India’s New Foreigners Act: Key Provisions and Exemptions
With the Immigration and Foreigners Act, 2025, which came into force on September 1, 2025, India has brought about a radical change in its immigration and foreigner laws. This
India Develops Rare Reference Material for Enhanced Anti-Doping Testing in Sports
India has also contributed hugely to the fight against doping world wide through the successful production of a rare and high-purity Reference Material (RM) Methandienone Long-Term Metabolite (LTM). This
GST Council: Constitutional Provisions and Functions
The Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council is the apex body responsible for decision-making on all matters related to the Goods and Services Tax in India. It was established
India’s First Vulture Conservation Portal Launched
India's first vulture conservation portal has been launched by an Assam-based foundation, We Foundation India, in collaboration with Gauhati University’s Department of Zoology. This pioneering initiative aims to create
India needs more women judges in the Supreme Court
The vacancies in the Supreme Court that would have been exploited to enhance gender balance upon the retirement of Justice Sudhanshu Dhulia in August 2025 were not occupied by
Sickle cell: The battle for disability justice
In March 2024, the Indian government released new disability assessment standards under the RPWD Act, 2016, to patients with sickle cell disease (SCD). SCD is a painful progressive blood
PM Modi receives first Made in India Vikram 32-bit Chip
The Vikram 32-bit was the first indigenously developed processor to receive Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Semicon India 2025. Union IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw introduced the chip as a
Census 2027: First Digital Census with Geo-Tagged Buildings
Census 2027 will become a big technological breakthrough because every building will be geo-tagged. In this effort Digital Layout Mapping (DLM) will be used to give each building a
The rise and risks of health insurance in India
Indian health insurance programs such as PMJAY and State Health Insurance Programmes (SHIPs) have expanded very fast in the past ten years but have serious limitations in their approach
NCERT Launches Bal Vatika TV and DIKSHA 2.0 on 65th Foundation Day
The National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) rolled out a number of transformative initiatives on its 65th Foundation Day to be in harmony with the National Education