimed at political reconciliation, came into force on August 24, 2026, after being passed by lawmakers in July.The initiative comes amid continuing political polarisation involvi...