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Major dams across river systems

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Andaman to Lakshadweep

Internal Security

Following the Money: Money Laundering and Terror Funding

The three stages of laundering, its economic and security damage, India's PMLA architecture, the FATF rulebook, crypto-era challenges and the NMFT 2022 platform.

29 September 2026 · 33 min read

Disaster Management

Resilience from Below: PRIs, Civil Society and the Way Forward

Resilience is built in villages, not capitals. This article examines Panchayati Raj Institutions as first responders, civil society and SHGs, Aapda Mitra volunteers, early-warning technology from SACHET to Damini, and the way forward for a resilient India.

29 September 2026 · 31 min read

Disaster Management

Human-Made Calamities: Stampedes, Fires and Dam Failures

Stampedes, urban fires and dam failures are manufactured by human choices long before they strike. This article examines crowd disasters and the NDMA's 2014 guidelines, India's fire-safety gap, wildfires, and dam safety under the Dam Safety Act of 2021.

29 September 2026 · 28 min read

Polity

Fundamental Duties: Article 51A and the Verma Committee

Fundamental Duties decoded: the Swaran Singh Committee, the 42nd Amendment, all eleven duties in plain words, the Verma Committee, and the enforceability debate.

27 September 2026 · 25 min read

Polity

Directive Principles: the Constitution's conscience

The Directive Principles decoded: their Irish origin, the three families, the thirty-year war with fundamental rights, and the Minerva Mills harmony doctrine.

27 September 2026 · 30 min read

Polity

Fundamental Rights, Directive Principles, Fundamental Duties: the constitutional trinity

Fundamental Rights you can enforce, Directive Principles the state must pursue, and Duties you owe in return, plus the great Parliament-versus-court battles that defined their relationship.

27 September 2026 · 43 min read