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Picture applying for a housing benefit without taking a day off work. No queue, no carrying a folder of photocopies to three different offices. Just a phone app, a few taps, and a confirmation text the next morning. That’s...
Policy UpdateAkshay SharmaIntroduction In 2016, the Govt. of India launched Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojana as a part of the Taxation Laws Act 2016 (second amendment). The initial objective of the PM Garib Kalyan Yojana scheme was to ensure tax...
Sonam ChosdonThe two giant powers of Asia, India and China, have a long standing contentious relations. Both countries are attempting to balance the status quo through negotiations and bilateral talks. Given the history of frequent military stand-offs, the undemarcated...
Tarushi PariharIndia is home to the world’s largest youth population, with over 350 million people aged between 15 and 29. India’s “demographic dividend” has often been celebrated as the driving force behind the nation’s rapid economic growth and social...
Policy UpdateMadhu SwarajBackgroundLaunched by the Prime Minister in October 2016, the National SC-ST Hub (NSSH) was established to foster an ecosystem that supports SC/ST entrepreneurs in fulfilling the mandates of the Public Procurement Policy for Micro and Small Enterprises...
Niranjan Krishna KumarFor decades, global policy-making has operated on a “break-fix” model. Technologies were released, industries were deregulated, and governments intervened only when social or environmental crises peaked. While reactive governance and policy-making are required, in the current environment...
Jyoti PooniaNew data and political developments since February reveal the deepening stakes behind the replacement of MGNREGA, cuts to health and environment, and the reduction in LPG subsidies.IntroductionWhen Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented the Union Budget 2026–27, public discourse...
Policy UpdateRajashree Krishna Bharadwaj1. BackgroundDBT/Wellcome Trust India Alliance, known as India Alliance, is a key public charity advancing biomedical research in India through fellowships and capacity building. This policy update for IMPRI details its structure and trajectory as of...
Viren Naik Education is still the foundation of social progress, but traditional methods that rely on memorization, standardized testing, and rigid systems are no longer enough for today’s challenges. Countries with top education systems are trying new approaches that...
TK ArunTrump lied about everything—inflation, jobs, economic growth, tariffs, immigration, and Democrats’ disposition towards the US—in his State of the Union speech.At a campaign speech, Prime Minister Narendra Modi once said that King Purushottam (Porus, the Greeks called him),...
