India, China hold military talks in Arunachal Pradesh

Amid concerns over conflicting territorial claims and military build-up along the Line of Actual Control (LAC), the Indian and Chinese Armies held their first Corps Commander-level meeting in the Eastern Sector on Sunday, marking a significant expansion of the military dialogue mechanism beyond the Ladakh sector.

Steady gaze

The successful launch of the Indian Space Research Organisation's (ISRO) EOS-05 satellite is India's first earth-imaging satellite bound for a geosynchronous orbit, meaning that it is locked-in to the earth's rotation and can be tuned to continuously observe the same location.

Harnessing BRICS 'POWER' to empower the world

The five commitments for strengthening BRICS cooperation and empowering the Global South to build a more peaceful, open, and prosperous world.

Does inflation targeting work in India?

Inflation targeting works through higher interest rates to curb demand and through managing people's expectations of future inflation

The theory assumes that higher output and employment strengthen workers' bargaining power, pushing up wages and prices. However, this assumption does not hold well in India, where most workers have little bargaining power.

No provision in Forest Rights Act to obtain gram sabha consent for projects: Ministry

In deliberations with the Union Ministry of Power over government projects delayed due to the "critical bottleneck" of "100% gram sabha consent under the Forest Rights Act (FRA)" for forest clearance, the Union Ministry of Tribal Affairs has said that the 2006 law has "no provision for obtaining consent of the gram sabha for forest clearance", adding that "such matters" related to gram sabha consent "do not fall under the purview of the Ministry of Tribal Affairs".

Rajnath Singh set for 3-day Sri Lanka visit to boost defence ties

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will undertake an official visit to Sri Lanka from September 8 to 10, marking the first such visit by an Indian Defence Minister to the island nation in 38 years. Mr. Singh will hold consultations with Sri Lanka's top leadership on a range of bilateral, regional and defence-related issues, and also interact with members of the Indian diaspora in Colombo.

Road map ready to make India drug-free by 2029, says Shah

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday said that the government has prepared a road map to make India drug-free by 2029, asserting that a drug-free youth population would lead to the goal of a Viksit Bharat by 2047.

UN-backed map must reflect Indian position on J&K, Ladakh: govt.

India on Sunday said a United Nations-initiated proposed world map must depict the Union Territories of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh in accordance with the country's official map, and any "inaccurate" or "misleading" representation will be unacceptable.

As yoga and Ayurveda become part of India's global health diplomacy, experts press for credible standards

Yoga and Ayurveda have moved beyond their traditional wellness identity and are increasingly becoming part of India's global health and diplomatic strategy, with the Centre seeking to expand their footprint through medical tourism, international education, practitioner mobility and trade agreements.

Bhutan leads Southeast Asia region in eliminating rabies

Bhutan has become the first country in the World Health Organization's Southeast Asia region to eliminate dog-transmitted rabies as a public health problem. The WHO, on Saturday, validated Bhutan's achievement. The mountain kingdom's last rabies death was in June 2023.