The SWIFT Payment System: Amid the weaponisation of the U.S. dollar and Western financial sanctions, member nations of BRICS and the Global South are accelerating efforts to bypass the Belgium-based SWIFT messaging network. The Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication (SWIFT) is a standardized, secure messaging network that financial institutions use to transmit instructions and […]
Day: September 28, 2026
The Anti-Goonda Bill, 2026
The Anti-Goonda Bill, 2026: President has returned the West Bengal Public Safety and Control of Anti-Social Activities Bill, 2026 for reconsideration over its potential overlap with Central preventive-detention legislation. The Anti-Goonda Bill, 2026: A preventive-detention Bill passed by the West Bengal Legislative Assembly on June 29, 2026, to address habitual offenders and activities threatening public […]
Analogue Paneer
Analogue Paneer: The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) proposed a draft amendment to the Food Safety and Standards (Prohibition and Restrictions on Sales) Regulations, 2011, to prohibit the manufacture, marketing, and sale of non-dairy analogue products under the name Paneer. Analogue Paneer is a formulated, imitation food product designed to replicate the […]
Operation Drishti
Operation Drishti: Under Operation Drishti, AFMS surgeons performed 220 sight-restoring surgeries at an underground surgical centre in Tangdhar, Kupwara, along the LoC during the 10th Mega Eye Surgical Camp. A flagship humanitarian medical outreach initiative launched by the Indian Armed Forces to deliver free, high-tier super-specialty ophthalmic interventions, diagnostics, and sight-restoring micro-surgeries to underprivileged populations […]
Issues with River-Linking Projects
Issues with River-Linking Projects: At the Southern Zonal Council meeting in Mamallapuram, the Union Home Minister emphasised the need to resolve water disputes in southern India and proposed river interlinking from the Brahmaputra to the Godavari and Cauvery as a long-term water security measure.The issue gains importance amid disputes like Pennaiyar and Mekedatu, highlighting challenges […]
12 Years of Make in India
12 Years of Make in India: The Government of India’s flagship ‘Make in India’ initiative completed exactly 12 years since its launch. While official government data highlights massive production gains in sectors like electronics and defence, economic analysts and recent reports point to a “patchy performance” regarding the broader manufacturing share of the economy, private […]
The Digital Connectivity Rating (DCR) Platform
The Digital Connectivity Rating (DCR) Platform: The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) launched the Digital Connectivity Rating (DCR) Platform and mobile app to assess and rate indoor digital connectivity across properties in India.An integrated web portal and mobile application ecosystem that standardizes, manages, and digitizes the entire assessment workflow—from property registration and physical signal […]
Typhoon Dujuan
Typhoon Dujuan: Typhoon Dujuan battered Tokyo and eastern Japan with torrential rainfall and damaging winds, dumping a record-breaking 832 mm of rain on Izu Oshima island within 48 hours and triggering all-time high rainfall in Tokyo’s Edogawa ward.A powerful tropical cyclone that formed over the Northwestern Pacific Ocean—designated as Japan’s 25th named storm of the […]
Political Funding in India: The RUPP Conundrum
Political Funding in India: The RUPP Conundrum Former Election Commissioner Ashok Lavasa, highlighted unaccounted political funding following a BBC investigation into suspicious RUPP donations. He called for action against shell parties, independent audits and tax-exemption reforms.A Registered Unrecognised Political Party (RUPP) is a political party registered with the Election Commission of India (ECI) under Section […]
