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Policy UpdateDebjani ChatterjeeBackgroundWest Bengal introduced the Karma Sathi Prakalpa in September 2020 to address the problem of youth unemployment and limited access to finance for starting small businesses. Although the state had existing self employment schemes, many young people...
Policy Update Debjani ChatterjeeBackgroundThalassemia is a major public health concern in India, which accounts for approximately 25% of the global β thalassemia burden (Sharma et al., 2023). Controlling this burden requires awareness programmes, prenatal screening, genetic counselling and accessible...
Policy Update Anamika P KBACKGROUNDIndia–Japan relations have progressively diversified across several areas, including trade, investment, strategic engagement, science and technology, education, and people-to-people exchanges. The India–Japan Vision Statement, adopted on 29 October 2018, underscored the potential to leverage India’s...
Policy UpdateKaustav MajumdarBackgroundThe pervasive backlog within India’s judicial machinery has long hindered the prompt delivery of justice, most acutely in cases involving sexual violence and crimes against children. Following nationwide public outrage and landmark legislative reforms enacted in the...
Policy UpdateArjya Shree PandeBackgroundThe Surrogacy (Regulation) Act, 2021 (Act No. 47 of 2021) was enacted by the Parliament of India to regulate the practice and process of surrogacy. It received the assent of the President on 25 December...
Policy UpdateNinchen TamangBackgroundIndia’s 2022 amendment to the Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) Act strengthened the legal framework for preventing the financing of activities involving weapons of mass destruction and their delivery systems. It introduced an express prohibition on such...
Policy UpdateSiddhant KoulBackgroundIndia’s merchandise exports reached a record US451 billion FY23,up from US 315 billion in FY14, an average annual growth of 5.2 percent over the period (ODOP-DEH Study 2023). The recent trend is weaker. When the Reserve Bank...
Policy UpdateKarnavi ShendeBackgroundThe Bihar Rural Livelihoods Project (BRLP), locally branded as JEEViKA, was conceived in October 2006 by the Department of Rural Development, Government of Bihar, with World Bank backing (BRLPS, 2026). Initially launched as a pilot across six...
Suparna DasWest Bengal has a pride about the education that is at the rank 32 of 36 nationality with 93715 schools and 1.7 cr students as of the UDISE+ West Bengal District Performance Index data. It has a long...
Policy Update Aliya HajiniBackgroundBharat-VISTAAR (Virtually Integrated System to Access Agricultural Resources) is a multilingual, AI-powered Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI) platform for agriculture, announced in the Union Budget 2026-27 with an allocation of ₹150 crore (Press Information Bureau , 2026c)....
