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India's 18% Youth Unemployment Rate Is a Political Time Bomb That No One Is Defusing
When nearly one in five young Indians who want work cannot find it, the question is not whether there will be a social reckoning but when and in what form it arrives.
India's Cities Are Growing Too Fast and Too Unplanned. The Crisis Is Already Here.
By 2040, India will have 600 million urban residents. At current trajectory, most will live in cities that cannot provide reliable water, safe commutes, or affordable housing.
A Free Press Is Not a Luxury. India Is Treating It Like One.
With India at rank 159 on the World Press Freedom Index, the space for independent journalism is narrowing through a combination of legal pressure, economic capture, and social media hostility.
India's Federalism Is Being Quietly Centralised. States Must Resist.
Finance Commission transfers, GST council decisions, and Governor controversies all reflect a decade-long tightening of central authority that the constitution's framers explicitly sought to prevent.
Farmer Income Has Not Doubled. The Claim Must be Retired.
A decade of government messaging on agricultural income growth has collided with survey data showing real rural wages stagnant and farm household debt still rising.
Five Crore Pending Cases: India's Judicial Backlog Is a Constitutional Emergency
Justice delayed is justice denied. At current disposal rates, cases filed today will be resolved in 2050. This is not a governance challenge. It is a democratic failure.
The Caste Census Must Trigger Reform, Not Just Redistribution
Updated caste data is necessary but insufficient. What India needs is a time-bound pathway out of reservation politics and towards universal quality public services.
World
All →India and Bangladesh Resume Teesta River Water-Sharing Negotiations
Dhaka's new government has reopened the long-stalled Teesta water treaty with New Delhi, a deal blocked for over a decade by West Bengal's opposition.
India Launches Economic Connectivity Corridor with Sri Lanka
A new framework for energy grids, ferry services, and undersea cable links will bind the two economies more closely than at any point since independence.
India-Maldives Relations on the Mend After Years of Diplomatic Strain
New Maldivian Foreign Minister visits New Delhi as Male seeks to rebalance away from its recent tilt towards China.
Defence
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DRDO Tests Hypersonic Strike Missile with 1,500 km Range Successfully
India joins an exclusive club as the Defence Research and Development Organisation confirms a successful test of a domestically developed hypersonic missile from the Odisha coast.
800 Million Indians Now Have Digital Health ID, PM-ABHIM Goes National
The Ayushman Bharat Health Account has enrolled its 800 millionth citizen, with records covering vaccination, diagnostics, prescriptions, and hospital stays in a unified portable health record.
IIT Madras Demonstrates 50-Qubit Quantum Processor, First in South Asia
Researchers have built a superconducting quantum processor that achieves 99.1% gate fidelity — a milestone that opens doors to quantum advantage for specific computational problems.
Welfare Schemes
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POSHAN Abhiyaan Cuts Childhood Stunting Rate from 35% to 26% in Four Years
A multi-ministry nutrition mission combining fortified food distribution, behaviour change communication, and convergent service delivery has achieved significant outcomes among children under five.
National Mental Health Policy 2026: India Triples Mental Health Budget to ₹18,000 Crore
The updated policy mandates mental health services in all district hospitals and launches a community mental health worker programme drawing from the ASHA network.
India Launches Universal Cancer Screening for Women Under Ayushman Arogya Mandirs
Free cervical and breast cancer screening will be available at 1.7 lakh health and wellness centres, targeting early detection for 200 million women.
Culture
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UNESCO Funds ₹450 Crore Hampi Restoration After Critical Risk Listing
The Vijayanagara Empire's ancient capital has been placed on the UNESCO World Heritage in Danger List due to illegal construction and flood damage — triggering an emergency restoration response.
India Digitises 200,000 Items of Folk Art and Oral Tradition Under IGNCA Mission
The Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts has completed the largest digitisation project in Indian cultural history, preserving Madhubani paintings, Baul songs, and Chhau dance documentation.
Indian Cinema Revenues from Overseas Markets Cross ₹8,000 Crore for First Time
Hindi and South Indian films are building sustainable global audiences as streaming platforms and theatrical releases converge on a model that treats the Indian diaspora and beyond as primary markets.
Elections
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India Retain Thomas Cup Title with Victory over China in Final
Defending champions India defeat China 3-2 in a nail-biting Thomas Cup final, with H.S. Prannoy's singles win proving decisive in the fifth rubber.
India Win Kabaddi World Championship for Seventh Consecutive Time
The Indian national kabaddi team defeated Iran in the final, extending their unbeaten record in the global championship to maintain kabaddi's status as the one sport where India dominates internationally.
PV Sindhu Wins 50th BWF Title at Birmingham Open, Eyes LA Olympics Comeback
India's two-time Olympic medallist claims a landmark victory at age 31, silencing doubts about her continued competitiveness at the highest level of women's badminton.
