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Policy UpdatePragya RaghavBackgroundIndia and Finland established diplomatic relations in 1949. Finland opened its first Asian embassy in New Delhi, while India established its mission in Helsinki in 1968. High-level exchanges remained limited for several decades, with Finnish presidents visiting...
Policy UpdatePurbaa JagannathBackgroundThe estimated biomass generation in India is 750-754 MT per year of which 228-230 MT is surplus after utilizing biomass for conventional purposes like fodder, manure and for industries (Administrative Staff College of India, cited in Ministry...
Policy UpdateAditya ChavanBackgroundIndia’s transport sector sits at the centre of its climate commitments and energy security goals. Road transport accounts for roughly 12 per cent of the country’s energy-related carbon dioxide emissions and an estimated 18 per cent of...
Aditya ChavanBackgroundIndia’s transport sector sits at the centre of its climate commitments and energy security goals. Road transport accounts for roughly 12 per cent of the country’s energy-related carbon dioxide emissions and an estimated 18 per cent of its...
Anjela RajeevBackgroundIndia enacted the Geographical Indications of Goods (Registration and Protection) Act (1999) under Article 22 of the WTO’s Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights. It required member states to protect signs identifying goods as originating from...
Policy UpdateSiddhant KoulBackground and Success of PLI SchemeThe Make India Initiative has propelled electronics manufacturing to grow 7 times and exports to grow 11 times since FY 2014-15. The electronics manufacturing sector has also emerged as a significant source...
Policy UpdatePrisha SachdevaBackgroundSchool education in India has long relied on public investment alone to meet the twin challenges of infrastructure gaps and learning-resource shortages, particularly in government schools. Recognising that community and private-sector participation could supplement rather than replace...
Policy UpdatePurbaa JagannathBackgroundThe journey of smart grid in India is not new and it’s even pre-dating the National Smart Grid Mission (NSGM). The Ministry of Power (MoP) has set up the India Smart Grid Task Force (ISGTF) and the...
Policy UpdateTanisha HoodaBackgroundShipping containers are an essential part of modern trade because they allow goods to move smoothly between ships, trains and trucks without being repeatedly unloaded and repacked. As India’s manufacturing and international trade have expanded, its requirement...
Ayana N KBackground Kerala’s Tribal Resettlement and Development Mission (TRDM) traces its origins to one of the most consequential Adivasi mobilisations in the state’s history. In October 2001, thousands of landless Scheduled Tribe (ST) families, organised under the Adivasi Gothra...
