A pivotal moment on 6 April 2026, when Prototype Fast Breeder Reactor (PFBR) at Kalpakkam achieved criticality, was drowned in the cacophony of threats and counter-threats between the US and Iran in the ongoing Middle East war. With this milestone, India moved a step closer to achieving its goal of energy self-sufficiency, akin to the…
The two-week US-Iran ceasefire reveals much more than it hides. Just imagine a Boxing championship with the world’s heavyweight champion in one corner of the ring and on the other side is a much lesser-known boxer from a local club in a so-called third-world nation. But this lesser-known guy is someone who is reasonably well-trained…
Dr. R K Chadha The time was 14:56 (UTC) on 20 July 1969 when the first human, US astronaut Neil Armstrong, stepped onto the Moon’s surface and uttered the famous phrase, That’s one small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind. He was joined by Edwin E. “Buzz” Aldrin, and both of them…
The escalating US-Israel and Iran war that began on 28 February 2026 is becoming an unpalatable broth as more and more cooks are being sucked into, voluntarily or otherwise, disrupting global peace and economy. This war has dealt a systemic shock that transcended regional borders to impact the entire world through multiple, interconnected channels. While…
The Union government withdrew the recently revised Seismic Zoning Map of India, which provides earthquake design codes for buildings and other infrastructure projects across the country’s seismic zones. This map was prepared based on seismic data accrued from state-of-the-art digital instruments over the last three decades. The 1993 Latur earthquake, which claimed more than 10,000…
While watching the T20 World Cup semifinal cricket match between India and England with friends, on Thursday, it just struck us that while people in Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Bahrain, Oman and Kuwait are stuck indoors fearing for their lives from missile and drone attacks by neighbouring Iran, we in India are discussing,…
A false claim by a Galgotias University professor stirred an unpleasant incident at the historic and very successful India-AI Impact Summit that concluded yesterday on 21 February 2026, in New Delhi. It was a week-long gathering of representatives from over 100 countries, including more than 20 Heads of State and Governments, along with over 500…
For a moment, let us assume democracy as a free-market politics where there is monopoly on every consumer product. What happens, then? The monopoly sets its own prices, determines its own rules and people are trapped with no options. They are left at the mercy of the monopolistic forces for their daily survival. Instead, if…
With a rich cultural heritage, intellectual achievements, and a deep spiritual tradition, India has consistently produced stalwarts in various fields of science and technology. The contributions of ancient India in the field of mathematics, astronomy, medicine, philosophy, religion, and literature have a lasting impact on the world and continue to be studied and revered today….
Dr R K Chadha Discussions these days invariably converge on the free fall of the Indian rupee (INR) that breached 90 marks against 1 USD in 2025. While India’s real GDP grew by a strong 8.2% in the second quarter (Q2) of the fiscal year 2025-26 (July-September 2025), the INR depreciated against the USD from 85+ to…
