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Agriculture in India, while foundational to the economy and livelihoods of over half the population, is paradoxically both a victim and a contributor to environmental degradation. On the one hand, Indian farmers face the brunt of erratic monsoons, depleting groundwater, and declining soil fertility driven by climate change. On the other, conventional agricultural
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In 2025, as the U.S.–China tariff war escalated under the second Trump administration, global supply chains began a significant and urgent realignment. Amid this turbulence, India found itself uniquely positioned to absorb trade redirected away from China, especially in electronics, pharmaceuticals, engineering goods, and textiles. Unlike previous trade windfalls where
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India’s long-struggling Kaveri engine project has unexpectedly re-emerged as a potential game-changer, not for the fighter jets it was originally meant to power, but for a new generation of unmanned combat aerial vehicles (UCAVs). In a significant development, the dry variant of the Kaveri engine is undergoing trials in Russia, with roughly 25 hours of […]
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I. Introduction The Sukhoi Su-30MKI has been the spine of the Indian Air Force’s combat fleet for over two decades, dominating the skies with its twin-engine power, long-range capability, and multirole versatility. However, with the emergence of stealth fighters like China’s J-20, modern electronic warfare systems, and longer-range beyond-visual-range (BVR) missiles in the
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In the aftermath of the communal violence that engulfed parts of West Bengal’s Murshidabad district in April 2025, a fact-finding committee appointed by the Calcutta High Court has submitted a damning report revealing shocking failures on the part of law enforcement and implicating political actors in the orchestrated targeting of Hindu communities. The violence, which
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In a recent security revelation, Microsoft disclosed that over 394,000 Windows computers worldwide have been infected by a stealthy piece of malware called Lumma Stealer. This isn’t just another virus that slows down your PC—it’s a silent data thief designed to siphon off your most sensitive information, from saved browser passwords to crypto wallets and […]