As Indian cities increasingly rely on data-driven governance, fragmented and exclusionary measurement systems are distorting how urban resilience, vulnerability, and public need are understood - and who gets counted in the process ...
West Bengal's next industrial leap depends on one foundational choice: reliable, clean, round-the-clock power ...
As PM SHRI enters the final year of its approved implementation cycle, the scheme reveals diverse state pathways: cluster expansion, infrastructure bottlenecks, federal contestation, branding negotiations, and basic-service gaps ...
The blue economy’s future depends on resilient, inclusive and sustainable policies that balance growth with ocean health ...
A decade after the Paris Agreement, the ocean-climate nexus has shifted from the margins to the core of global governance, creating an urgent need for coherent policies that integrate ocean protection, climate action, and biodiversity conservation ...
Equitable ocean governance must balance climate action, economic growth, and community rights through inclusive and coordinated policies ...
India’s use of AI-based facial recognition in welfare delivery improves efficiency but raises concerns about exclusion when systems fail beneficiaries ...
AI benchmarks shape frontier model development and attract billions in investment, but may also embed ideological, cultural, and political preferences into technical standards ...
Qdenga's approval in India is a landmark step forward, but dengue's four-serotype complexity, the lessons of Dengvaxia, and the limits of vaccine-alone strategies make a cautious, integrated public health response not just advisable but essential ...
As extreme heat intensifies across Indian cities, access to cooling, shade, and climate protection is becoming deeply unequal, exposing how urban heat disproportionately burdens low-income communities and informal workers ...
Samir Saran is the President of the Observer Research Foundation (ORF), India’s premier think tank, headquartered in New Delhi with affiliates in North America and the Middle East. His research focuses on issues of global governance, climate and energy policy, ...
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Doctor of History is Dean of the Faculty of World Economy and International Affairs of the National Research UniversityHigher School of Economics (NRUHSE) and Honorary Chairman of the Council on Foreign and Defense Policy Russia.
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