India's nuclear ambition for 2047: Is 100 GW too high a goal?

India’s nuclear power ambition: Is 100 GW too high a goal?

The 2032 deadline will be the test of project execution. The 2047 ambition will be the test of a nation attempting an unprecedented industrial transformation.

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India's refinery power

India: The world’s petrol pump

The best ability of Indian refineries is that they can switch between Gulf crude, Russian Urals, and Venezuelan heavy oil. They were built with deep conversion capacity, with units that crack the heavy, sulphur-laden bottom of the barrel into clean diesel and petrol.

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IPS on deputations leading CAPF cadres: New law stokes old conflicts

A decisive constitutional confrontation is unfolding in the Supreme Court over the Central Armed Police Forces (General Administration) Act, 2026. As native paramilitary cadre officers challenge the statutory lock-in of IPS deputation quotas, the battle exposes a deep institutional friction between executive security policies and judicial directives.

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India's refinery power

India: The world’s petrol pump

The best ability of Indian refineries is that they can switch between Gulf crude, Russian Urals, and Venezuelan heavy oil. They were built with deep conversion capacity, with units that crack the heavy, sulphur-laden bottom of the barrel into clean diesel and petrol.

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Why India keeps saying no to a common BRICS currency

At the 18th BRICS Summit, India drew a definitive line between geopolitical posturing and macroeconomic reality. Discover why New Delhi is explicitly rejecting a centralised BRICS currency and SWIFT rival in favour of pragmatic, interoperable national payment systems.

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IPS on deputations leading CAPF cadres: New law stokes old conflicts

A decisive constitutional confrontation is unfolding in the Supreme Court over the Central Armed Police Forces (General Administration) Act, 2026. As native paramilitary cadre officers challenge the statutory lock-in of IPS deputation quotas, the battle exposes a deep institutional friction between executive security policies and judicial directives.

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India’s reckoning with deep sea mining and research

At ONGC’s August 2026 AGM, Chairman A.K. Singh said the company will invest about ₹1 lakh crore in cash over five years to drill 87 deepwater wells by March 2031, roughly ₹20,000 crore a year. They’ll start slow with just four wells in FY26, but plan to crank it up to 27 in the final year. Singh didn’t mince words about why they’re in such a mad dash, either: India’s crude output has been sliding downhill for eleven straight years.

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