The VIF under the S&T series organised a talk on “Compound Semiconductors Emerging Trends” by Ms. Suma Varughese, Distinguished Scientist & Director General, Micro Electronic Devices, Computational Systems & Cyber Systems (MED & CoS...
Economic
U.S. state laws take aim at pension investment in China
U.S. states are forcing public pension funds to divest from Chinese-owned companies, citing national security risks amid rising tensions between the world's two largest economies....
I. India in the UN
India pushes for equitable status for Global South
India to support the 3rd UN Conference on Landlocked Developing Countries
II. Plurilateral Developments
Russia assumes BRICS Presidency
BIMSTEC gets an Indian SG
Cabinet...
In this Issue
I. Defence and Security
LCA Tejas Test-Fires Indigenous ASTRA BVR Air-To-Air Missile
Vindhyagiri, the Sixth Stealth Frigate of Project 17A Launched
Second Missile Cum Ammunition (MCA) Barge, Yard 76 (LSAM 8) Launched
Defence Secretary...
In this Issue
I. Defence and Security
Capital Procurement of Defence Equipment for Armed Forces
Technology Development Fund Scheme
Achieving Self-Reliance in Defence Sector
Induction of Electric Vehicles in Army
II. STI in Space Sector
Aditya-...
Abstract
These are exciting times. The world is in a scramble, trying to secure the ‘CHIP’ for itself. CHIP- that tiny wafer which controls all – from satellites to aircrafts, from weapons to telecommunications, from computers to entrainment to...
Economic
G20 Meeting Sets The Stage For Heated COP28
The outcome of the recent G20 meeting held in India has left some participants disappointed, while others had anticipated a fiery discussion on hydrocarbons and energy policies. Amid growing...
On 29 November 2022, the US Department of Defence released the 2022 annual report on “Military and Security Developments Involving the People’s Republic of China” in which “China’s drive to dominate emerging technologies” figure prominently. Though...
The increased frequency and severity of droughts across the globe is becoming a matter of huge concern. In 2018, the global media was flooded with the news of the capital city of Cape Town of South Africa running out of water as the city experienced...