ISRO and NASA’s Joint NISAR Mission to Begin Operations on November 7
NISAR (NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar), the joint Earth observation mission, is to be announced as operational on November 7. Having been jointly developed by NASA and ISRO, NISAR is
First-Ever Subsea Tunnel in Kerala Set to Cut Travel Costs and Ease Traffic Congestion
Kerala is opening the first underwater tunnel in its history, which is a pioneering project between Fort Kochi and Vypin. The twin-tube tunnel will be approximately 35 metres beneath the
India’s Demographic Dividend as a Time Bomb: A Call for Action
India has also been touted as having a demographic dividend of a young population of over 800 million individuals under the age of 35 making the country one of
Free Bus Schemes Help, But Rural India Pays More to Travel
Although there has been a reduction in the level of poverty in rural India, the issue of inequities with regards to access to the public transport system still exists.
Keeladi Controversy-Conflict of Archaeology, Politics and Tamil Heritage
The Keeladi controversy deepened when an archaeologist K. Amarnath Ramakrishna was transferred and requested to amend his report by the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI). This dispute created political
Uttarakhand: A Persistent Hotspot for Helicopter Accidents
The state of Uttarakhand has remained the hotbed of the helicopter disaster with the recent tragedy having made headlines about the loss of seven lives illustrating the perennial aviation
Empowering Women in Agriculture for Food Security
In 2023, the United Nations General Assembly decided that 2026 would be the International Year of the Woman Farmer to emphasize females’ key part in agriculture and the obstacles
Is India the World’s Fourth Largest Economy?
By 2025, thanks to the IMF forecast, India’s nominal gross domestic product (GDP) is expected to surpass Japan and make India the fourth-largest economy in the world. The milestone