India’s Green Hydrogen Mission shifted gears in 2025 from policy to execution. The Ministry of New & Renewable Energy (MNRE) and SECI delivered a price breakthrough of ₹55.75/kg for green ammonia in the first SIGHT auction, while Deendayal, V.O. Chidambaranar (VOC) and Paradip were formally recognised as Green Hydrogen Hubs to anchor demand, logistics, and…
Gaganyaan in 2025: India’s Gaganyaan programme has moved from concept to final-phase execution in 2025. The government’s latest brief sets a crew mission target of the first quarter of 2027, preceded by an uncrewed orbital mission whose window opens in late 2025, with Vyommitra aboard as a test payload. Along the way, ISRO has ticked…
Online Scams and Fraud Prevention: As digital services spread worldwide, online scams and identity fraud have moved from occasional nuisances to major societal threats. In 2024–2025, losses climbed into the billions, and law enforcement coordinated multinational actions to seize funds and dismantle scam rings. At the same time, scammers now use AI, deepfakes, fake ads,…
India’s Chip Big-Bang: India’s semiconductor story accelerated in 2024–25 from intent to implement. The Union Cabinet cleared three units in February 2024—including Tata–PSMC’s 28nm fab at Dholera and two ATMP/OSAT facilities—and later approved a sixth unit in May 2025: HCL–Foxconn near Jewar. In parallel, Micron’s OSAT campus at Sanand advanced, and CG Power–Renesas launched a…
India at COP30: The UN Climate Change Conference (COP30) opened in Belém, Brazil on November 10, 2025, running through November 21. It is the first COP on the edge of the Amazon, and it arrives in the year when countries are due to table the next round of Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) 3.0. India’s delegation…
India’s Q2 FY26 GDP: Mark your calendars: India’s National Statistical Office (NSO) will publish the Q2 FY26 (July–September 2025) GDP at 4:00 pm IST on Friday, November 28, 2025—as stated in MoSPI’s Q1 press note. That release follows a 7.8% year-on-year surprise in Q1 FY26. Since then, IIP for September printed 4.0% and Eight Core…
India’s DPDP Rules: Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 is the country’s first comprehensive privacy law. To operationalise it, the government released the Draft Digital Personal Data Protection Rules, 2025 for consultation—detailing consent, breach reporting, cross-border transfer controls, consent manager registration, and the Data Protection Board process. The draft rules were published on January 3,…
Delhi-NCR’s November Smog: Delhi and the NCR have entered another smog stretch this November with the Air Quality Index (AQI) frequently in the “very poor” to “severe” bands. Official dashboards and bulletins from CPCB and the Air Quality Early Warning System show sustained stress, while the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) continues to operate…
PM-VBRY 2025: The Government of India has launched the Pradhan Mantri Viksit Bharat Rozgar Yojana (PM-VBRY) to accelerate formal job creation. The scheme has two parts: benefits for first-time employees (up to ₹15,000 in two instalments) and incentives for employers (up to ₹3,000 per month per additional employee for two years, with manufacturing eligible for…
Super Typhoon Fung Wong: The Philippines is facing one of the most powerful storms of the year, Super Typhoon Fung-Wong. The storm made landfall on Friday night, bringing with it violent winds, heavy rainfall, and massive flooding across several regions of the country. According to local reports, more than one million people have been evacuated…