Vishnu Vardhan

Evaluating India’s Carbon Credit Trading Scheme: Decarbonisation Pathway to Net-Zero Targets India’s Carbon Credit Trading Scheme (CCTS) represents a key market-based mechanism to accelerate industrial decarbonisation and help achieve the nation’s net-zero carbon emissions goal by 2070. With high-emission sectors in focus, the scheme aligns climate policy with economic growth, but its effectiveness requires evaluation […]

Strengthening Women in STEM Careers in India: Challenges, Strategies & Government Initiatives Women in STEM careers in India face a stark mismatch between academic achievement and workforce participation. While 43% of STEM graduates are women, only 27% are employed in the STEM sector. Addressing this gap is vital for achieving gender equality in STEM and

Introduction: Gender inequality refers to the unequal treatment or perceptions of individuals based on their gender, manifesting in disparities across health, education, economic opportunity, and political representation. Despite India’s status as the world’s fifth-largest economy, a digital powerhouse, and home to the world’s largest youth population, it continues to underperform significantly on global gender equality

India’s Gender Equality Deficit: Key Findings from the Global Gender Gap Report 2025 India’s Gender Equality Deficit continues to threaten national growth and social cohesion, as revealed by the Global Gender Gap Report 2025. Despite being a rising digital and economic powerhouse with the world’s largest youth population, India ranks 131st out of 148 countries.

Safeguarding Constitutionalism: How the U.S. and India Reshape Democratic Resilience Safeguarding constitutionalism is not merely a legal requirement but a civic obligation in every democratic society. The comparative experiences of the United States and India demonstrate the fragility and strength of democratic resilience when confronted with internal crises and executive overreach. Context On July 4,

BRICS and Global Governance: Challenging the Western-Dominated Financial Order BRICS global governance efforts are gaining momentum in response to a shifting geopolitical landscape and growing dissatisfaction with the Western financial order. The alliance has evolved into a dynamic bloc redefining multilateral frameworks and global economic structures. Introduction The BRICS grouping—comprising Brazil, Russia, India, China, and

Custodial Brutality in Tamil Nadu: The Urgent Call for Criminal Justice Reform Custodial brutality in Tamil Nadu has become a serious human rights concern, demanding immediate attention and criminal justice reform. From the brutal autopsy revelations of Ajith Kumar to the tragic deaths of Vignesh, Raja, and others, a disturbing pattern has emerged, reflecting deep

Bihar’s Special Intensive Revision: Citizenship Verification in Electoral Roll Raises Exclusion Concerns Bihar Special Intensive Revision, initiated by India’s Election Commission (ECI), is drawing intense scrutiny for demanding difficult-to-obtain citizenship documentation from 4.74 crore voters. Occurring just months ahead of the state elections, this exercise—framed as an electoral roll clean-up—risks excluding millions, particularly Muslims, migrant