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Policy UpdateAliya HajiniBackgroundMenstruation is a natural biological process, but for many girls in India it arrives with “confusion, fear, anxiety and embarrassment” (Ministry of Health and Family Welfare , n.d.). A lot of that comes from silence. Periods have...
Policy UpdateShiva KarthikBackgroundIndia’s maritime sector plays a vital role in the country’s international trade, with the majority of its cargo and energy supplies transported through sea routes. As maritime trade expands, ensuring uninterrupted shipping operations has become increasingly important...
Policy UpdateGowri KodaliIntroductionThe spice sector is an important part of India’s agricultural trade and food processing as well as rural employment. While the domestic market for spices is large, growing exports requires improvement in quality and compliance with food...
Policy UpdateSaachi SaxenaBackgroundFinancial inclusion is often measured by the number of bank accounts opened or people enrolled in government schemes. However, access to financial services matters most when people can use them to manage financial risks, meet unexpected expenses...
Policy UpdateMannat Abbot1. BackgroundThe constitutional framework for decentralised rural governance was strengthened by the 73rd Constitutional Amendment Act, 1992, which introduced Part IX of the Constitution and provided constitutional recognition to Panchayati Raj Institutions. Gram Sabhas, regular elections, reservations...
Strengthening India’s Disaster Response CapacityPolicy UpdateTanishaIndia’s modern HADR architecture traces back to the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, when the three Services improvised a joint response involving over 20,000 personnel with no standing framework to coordinate it. The gaps that...
Policy UpdateRavirala LahariBackgroundBy the late 2010s, states and Union Territories were putting hundreds of services online, but there was no common yardstick to tell which ones actually worked for citizens. Thousands of government-to-citizen (G2C) and government-to-business (G2B) services moved...
Policy UpdateViksha AdhinarayananBackgroundThe rights and dignity of persons with disabilities (PwDs) have increasingly become a focus of India’s welfare policies, especially after the enactment of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016. Among the initiatives designed to provide...
Policy UpdateSudeepti JoshiBackgroundReal Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) allow investors to participate in income-generating real estate without directly purchasing or managing properties. They pool capital and invest in assets such as office buildings and retail properties. Investors hold units in...
Policy UpdateSudeepti JoshiBackgroundInfrastructure Investment Trusts (InvITs) allow investors to participate in infrastructure assets without having to own or manage projects directly. These trusts pool capital and invest in assets such as highways, power transmission networks and renewable energy infrastructure....
