https://cnn-news18.in/explainers/ Deep-dive policy explainers, UPSC-ready current affairs breakdowns, scientific telemetry, and institutional data journalism. en-in Tue, 10 Nov 2026 16:00:00 +0000 https://cnn-news18.in/explainers/explained-rare-earth-permanent-magnet-recycling-india-ev-wind-autonomy/ https://cnn-news18.in/explainers/explained-rare-earth-permanent-magnet-recycling-india-ev-wind-autonomy/ Tue, 10 Nov 2026 16:00:00 +0000 Priya Narayanan Explainers Neodymium and dysprosium magnets power high-torque electric mobility and offshore wind generators, yet concentrated overseas refining makes urban mining of retired motors an urgent strategic priority. https://cnn-news18.in/explainers/datapulse-india-rooftop-solar-acceleration-residential-net-metering-42-lakh-homes/ https://cnn-news18.in/explainers/datapulse-india-rooftop-solar-acceleration-residential-net-metering-42-lakh-homes/ Sun, 08 Nov 2026 14:00:00 +0000 Priya Narayanan Explainers Streamlined direct-to-bank capital subsidies, faster smart-meter commissioning by state utilities, and falling domestic module prices have turned household terraces into India’s fastest-growing distributed power plant. https://cnn-news18.in/explainers/explained-sovereign-credit-rating-upgrades-lower-overseas-borrowing-costs-infrastructure/ https://cnn-news18.in/explainers/explained-sovereign-credit-rating-upgrades-lower-overseas-borrowing-costs-infrastructure/ Fri, 06 Nov 2026 16:20:00 +0000 Priya Narayanan Explainers When global rating agencies lift a country’s sovereign grade, the ripple effect reaches far beyond government bonds—trimming dollar-loan spreads for ports, green-hydrogen developers, and non-bank lenders. https://cnn-news18.in/explainers/datapulse-why-residential-rental-yields-gurugram-whitefield-gachibowli-12-year-high/ https://cnn-news18.in/explainers/datapulse-why-residential-rental-yields-gurugram-whitefield-gachibowli-12-year-high/ Wed, 04 Nov 2026 14:30:00 +0000 Priya Narayanan Explainers Mandatory return-to-office schedules at global capability centres and delayed occupancy certificates on post-2022 housing launches have pushed gross apartment yields past 4.4% across premier tech micro-markets. https://cnn-news18.in/explainers/explained-india-green-hydrogen-electrolyser-pli-solar-surplus-green-ammonia/ https://cnn-news18.in/explainers/explained-india-green-hydrogen-electrolyser-pli-solar-surplus-green-ammonia/ Mon, 02 Nov 2026 17:00:00 +0000 Priya Narayanan Explainers Domestic stack manufacturing incentives, interstate transmission waivers, and coastal ammonia synthesis plants are converging to convert cheap midday desert solar power into export-ready zero-carbon molecules. https://cnn-news18.in/explainers/datapulse-mapping-india-cold-chain-logistics-bottlenecks-orchards-retail/ https://cnn-news18.in/explainers/datapulse-mapping-india-cold-chain-logistics-bottlenecks-orchards-retail/ Sat, 31 Oct 2026 11:05:00 +0000 Priya Narayanan Explainers India holds 39 million tonnes of cold storage capacity on paper, yet a severe shortage of farm-gate pre-cooling packhouses and multi-commodity reefers drives 16% perishable transit loss. https://cnn-news18.in/explainers/explained-dynamic-congestion-pricing-global-megacities-indian-metros/ https://cnn-news18.in/explainers/explained-dynamic-congestion-pricing-global-megacities-indian-metros/ Thu, 29 Oct 2026 15:50:00 +0000 Priya Narayanan Explainers From Singapore’s satellite-tracked Electronic Road Pricing gantries to Stockholm’s stepped bridge cordons, variable rush-hour road tolls reliably curb inner-city gridlock only when dense, high-frequency public transit alternatives arrive on streets first. https://cnn-news18.in/explainers/explained-supreme-court-five-judge-aadhaar-verdict-welfare-pan-telecom-kyc-2018/ https://cnn-news18.in/explainers/explained-supreme-court-five-judge-aadhaar-verdict-welfare-pan-telecom-kyc-2018/ Wed, 26 Sep 2018 16:30:00 +0000 CNN-News18 Legal Explainers Desk Explainers In a 4:1 ruling spanning 1,448 pages, the Constitution Bench cleared Aadhaar for welfare subsidies and Income Tax PAN linkage while barring mandatory biometric seeding for bank accounts, mobile SIMs, and school admissions.