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Science and Technology (S&T) Digest (1-15 February 2025), Issue 55

In this Issue

I. Defence and Security

  1. DRDO Conducts Flight-Trials of Very Short-Range Air Defence System
  2. Focus on Self-Reliance and Indigenous Production
  3. March 18, 2025 artificial intelligence , Digital infrastructure , Self-reliance , Science & Technology , Nuclear Power , critical minerals , Small Modular Reactors , OpenAI , StartUps , Nvidia , Air Defence System , AI Model , DeepSeek , Aero India 2025 , Agri Tech , Indigenous Production
Science and Technology (S&T) Digest (1-15 December 2024), Issue 51

In this Issue

I. Defence and Security

  1. In-House Innovations to Mitigate Existing Capability Voids
  2. Making India Self-Reliant in IC Chip Manufacturing
  3. January 15, 2025 Science & Technology , Nuclear Power , Quantum Computing , SMRs , semiconductor , supply chain , EVs , Startup , UPI , IN-SPACe , NISAR , MCA Barge , NQM , survey vessel , QKD , Quantum Communication , Aerospace Medicine , BharatiyaAntariksh Station , BSMRs , IC Chip , Self-Reliant , Space Vision 2047
Eurasia: Reflections on 2024 and Outlook for 2025
Dr Pravesh Kumar Gupta, Associate Fellow, VIF Article

The year 2024 is shaping up to be a critical juncture for Russia and Central Asia, characterized by significant geopolitical upheavals, economic volatility, and shifting social dynamics. These changes are not merely adjustments; they are fundamentall....

January 07, 2025 International Relations and Diplomacy , Central Asia , Article , regional cooperation , BRICS , Nuclear Power , Ukraine War , Green energy , Central Asian Migrants
Eurasia News Digest (1-15 November, 2024)

Russia & Central Asia
Kazakhstan, China Strengthen Economic Ties With $2.5 Billion In New Investments
Kazakhstan has signed eight commercial agreements worth $2.5 billion with Chinese companies, significantly enhancing bilater....

November 20, 2024 trade war , Nuclear Power , Russia Ukraine war , Green energy , Eurasia News Digest , COP29 , Green Corridor
Science and Technology (S&T) Digest (16-30 June 2024), Issue 40

In this Issue

I. Defence and Security
  1. Private Defence Companies Revenue to Grow by 20 percent in FY 2024-25
  2. Indian Air Force to Acquire Six Made-in-India Tapas Drones
    3. ....

    July 11, 2024 AI , MSMEs , TSMC , Emerging technologies , Science & Technology , Nuclear Power , Start-up , Space Startups , AI Chip , Huawei Technologies , Aatmnirbharta in Defence , Aerospace Strategy , AI start-up , Boeing Starliner , EV Battery , Javelin , Private Defence Companies , Quantum Security , Swadeshi Science , Tapas Drones
Global Developments and Analysis: Weekly Monitor (17-23 June 2024)

Economic

China's influence on U.N. space agency grows as top funder
China has been making the largest voluntary contribution to a United Nations outer space agency in recent years, underscoring the country's growing ambition i....

July 02, 2024 Israel , South China Sea , Putin , Covid-19 International Daily Scan , Nuclear Power , Hajj , UNOOSA , Shale , China-EU , China data
Climate Change in Central Asia: An Assessment of its Impact and Crisis Management
Dr Pravesh Kumar Gupta, Associate Fellow, VIF Article

Introduction
Climate change is having a significant impact on Central Asia, affecting social, economic, and environmental facets of society. Extreme weather conditions such as the coldest winters, flooding, earthquakes, melting of glacier....

February 28, 2024 International Relations and Diplomacy , Central Asia , Article , Climate Change , sustainable development , Nuclear Power , global warming , climate resilience , Hydrogen Plant , Disaster Reduction
Neighborhood News Digest – 12 December 2023

Afghanistan
US Treasury sanctions former Afghan officials for corruption- The Khama Press
The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control has sanctioned two former Afghan officials, Mir Rahman Rahmani ....

December 12, 2023 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , Pakistan , economy , Maldives , UNSC , Sri Lanka , Kashmir , Bhutan , elections , Corruption , World Bank , refugees , Nuclear Power , Bangladesh Election , TTP , Sheikh Hasina , Climate , China-Myanmar , Opium , Fishermen , Afghan troops , Maldives-Turkey Relations , Nepal soldiers
Global Developments and Analysis: Weekly Monitor (14-20 August)

Economic

Global household wealth nosedives – report
Total net private wealth across the world decreased by 2.4% to $454.4 trillion at the end of last year, according to a joint report by Credit Suisse and UBS published this ....

August 24, 2023 Myanmar , South China Sea , BRICS , China economy , Covid-19 International Daily Scan , Nuclear Power , ECOWAS , US Export Controls , Camp David , Iran-Saudi Arabia , Covid Variant
Science and Technology (S&T) Digest, 01-15 February 2023, Issue 7

In this Issue

I. Defence and Security
  1. Defence Budget for the Financial Year 2023-24
  2. Mission Mode Projects of the DRDO
  3. PM Modi Inaugurates HAL’s Helico....

    February 22, 2023 Make in India , Defence budget , UAVs , 5G , AI , Science & Technology , Nuclear Power , Drone , semiconductor , EVs , Gaganyaan , Aero India , SSLV , TRAI , AK-203 , ASML , Bard , Chatbots , ChatGPT , eCourts , eGovernance , Ernie Bot , Generative AI , Greenfield Airports , HAL , Modular Bridges , Startup
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