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Understanding the Nuances of Climate Change in the Indian Subcontinent Cohort 3.0 | An Online International Monsoon School Program | A Six-Weeks Immersive Online Introductory Certificate Training Course | July-August 2026 | IMPRI #WebPolicyLearningParticipants’ List & DetailsParticipants’ List & DetailsUnderstanding the Nuances of...
Policy UpdateNeha KumariBackgroundIndia’s coastline is one of the most consequential stretches of land in the country. The country’s coastline was officially reassessed from 7,516.6 kilometres to 11,098.81 kilometres in 2025, following updated measurements using modern GIS software and high-resolution...
Policy UpdateAmrutha Lahari KolluruIntroductionIt’s been ten years since the Paris Agreement and the Presidency at COP30 in Belem launched the Global Mutirao as a part of its Belem political package that came along with matters on global stocktake, adaptation...
Policy UpdateVibha SethiBackground and EvolutionThe structural paradigm of India’s space economy has historically been governed by a centralized, public-sector-driven architecture under the exclusive aegis of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO). For decades, private participation was restricted to being...
Policy UpdateSairaj PatilBackgroundThe National Skills Qualifications Framework (NSQF) was launched by the Government of India in December 2013 to address a basic problem: the country had no common way to compare a diploma, an ITI certificate, and skills picked...
Faizan Zahoor KhanIntroductionIn the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir there was a three-tier system of local government provided for by the Jammu and Kashmir Panchayati Raj Act of 1989. The system consisted of three levels: the Halqa Panchayat...
Policy UpdateRashi KothariBackground & Structural ContextThe rapid digitization of retail payments in India—driven by UPI, 24/7 NEFT, RTGS, and mobile banking—has fundamentally reshaped consumer financial behavior (RBI, 2023; FSB, 2023). While this digital infrastructure has lowered transaction costs and...
Policy UpdateAyan BordoloiBackgroundThe divide between the rural and urban areas has long been the divide in India. According to the National Sample Survey Office data, only about 24 per cent of rural households have internet access, as against about...
Rinreichon H ShimrayIn the 18th Lok Sabha Elections, the overall female voters’ turnout was 65.78 percent, just .02 percent short of the overall male voters’ turnout, which amounted to 65.80 percent, marking the active participation of women in undertaking...
Pranjal PandeyIntroduction:Heatwave has no universal definition. In general, Heatwave refers to a prolonged period of excessively hot weather coupled with high humidity. Different countries have different definitions of heatwaves which is usually based on their population’s tolerance and average...
