₹37,500 crore coal-gasification push draws seven bids. The trade-off matters
The scheme is designed to turn domestic coal into products such as syngas, urea and synthetic gas while reducing selected import dependencies.
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Environment & Ecology
Exam-relevant current affairs and explainers for Environment & Ecology.
Nepal’s flood rescue exposes the Himalayan risk to hydropower infrastructure
A glacier-driven flood damaged hydropower projects and trapped workers underground, turning climate risk into an infrastructure-resilience test.
Colonial forest policy changed the Himalayas. The ecological legacy remains
Commercial timber extraction did more than remove trees: it recast forest rights, institutions and the relationship between mountain communities and the state.
Vadodara’s ₹35,000-crore package links tribal rail, highways and floating solar
Beyond the completed freight corridor, the package combines rail capacity, tribal connectivity, highways, housing, water and a 110 MW floating-solar project.
Why the Western Zonal Council matters for India’s federal system
The 28th Western Zonal Council meeting offers a useful window into how Centre-State coordination works beyond Parliament and the courts.
NCAP says 108 of 130 cities improved PM10 levels. What does that actually tell us?
The latest clean-air assessment gives aspirants a current data point, but also a reminder that air-quality policy must be judged beyond a single pollutant.
India’s next EV challenge is freight, not just cars
NITI Aayog’s new PACT platform and Zero Emission Truck Marketplace are designed to solve a difficult problem: making clean trucking commercially scalable.
Border villages are being treated as security infrastructure. The logic behind VVP
VVP-I and VVP-II together carry a ₹11,639 crore outlay, linking connectivity and livelihoods with the strategic goal of sustaining populated border communities.
India’s forex reserves climb to a record $729.33 billion
RBI data shows reserves rose for an eighth straight week, supported by strong capital inflows and recent measures to attract foreign currency.
India wants every new government solar and wind project to come with storage
The next phase of India's renewable build-out is not just about adding solar panels and turbines. It is about making clean power available when the sun is down and the wind is weak.
More than 90,000 affected as Himalayan disaster risks trigger fresh evacuations
Rescue work in Nepal was briefly halted after a landslide-dammed lake began overflowing, adding to fears of cascading floods.
India has put its first imaging satellite into geosynchronous orbit
EOS-05 is designed to watch large areas for longer, changing how India can monitor weather, disasters, agriculture and the ground below.
S&P keeps China at A+ and expects growth above 4%
The stable outlook reflects expectations of stronger fiscal support, even as weak domestic demand and property stress remain risks.
India wants 100 GW of nuclear power. That creates a uranium problem
An elevenfold expansion in nuclear capacity will require far more than reactors. India is now widening fuel relationships from Australia to Uzbekistan.
Nepal flood death toll crosses 1,000 as rescue enters a harder phase
More than 1,000 people have died and thousands remain missing after the Himalayan disaster. Rescue teams are still trying to reach remote communities and trapped hydropower workers.
Aditya-L1 spots possible early warning signals before major solar flares
ISRO says short-lived brightenings seen in ultraviolet and X-ray observations may help improve space-weather forecasting.
Perspective: why RBI communication is becoming a market issue
Recent signals on liquidity and rates have not always pointed in the same direction, increasing the burden on investors to infer policy intent.
Perspective: oil chokepoints and AI optimism are pulling markets in opposite directions
Hormuz disruption keeps inflation risk elevated while Nvidia’s outlook continues to support the technology trade.