The 2026-27 Union Budget’s allocation of ₹20,000 crore for CCUS is a definitive statement of intent and commitment that positions CCUS as a pillar of India’s industrial decarbonization and energy security strategy.
Govt is preparing new rules that promise revenue protection & invite global bids for projects, decade after investors retreated over concerns over revenue risks & bureaucratic delays.
New Delhi is too scared of Trump to lie about stopping the purchase of Russian oil, but too embarrassed to admit it to Indian citizens, so ministers give evasive answers.
The creation of Viksit armed forces requires a national security vision for 2047, a national security strategy reviewed every five years, and a national defence policy.
ThePrint’s analysis of all budgets from 1999-2026 shows that the capex as total share of defence budget was the highest under UPA I & II. Multifold jump in pension outlays.
Administrative efficiency and targeted schemes can ease frictions, but they cannot offset the competitiveness loss from expensive imported intermediates.
The shipment earlier bound for Gujarat’s Vadinar has changed course amid payment concerns; could still reach India if issues are resolved, according to Kpler.
INS Arihant was first vessel under SSBN project and was quietly commissioned in 2016. The second indigenous SSBN, INS Arighat, was commissioned in August 2024.
It’s easy to understand why the government can’t speak the hard truth. When this war ends, as all wars do, India’s interests will lie with both the winner and the loser.
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