The purchase of a product has conventionally also meant acquiring a broad set of rights attached to it. Thus, control was incidental to ownership. However, the rise of access-based consumption and servitisation has separated ownership from the practical ability to control a product throughout its useful life. This tension is apparent in the right to repair. Under servitisation, product users lack formal titles and depend on manufacturers for repair. At present, manufacturers

In recent years, the relationship between India and Japan has evolved significantly, transforming this partnership from primarily economic cooperation to one of the most critical strategic defence partnerships in the Indo-Pacific region.

Credits: Shapernet Foreign direct investment refers to long-term capital flows by foreign investors into the recipient country, typically aiming to secure a controlling stake in a local enterprise. Key economic spillovers like technology transfer, job creation, market competitiveness, and current account stability incentivise the destination country to more readily accept long-term overseas investment over other short-term capital inflows. The stakes for developing econo

In early 2026, scientists around the world observed the first warning signs of a potentially very strong El Niño—a Pacific Ocean phenomenon that had the power to disrupt weather patterns and send ripples through economies worldwide.

Credits: National Cadet Corps We generally see the expiry date written on the back of any packaged food, trust it and buy it, but what happens when even these dates can’t be trusted? Recently, between August 24 and 29, 2026. A major food safety raid took place in Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra, by the Food and Drug Administration under Commissioner Tukaram Mundhe. The operation targeted Sadhna Enterprises, where original manufacturing and expiry dates on packaged food products wer

The modern world system has been characterized by relatively unstable happenings that have determined the course of history. Starting with the dissolution of the Soviet Union to the COVID-19 pandemics, unpredictable “Black Swan” events have determined the core order, changed the nature of strategic warfare, and geopolitics. Conversely, the long-simmering issue of hostility toward Taiwan was globally predicted until it reached its boiling point, becoming a "Grey Rhino": a high

A New Islamic Bloc Changing the Global Chessboard?

Credit: Pexels When India's next major industrial cluster enters the market, such as a Delhi Mumbai Industrial Corridor (DMIC) node in a Tier-2 city or a National Investment and Manufacturing Zone (NIMZ) in a mid-sized manufacturing district, it will enter a regulatory environment that has already decided, by design, that it does not quite belong. This is a consequence of the regulations and frameworks designed for cities with enterprise-grade auditing infrastructure, certif

India's tenure filter is locking its most climate-exposed urban households out of the adaptation schemes designed to protect them.

The policy looks well-equipped on paper, yet the latest figures indicate the official C&D recycling rate at a mere 5 %.