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Science and Technology (S&T) Digest (1-15 November 2024), Issue 49

In this Issue I. Defence and Security DRDO Completes Flight Tests of Guided Pinaka Weapon System Maiden Flight-Test of Long-Range Land Attack Cruise Missile Conducted Creating ‘Adaptive Defence’ in India to Deal with Emerging Challenges Impact of...

November 26 , 2024

Domestic and International Implications of China’s Digital Yuan

Abstract/Summary The concept of Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) seems to have gained traction over the past few years and is well past the stage of conception. With around 86% of the world's central banks engaged in CBDC related work, it is...

April 22 , 2021

Cryptocurrencies: A New Scourge of Terror Financing

...global counter-terrorism community has serious concerns over the use of cryptocurrencies by terrorist groups for terror financing … this essay examines some of the recent cases of the use of virtual currencies for terror financing, and the use of...

August 27 , 2018