India is hosting the AI Impact Summit 2026, one of the leading international forums focused on artificial intelligence. It is also one of the largest global gatherings on AI ever hosted in the Global South, bringing together governments, industry leaders, policymakers, researchers, startups, and civil society to discuss the real-world impact of AI. As artificial… Continue reading Role of AI in Democracy – Explained Pointwise
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7th Schedule of Indian Constitution – Explained Pointwise
Table of Content What is 7th Schedule of Indian Constitution? What is the significance of the 7th schedule of the Indian constitution? What are the issues with the 7th Schedule? What should be the way forward? What is 7th Schedule of Indian Constitution? The 7th Schedule of the Indian Constitution delineates the distribution of powers… Continue reading 7th Schedule of Indian Constitution – Explained Pointwise
Labour Codes- Explained Pointwise
In November 2025, the Government of India implemented all four Labour Codes — the Code on Wages, the Industrial Relations Code, the Code on Social Security and the Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code — with effect from 21 November 2025, replacing and consolidating 29 existing labour laws. This reform aims to modernise labour… Continue reading Labour Codes- Explained Pointwise
Gender Justice – Explained Pointwise
In order to address gender stereotyping, the judiciary has recently emphasized the use of gender-sensitive language in courtrooms to prevent victim-blaming. Under CJI D.Y. Chandrachud, the SC released a Handbook on Combating Gender Stereotypes. It instructed judges to stop using derogatory terms like “keep,” “fallen woman,” or “concubine,” and instead use neutral terms like “woman”… Continue reading Gender Justice – Explained Pointwise
Aviation Sector in India – Opportunities & Challenges – Explained Pointwise
Aviation Sector in India has experienced significant growth in recent years. India has become the third-largest domestic aviation market in the world. According to the International Air Transport Association (IATA), by the year 2030, India is expected to overtake China and the United States as the world’s largest air passenger market. However, the aviation sector… Continue reading Aviation Sector in India – Opportunities & Challenges – Explained Pointwise
India-Seychelles Relations – Explained Pointwise
The President of Seychelles, Patrick Herminie, is on a visit to India – which came within the first 100 days of his swearing-in & coincides with the 50th anniversary of Seychelles independence & 50 years of diplomatic relations between the two countries – indicating the importance of India for the island nation. The leaders of… Continue reading India-Seychelles Relations – Explained Pointwise
India-Malaysia Relations- Significance and Challenges- Explained Pointwise
Recently, PM Modi visited Malaysia as a part of India-Malaysia Bilateral Summit where leaders deepened their Comprehensive Strategic Partnership across economic, strategic and people-to-people fronts. It was noted during the visit that India and Malaysia have close similarities as both are ‘multicultural, multi-ethnic and multi-religious countries‘. 11 key agreements were signed during the visit, providing… Continue reading India-Malaysia Relations- Significance and Challenges- Explained Pointwise
Deep Tech Startups – Significance & Challenges – Explained Pointwise
The Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) has introduced a dedicated “Deep Tech Startup” category with significantly relaxed eligibility to account for long development cycles. DPIIT has released a gazette notification in which it has provided an official definition a ‘deep tech’ startup in India. In this article we delve about deep… Continue reading Deep Tech Startups – Significance & Challenges – Explained Pointwise
DISCOM sector in India – Challenges & solutions – Explained Pointwise
Power distribution companies (DISCOMs) in India have recently shown an improvement in their performance – recording a positive turnaround marked by reduced AT&C losses, a narrowed ACS-ARR gap & improved financial discipline. However, still many utilities continue to rely on tariff subsidies & loss takeover by the state governments – underscoring the scope for further… Continue reading DISCOM sector in India – Challenges & solutions – Explained Pointwise
16th Finance Commission Recommendations – Explained Pointwise
The Finance Commission (FC) is a Constitutional body constituted by the President every five years to make recommendations on centre-state fiscal relations. The Report of the 16th Finance Commission (Chairman: Dr. Arvind Panagariya) was tabled in Parliament on February 1, 2026 for the five-year period between 2026-27 and 2030-31. Table of Content What are some… Continue reading 16th Finance Commission Recommendations – Explained Pointwise
