June 22, 2026

Kautilya

Economy Infrastructure

PM Surya Ghar Pushes India’s Rooftop Solar Mission Towards 75 Lakh Homes by December 2026

The announcement came during the event “Two years of PM Suryaghar Muft Bijli Yojana: Scaling the solar home to 1 crore rooftops,” where the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy reviewed the progress of one of India’s most ambitious residential clean-energy programmes. The scheme was launched on 13 February 2024 with an outlay of ₹75,021 crore and has now become the world’s largest domestic rooftop solar programme.

By Kautilya / June 6, 2026
Economy

Indian Companies Are Entering a New Era as Global Brand Owners in the United States

For decades, India’s global identity was built around software talent, back-office services, Bollywood, pharmaceuticals, textiles and a large skilled workforce. That image is now expanding. Indian companies are beginning to enter international markets as owners of consumer-facing platforms, hospitality chains, digital businesses, food brands, manufacturing companies and service networks. The United States is becoming one of the most important stages for this transformation because success there gives a company global credibility, scale and visibility.

By Kautilya / June 6, 2026
Research

Kodaikanal Solar Observatory’s 100-Year Data Reveals New Clues to the Sun’s 11-Year Activity Cycle

The Sun’s outer layers behave like a vast ocean of moving plasma. Energy produced deep inside the Sun travels outward through convection, creating visible surface patterns. Smaller cells appear as granulation, while much larger structures form what scientists call supergranulation. These supergranular network cells are enormous by earthly standards, measuring around 30,000 km across, with cooler lane-like regions of nearly 6,000 km. Each network cell survives for roughly 24 hours, constantly reshaping the solar surface.

By Kautilya / June 6, 2026
Vidya

ESIC Opens MBBS, BDS and B.Sc. Nursing Admissions for Children of Insured Workers

For 2026–27, a total of 783 seats have been provisionally earmarked across 22 medical, dental and nursing institutions in the country. This includes 695 MBBS seats, 28 BDS seats and 60 B.Sc. Nursing seats. These seats are available in ESIC Medical Colleges and selected State Government Medical Colleges where places have been reserved for eligible wards of insured persons.

By Kautilya / June 6, 2026
Economy Governance Intervention

India’s Seventh Regional Meteorological Centre in Jammu: A New Weather Shield for the Himalayas

The Jammu centre represents more than an administrative expansion of the India Meteorological Department. It is a strategic weather hub for one of India’s most sensitive and geographically demanding zones. The Himalayan belt faces cloudbursts, flash floods, avalanches, heavy snowfall, thunderstorms, landslides and sudden temperature changes. These events affect pilgrims, farmers, transport networks, hydropower projects, security forces, tourists and disaster-response agencies. A dedicated regional centre in Jammu gives the area a closer, sharper and more specialised forecasting system.

By Kautilya / June 6, 2026
Economy Infrastructure

India Overtakes the US in Solar Capacity Additions, Becomes the World’s Second-Largest Solar Growth Market

The numbers show the scale of the shift. India has crossed 155 GW of installed solar capacity, strengthening its progress towards the national goal of achieving 50 percent of installed power capacity from non-fossil fuel sources. This also supports India’s Nationally Determined Contributions under the global climate framework, where the country has committed to a cleaner and more sustainable power mix.

By Kautilya / June 5, 2026
Defense

India’s First Model Border Village in Ladakh: Chumur Becomes a New Frontier of Development

The new project aims to transform Chumur from a vulnerable frontier hamlet into a self-reliant, climate-resilient and economically active border village. The initiative is being developed under the Vibrant Village Programme, which focuses on improving habitations located along India’s northern borders. Chumur has been chosen as the first model settlement in Ladakh, setting the stage for a wider plan to develop more border villages in the region.

By Kautilya / June 5, 2026