Explore why the US launches ‘Pax Silica’ a strategic critical tech & minerals coalition. Discover its implications and future impacts and what is India's position in this regard.

For over a century, benzene has been the foundation block of modern chemistry — a molecule that enabled everything from plastics and pharmaceuticals to fuels and detergents. Yet, it’s also among the most controversial, carcinogenic substances in industrial use today. Despite decades of reform and substitution efforts, benzene and its derivatives remain deeply entrenched in the global value chain. Their persistence tells an uncomfortable truth: industrial dependency rarely dis

California has taken another bold step in advancing climate accountability by releasing fresh guidance for its newly established Climate Related Financial Risk Disclosure Program, authorized under Senate Bill (SB) 261. This program represents regulatory efforts aimed at ensuring that companies operating within the state recognize, assess and publicly disclose the material risks that climate change poses to their business operations, financial stability and long-term resilienc