Sources & credits
iamaware is a curated publication, not original reporting — it stands on public records, official press releases, and open datasets. These are the sources behind each part of the site.
News & official sources
The Daily Bulletin is compiled each day from the press releases and bulletins of official Indian institutions. Every item also credits its own source inline.
- PIB — Press Information Bureau — India’s nodal agency for official government press releases; also the source for environment coverage.
- RBI — Reserve Bank of India — Central-bank press releases (economy).
- SEBI — Securities and Exchange Board of India — The securities-market regulator.
- ISRO — Indian Space Research Organisation — Space and science.
- MEA — Ministry of External Affairs — Foreign affairs.
- MoD — Ministry of Defence — Defence and security.
- DST — Department of Science & Technology — Science and technology.
- MHA — Ministry of Home Affairs — Home affairs.
- NewsOnAIR — Prasar Bharati / All India Radio — The public broadcaster’s news service.
- The Gazette of India — Official notifications and legislation.
Explained — long-form feeds
Topic ideas for the Explained section are drawn from leading Indian editorial feeds, then independently researched and written.
- The Indian Express — Explained — Editorial explainer feed.
- The Hindu — Opinion — Editorial and opinion feed.
Market data
The daily market strip is assembled after market close, once per day. Figures are point-in-time.
- Yahoo Finance — The BSE Sensex and NSE Nifty 50 indices.
- IBJA — India Bullion & Jewellers Association — 999-purity gold and silver rates.
- Alpha Vantage — The USD/INR exchange rate and Brent crude oil, plus a fallback for commodities.
AI & language model
The language model behind the bulletin’s summaries and the Explained drafts.
- Google Gemini — Using gemini-2.5-pro (with gemini-2.5-flash as fallback) to summarise official releases into the bulletin and to research and draft Explained articles. Factual claims are tied to the cited source material.
Maps & geographic data
The interactive map combines open datasets with hand-compiled lists, clipped to India and simplified for the web.
- DataMeet — maps — India state and union-territory boundaries and the national outline.
- Natural Earth — Rivers, lakes, and populated places (cities). Public domain.
- UNESCO World Heritage Centre — World Heritage Sites in India.
- Hand-curated by iamaware — High Courts and the Supreme Court, nuclear power plants, biosphere reserves, tiger reserves, Ramsar wetland sites, and national parks — compiled from public records.