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Policy UpdateSandra MenonBackgroundThe eCourts Project phase III has its genesis in the National Policy and Action Plan for Implementation of Information and Communication Technology in the Indian Judiciary, framed in 2005, and has been implemented since 2007 under the...
Policy Update Purbaa JagannathBackgroundAbout 1,55,707 sq km in size with a population of around 4.5 crore, Odisha is also home to a long coastline of nearly 480 km, is highly dependent on agriculture and allied activities (around 29 percent...
Subhadhini PThomas Sea Foods, a fisheries MSME in Kanyakumari, had just signed an export deal with an international buyer when a routine requirement stopped the shipment cold: certification from the Marine Products Export Development Authority (MPEDA). The certificate itself...
Policy UpdateSneha KohliBackgroundHaryana occupies an important position in India’s economic and administrative landscape, combining a predominantly agrarian economy with substantial industrial, manufacturing and services activity, particularly owing to its proximity to the National Capital Region. Haryana’s proximity to the...
Policy UpdateAshi VermaBackground The Dam Safety Act, 2021 provides India’s statutory framework for the safety, inspection, operation, and maintenance of specified dams. Its implementation has become increasingly important as India manages an ageing dam infrastructure and growing climate-related risks. India...
Policy UpdateNeha KumariBackgroundJharkhand was formed on 15 November 2000 after being separated from Bihar. Since its formation, the state has developed a wide range of policies and programes focusing on agriculture, tribal welfare, rural development, education, health, women and...
Policy UpdatePrisha SachdevaBackgroundSikkim, India’s second-smallest state by area (7,096 sq km), is defined by its Himalayan geography, with elevations ranging from 280 metres to 8,586 metres. The state’s population stood at approximately 6.8 lakh in 2021, up from 6.1...
Policy UpdateDivya NatranjanBackgroundArunachal Pradesh, India’s largest north-eastern state by area at roughly 84,000 sq km, is also its least densely populated, with a 2011 Census population of about 1.4 million spread across just 17 people per sq km, far...
Policy UpdateAyan BordoloiBackgroundLakshadweep is the smallest Union Territory (UT) in India with an area of 32 sq km, a most remarkable outlier of all the States and Union Territories of India. The Union Territory has 36 islands, consisting of...
Policy UpdateVibha SethiBackgroundWhen the price of essential kitchen items like onions, potatoes, or dal shoots up suddenly, it acts as an immediate financial shock to millions of households in India. For a lower-middle-class or vulnerable family, a sudden spike...
