Editorial Analysis

As hinted by recent policy shifts, India is embracing Corporatization in Science Research, aiming to blend public and private funding, fostering innovation and commercialisation, alongwith accelerating technology transfer, it needs to safeguard curiosity-driven research—the spark that ignites breakthroughs.

The expanding horizons of disinformation, ever-evolving landscape of cyber threats, Artificial Intelligence (AI) and its different manifestations, including Generative AI and Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) create new waves of security threats and concerns over the security specialists the world over.

There is a need to move up the value chain by Indian industries for shifting the Global Value Chains (GVCs) which should be based on mission-led research, academic collaboration and government support.

The Indian decadal Census has been delayed by more than three years now despite several concerns having been raised about the consequences of not having a Census. 

Recent crisis in Bangladesh could jeopardise its relations with India and affect growing trade ties, restricting the movement of people and goods, and stalling a potential free trade agreement (FTA) between the two countries.

Recently,  there has been a sharp rise in militant attacks in Jammu and Kashmir.

There’s an optimistic belief that India’s economic growth is inevitable .

Recently, India hosted the 32nd International Conference of Agricultural Economists (ICAE) in Delhi, with Prime Minister of India as the Chief Guest and Union Agriculture Minister as the Guest of Honour, marking a momentous occasion as it was held in India after a gap of 65 years.

The government has announced its intent to review the Income Tax Act (1961) aiming to fundamentally resolve the contentious sections of the Act be carefully redrafted, tax structure simplified.

The water crisis has affected more than 7,000 villages, 1,100 wards, and 220 talukas thus far in Karnataka.