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Gender Parity
India's first female SWAT team has won its first case - to exist
The 36 women underwent 15 months of rigorous training in weapons handling, counter-terrorism and Krav Maga before joining the SWAT team.
Arts and Culture
Pollution is killing the Taj Mahal and time is running out to save it
Pollution and management issues have left the Taj Mahal in a worrying state.
Arts and Culture
Pollution is killing the Taj Mahal and time is running out to save it
Pollution and management issues have left the Taj Mahal in a worrying state.
India
As a rising global power, what is India’s vision for the world?
India’s principal endeavor in the coming decades must be to put in place a new framework for its own security, growth and development, and that of developing countries around the world.
Retail, Consumer Goods and Lifestyle
IKEA has opened its first store in India
IKEA's first store is opening in India.
Innovation
How innovation is playing an increasingly central role in India diplomacy
India’s ongoing efforts in promoting bilateral investment and cooperation in the area of innovation has had a strong impact.
India
This Indian start-up has created a wristband to help keep women safe
The Safer Pro by Leaf Wearables allows women to send alerts to emergency contacts - even without phone signal.
India
There's a major demographic shift happening
The global middle class is expanding as developing countries imitate successful institutions and policies from developed nations.
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Karnataka is now India's leading state for renewable energy
Solar energy has become much cheaper than traditional sources of energy.
Education and Skills
These Indian schools are giving lessons in happiness
Delhi’s government has introduced a reformed curriculum that teaches children yoga, meditation and how to take pride in their work.
Education, Gender and Work
This innovative tool put Indian girls through school - and made a profit
The world's first-ever Development Impact Bond provided $270,000 to fund an initiative by the charity, Educate Girls.
India
India's future as a world power depends on 4 key relationships
India is fast acquiring the ability to shape the Indo-Pacific region and, beyond that, the dynamically evolving global order.
India
By 2027, India will have nearly a million millionaires
According to a recent report, there will be 950,000 millionaires in the country in less than ten years.
Role of Religion
The growing role of Buddhism in India’s soft-power strategy
Soft power is an increasingly important part of India’s foreign policy, argues Shanatu Kishwar of the Observer Research Foundation; and Buddhism is a key component.
India
India's water crisis is hitting women hardest. Here's why
On average, a woman in rural India walks between 5 and 20 kilometres a day to fetch water.