India’s Zinc Battery Innovation and Its Effect on Renewable Storage Costs

By BPN News Desk February 23, 2026

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India has just achieved a major win in battery science. A new zinc-ion battery has shown it can keep 98 percent of its capacity after 500 charges. While that sounds like a dry laboratory statistic, its real-world impact is massive. If this technology moves from the lab to the factory, it will

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From Rare Earths to Reactors: Is India Building the Full AI Industrial Stack?

By BPN News Desk February 23, 2026

I. Introduction: The Industrial Foundations of Artificial Intelligence We have been conditioned to talk about Artificial Intelligence in the abstract. We treat it as a ghost in the machine, a collection of clever algorithms and sleek digital platforms. This is a delusion. At scale, AI is not digital; it is a heavy industrial system built […]

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When Elections Need Paramilitary Protection: What It Says About West Bengals Governance

By BPN News Desk February 23, 2026

The Normalisation of Election Security Preparation When 480 companies of Central Armed Police Forces are deployed before a single date is even announced, it is not a routine logistical exercise. It is a vote of no confidence in the state administration. The Election Commissions early surge into West Bengal is a direct response to a […]

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Indian Schools are Trading Indias Linguistic Heritage for English Fluency

By BPN News Desk February 22, 2026

The Intrusive Mandate The Indian living room has become the latest frontier for educational overreach. In a disturbing trend across urban centers, school administrations have begun issuing mandates that extend far beyond the classroom. Parents are being instructed by teachers to speak exclusively in English with their children at home. The justification offered is the […]

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Kazatomprom-India Uranium Deal and the 100 GW Nuclear Target: Securing Fuel for India 2047 Energy Vision

By BPN News Desk February 22, 2026

For years, India’s target of 100 GW of nuclear power by 2047 was dismissed by critics as a mere PowerPoint fantasy—a distant, bureaucratic aspiration disconnected from reality. But the long-term uranium supply agreement between Kazatomprom and India has shattered skepticism. This is not just another mining contract or a routine trade deal; it is a […]

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US Supreme Court Tariff Ruling: India Locked Into an 18% Mistake?

By BPN News Desk February 21, 2026

The ground beneath global trade did not just shift on February 20, 2026—it gave way entirely. But the real story started weeks earlier, on February 6, when India rushed to sign an interim trade framework while a high-stakes legal battle was still looming over Washington. Now that the US Supreme Court has dismantled President Trump’s […]

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India AI Summit: Disrupted Rahul Gandhi and Congress Bring Shame

By BPN News Desk February 21, 2026

India was standing on the threshold of a new era, hosting one of its most vital technology gatherings, when the unthinkable happened. The India AI Summit was designed to be a grand stage, a place to broadcast our massive ambitions in artificial intelligence, digital infrastructure, and global innovation. It was supposed to be about our […]

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From Freebies to Jobs: Why CJI Surya Kant Is Asking the Right Questions

By BPN News Desk February 20, 2026

For too long, the marble corridors of India’s highest court have felt insulated from the grit of the marketplace. Decisions often arrived wrapped in high-minded constitutional abstraction, leaving the average taxpayer, homebuyer, and job-seeker feeling like a bystander in their own democracy. But a shift is happening. Chief Justice Surya Kant is breaking the ivory […]

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Supreme Court VS Freebies: When Welfare Becomes Election Bribe And What It Means For India’s Fiscal Future

By BPN News Desk February 19, 2026

The Supreme Court’s February 2026 observations have fundamentally shifted the debate on election-time freebies. For years, political parties across states justified unconditional cash transfers and blanket subsidies as welfare. Now, the Chief Justice has drawn a sharp constitutional line between targeted public welfare and what the Court described as appeasement in spirit.

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Why the India AI Summit Succeeded Where the West Failed

By BPN News Desk February 19, 2026

The global conversation on artificial intelligence has long been trapped in a cycle of theoretical anxiety. From the Bletchley Park gatherings to the Seoul summits, Western leaders have focused almost exclusively on safety theater—obsessing over hypothetical doomsday scenarios and alignment risks while treating the technology as a luxury export from a few Silicon Valley