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Friday, January 30, 2026
TopicIndian archives

Topic: Indian archives

What are Nehru’s ‘private papers’? Centre wants Sonia Gandhi to return them

The museum administration had written twice to Sonia Gandhi’s office regarding the papers but received no concrete response until 15 December.

One-stop Nehru archive to launch next year—free, online, unbiased, ‘nearly’ comprehensive

The Jawaharlal Nehru Memorial Fund will open its free multimedia digital archive on 14 November 2025. ‘The idea is not to counter negative propaganda, but to put out authentic information.’

Do archives truly own the records they have? Guidebook for archivists can bridge laws, ethics

The folk song Nimbooda belonged to the Manganiar community in Rajasthan but they never got credit for it. The Bollywood producers took away all the profits.

On Camera

India’s tech ambitions need private sector investment in R&D. Budget 2026 holds the key

India’s private sector remains hesitant to invest in R&D. This is understandable, as the domestic market often fails to reward differentiated technologies adequately.

India’s public debt stabilising post pandemic hike as Centre cuts burden, but states lag—Economic Survey

While Centre makes progress lowering debt from pandemic peak and cutting borrowing costs, states face slower adjustment with limited market discipline, survey finds.

‘LCA man’ Ravi Kota, key in operationalisation of IAF’s Tejas fleet, picked as next HAL CMD

Mechanical engineer & alumnus of IIM-A & IAS France, Kota was General Manager in HAL’s Light Combat Aircraft division. He was selected from a pool of eight candidates.

Non-alignment is coming back in a new avatar: Trump-peedit alliance

No nation other than China can negotiate one-on-one with Trump on an equal footing. That’s why the middle powers who so far formed the core of multilateral bodies now feel orphaned.