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The Supreme Court of India questioned the geographical limitations of firecracker bans in Delhi-NCR. The firecracker ban has emerged as one of India’s most contentious environmental policy debates. The Supreme Court of India has recently questioned why clean air protections should be limited to Delhi-NCR alone.  This judicial intervention comes at a critical juncture as…

India has taken a decisive step toward securing its strategic mineral resources by exempting critical mineral mining projects from mandatory public hearings. On September 8, 2025, the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) issued an Office Memorandum that alters the regulatory landscape for mining projects involving atomic, critical, and strategic minerals. This policy…

The 9/11 terrorist attacks on the United States prompted an unprecedented international response known as the Global War on Terror (GWOT). Twenty-four years have passed since the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks that claimed 2,977 lives. As New York commemorated this anniversary in 2025 against a backdrop of political division, the world continues to assess…

Nepal’s government reversed a social media ban on September 9, 2025, following nationwide protests. Nepal’s government reversed a social media ban on September 9, 2025, following nationwide protests that killed 19 people and injured over 300 others. The decision came within 24 hours of violent clashes between security forces and protesters in Kathmandu and other…

On September 6, 2025, a cable cut in the Red Sea disrupted internet connectivity across multiple countries, including India, Pakistan and the Middle East region. On September 6, 2025, network monitoring company NetBlocks reported failures affecting two undersea cables systems: the South East Asia–Middle East–Western Europe 4 (SMW4) operated by Tata Communications, and the India-Middle…