Enough Solar but Not Enough Storage : How to Tackle India’s Duck Curve Challenge
India’s transition to renewable energy has gained significant momentum since its COP26 commitment to achieve net-zero emissions by 2070.
How Chinese Hackers are Targeting Australia’s Core Infrastructure
Top spy agency of Australia, the Australian Security Intelligence Organization’s (ASIO) director general of security Mike Burgess said
Is the EU’s “Drone Wall” Truly Feasible ?
The European Commission proposed to broaden its “drone wall” initiative, which was first intended to guard the EU’s eastern border, into the “European Drone Defence Initiative” a program that will cover the entire continent. Originally, the concept emerged after an incident in September when over 20 Russian drones entered Polish airspace, exposing Europe’s vulnerability. During […]
EU’s two new strategies to implement its AI Continent Plan
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has recently made a bold statement “I want the Future of AI to be made in Europe” Europe is making its biggest move in the global AI race, introducing two new strategies designed to place Europe at the forefront of both industrial transformation and scientific innovation. To position […]
Geoengineering and Power Politics: Who Decides if the Planet is Dimmed?
When scientists talk about “dimming the planet,” they do not use analogies. Instead, they refer to solar geoengineering, which includes intentionally reflecting a portion of sunlight into space to cool the Earth, and has moved from science fiction to actual policy discussions. Proposals such as pumping aerosols into the stratosphere, brightening marine clouds, and installing […]
Project Delays and Faulty Atomic Clocks: Is NavIC – India’s Own GPS Truly Wartime Ready?
In the modern era, critical technologies are an essential part of everyday life, and controlling these technologies gives a country an edge in leading the world in that particular field. Owning these critical technologies provides a state with a secure and reliable means to achieve its goals. Reliance on any other state over these technologies […]
India’s ‘First Hydrogen Train’ : Driving the National Green Hydrogen Mission Forward
In the first week of September 2025, Indian Railway has reported that India’s First and world’s most powerful hydrogen powered train, developed at the Integral Coach Factory in Chennai, has successfully completed all 3 trial tests and is all set to run between Jind and Sonipat on an 89-km route in Haryana. One might wonder […]
Can Cryptocurrency and Carbon Trading Shake Hands?
The digital revolution is no longer confined to social media, e-commerce, or cloud platforms- it is transforming the systems that govern money, markets, and climate action. In this, the most disruptive innovations are cryptocurrency and carbon credits. At first glance, these two may appear unrelated: one is a decentralized form of digital money, the other […]
Should Nations Hold Bitcoin Like Gold? : Exploring the Case for National Digital Reserves
“We are seeing some pretty rapid growth of uptake of crypto in some emerging markets. In terms of currency substitution, [those] risks are rising.” Gita Gopinath (Chief Economist, IMF) The idea of including cryptocurrencies like bitcoin among a nation’s reserve assets as a complement or alternative to traditional holdings like foreign currencies and gold is […]
Paywall vs People: Shadow Libraries and The Global South’s Fight to End Knowledge Apartheid
The recent decision by the Delhi High Court to restrict access to Sci-Hub, LibGen, and all shadow libraries has reignited a critical debate: Who gets to access knowledge and at what cost? This is not just a courtroom skirmish over copyright. It is about a deeper and more urgent question- who controls knowledge, who gets […]