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Policy UpdateRashi KothariBackgroundThe Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) phenomenon in India has emerged as a prominent structural shift in retail credit since 2021, accelerated by the integration of the Unified Payments Interface (UPI) with instant digital underwriting. Unlike cyclical...
Policy Update Madhuritha DBackground The One Stop Centre, launched on April 1, 2015, is introduced by the Ministry of Women and Child Development through Sambal, a sub-scheme under Mission Shakti. According to the recommendations of the 12th Plan’s (2012-2017) Working...
Policy UpdateAkshat JangidBackgroundOn 21 December 2025, the President of India, Smt. Droupadi Murmu gave assent to the Viksit Bharat – Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) Bill, 2025, commonly referred to as VB-G RAM G. The legislation marks...
Policy UpdateGayathry Sanjay BalramBACKGROUNDA child born in Kerala today is not always guaranteed a safe and secure start to life. Contrary to common assumptions, the primary concern is not inadequate healthcare or poor infrastructure, but the neglect and abuse...
AsmatwaliBackgroundIndia’s pursuit of a permanent seat on the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) is nearly as old as the UN itself. Independent India was a founding member of the organisation in 1945, and by the 1990s, as the Cold...
AsmatwaliBackgroundIndia’s climate diplomacy operates under the Paris Agreement’s Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) framework, through which each signatory periodically submits self-declared mitigation and adaptation targets. India’s first NDC (2015) rested on three pillars: an emissions-intensity reduction target, a non-fossil power...
AsmatwaliBackgroundThe Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), comprising Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Qatar, Kuwait, Oman, and Bahrain, is one of India’s largest trading partner blocs. In FY 2024-25, bilateral trade touched USD 178.56 billion (exports of USD 56.87 billion and imports...
Policy updatePurbaa JagannathBackgroundAffordable childcare is increasingly recognised as a prerequisite for women’s economic empowerment and higher female labour force participation. Despite the rapid growth of its economy, India’s female labour force participation rate (FLFPR) has remained one of the...
Policy Update Sruti halderBACKGROUNDThe Green Credit Programme (GCP) represents one of India’s most recent attempts to create market-based incentives for environmental conservation and restoration. Announced in the Union Budget 2023–24 and subsequently notified through the Green Credit Rules of...
Policy UpdateAnushree KhareBackgroundWhen you look at India’s merchandise trade data for May 2026, there appears to be some contradictory information. India’s merchandise exports were at their highest level ever recorded; the growth in each segment was widespread and included almost...
