This year, India might receive an ‘above normal’ monsoon for the second year in a row, according to the first monsoon forecast for 2025 by the India Meteorological Department (IMD). The country is likely to receive about 105% of the long period average (LPA) rainfall this year with an error margin of ± 5%. The … Read more
Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses at the inauguration ceremony of the new Parliament House, in New Delhi. | Photo Credit: ANI The Joint Action Committee, formed by the southern States, has demanded that delimitation be deferred by another 25 years or delinked from population. Though the Centre remains tight-lipped about the delimitation formula and timeline, … Read more
In 2023 and 2024, over half a million students were denied visas. In February 2025, the first month of the second Donald Trump administration, the number of student visas issued to Indians by the U.S. dropped by 30% compared to the same month the previous year. This decline was notably higher than the overall 4.75% … Read more
A woman at work in a semi-mechanised match manufacturing unit at Kovilpatti in Tuticorin district. | Photo Credit: RAJESH N One of the drivers of Viksit Bharat will be manufacturing. One of the pillars of Viksit Bharat is ‘nari (women)’. However, women are missing from the factory floors. The share of women in India’s formal … Read more
Coupled with stagnant incomes, more urban consumers feel pessimistic about the overall economic situation of the country | Photo Credit: MANSI THAPLIYAL This March, while a significant share of urban consumers remained optimistic about job opportunities, many continued to be pessimistic about income levels. This suggests that although jobs are available in urban areas, income … Read more
People take part in a rally against the Israeli government in Tel Aviv, Israel. | Photo Credit: Reuters When Israel pushed through its contentious Budget last month, Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich said, “This is a war budget and, God willing, it will also be the victory budget.” However, widely cited surveys suggest that most Israelis … Read more
(1) Supreme Court gives verdict on Tamil Nadu Governor withholding assent to Bills The Supreme Court in a two-judge bench verdict approved 10 Bills for which the Tamil Nadu Governor R.N. Ravi had withheld assent and fixed a 90-day maximum time period within which the Governor must take action on Bills sent to him by … Read more
A majority of police personnel believe in using intimidation as a law enforcement tool. Misuse of force by the police has long been a contentious issue in India. It often surfaces in public discourse following high-profile cases of custodial deaths or excessive violence. India lacks a specific law to prevent torture, but there is an … Read more
In the ongoing debate on delimitation, a conflict between a principle of democracy and one of federalism has become apparent. ‘One person, one vote, one value’ is a principle of India’s electoral system. What this should mean in practice, at a minimum, is that all Lok Sabha constituencies should have roughly the same number of … Read more
Survey reveals that four in 10 police personnel believe that reporting of custodial torture should be mandatory In recent years, concerns over police brutality and custodial torture have intensified, fuelling debates about justice, accountability, and human rights. The findings from a recent study on the ‘Status of Policing in India Report’ conducted by Lokniti-Centre for … Read more