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First Open Call under RDI Fund: What Makes the RDI Fund Different from Previous Schemes?

India has entered a new phase of innovation financing with the launch of the Research, Development and Innovation (RDI) Fund , a ₹1 lakh crore initiative aimed at transforming how indigenous technologies are developed, scaled and commercialised. Unlike earlier government schemes that relied largely on grants and subsidies, the RDI Fund introduces a market-oriented, investment-driven approach to support high-risk, high-impact innovation. The first Open Call under the RDI Fund

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Kaushal

9 hours ago4 min read

45-Day Care Leave for Elderly Parents: Rajya Sabha Demand, Budget 2026–27 Signals, and India’s Deepening Elderly Care Crisis Explained

45-Day Care Leave for Elderly Parents Raised in Rajya Sabha During Zero Hour India’s rapidly ageing population entered the centre of parliamentary debate on Friday, February 6, 2026 , when Sumitra Balmik raised a demand in the Rajya Sabha for mandatory 45-day care leave for elderly parents in both government and private sectors . Raising the issue during Zero Hour , Ms. Balmik framed the demand not as a welfare concession, but as a structural necessity for a country underg

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Aditya

10 hours ago7 min read

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First Open Call under RDI Fund: What Makes the RDI Fund Different from Previous Schemes?

India has entered a new phase of innovation financing with the launch of the Research, Development and Innovation (RDI) Fund , a ₹1 lakh crore initiative aimed at transforming how indigenous technologies are developed, scaled and commercialised. Unlike earlier government schemes that relied largely on grants and subsidies, the RDI Fund introduces a market-oriented, investment-driven approach to support high-risk, high-impact innovation. The first Open Call under the RDI Fund

Kaushal

9 hours ago4 min read

45-Day Care Leave for Elderly Parents: Rajya Sabha Demand, Budget 2026–27 Signals, and India’s Deepening Elderly Care Crisis Explained

45-Day Care Leave for Elderly Parents Raised in Rajya Sabha During Zero Hour India’s rapidly ageing population entered the centre of parliamentary debate on Friday, February 6, 2026 , when Sumitra Balmik raised a demand in the Rajya Sabha for mandatory 45-day care leave for elderly parents in both government and private sectors . Raising the issue during Zero Hour , Ms. Balmik framed the demand not as a welfare concession, but as a structural necessity for a country underg

Aditya

10 hours ago7 min read

16th Finance Commission Recommendations Explained: ₹7.91 Lakh Crore for Local Bodies, New Devolution Formula, and a Compliance-Driven Shift in India’s Fiscal Federalism

What Is the Finance Commission and Why It Matters The Finance Commission (FC) is a constitutional body under Article 280 of the Constitution of India , constituted by the President of India every five years or earlier if required. Its core purpose is to strengthen fiscal federalism by recommending how financial resources are distributed between different layers of government. Core Functions of the Finance Commission Recommend the sharing of net tax proceeds between the Un

Devesh

14 hours ago8 min read

Can a Sitting Chief Minister Appear in Court? Mamata Banerjee’s Supreme Court Case Explained

India’s judicial and political landscape witnessed an unusual and closely watched moment on February 4, 2026 , when Mamata Banerjee , the sitting Chief Minister of West Bengal, appeared in person before the Supreme Court of India in a case challenging the legality of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in the State. The matter was heard by a Bench headed by CJI Surya Kant , marking what legal observers described as one of the rarest instances of a servin

Jigyashu Mishra

15 hours ago5 min read

From Aravallis to Mangroves: The Weakening of India’s Environmental Laws and the Constitutional Cost of Development

From the Aravalli mountain system to the mangrove ecosystems along India’s coasts , the country finds itself at the same moral crossroads that Amitav Ghosh evokes in The Hungry Tide — where nature remembers what law chooses to forget, and where ecological consequences return with relentless force. If environmental justice continues to be diluted in the name of development, the Constitution of India risks becoming a silent witness to ecological destruction . This silence is

Prateek

1 day ago8 min read

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First Open Call under RDI Fund: What Makes the RDI Fund Different from Previous Schemes?

45-Day Care Leave for Elderly Parents: Rajya Sabha Demand, Budget 2026–27 Signals, and India’s Deepening Elderly Care Crisis Explained

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First Open Call under RDI Fund: What Makes the RDI Fund Different from Previous Schemes?

45-Day Care Leave for Elderly Parents: Rajya Sabha Demand, Budget 2026–27 Signals, and India’s Deepening Elderly Care Crisis Explained

16th Finance Commission Recommendations Explained: ₹7.91 Lakh Crore for Local Bodies, New Devolution Formula, and a Compliance-Driven Shift in India’s Fiscal Federalism

Can a Sitting Chief Minister Appear in Court? Mamata Banerjee’s Supreme Court Case Explained

From Aravallis to Mangroves: The Weakening of India’s Environmental Laws and the Constitutional Cost of Development

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