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Policy UpdateAshi VermaBackground The Ganga supports more than 400 million people. It gives them water to drink, land to farm, and a reason to pray. But it also carries the waste of cities, factories, and towns along its 2500 km...
Policy UpdateSairaj PatilBackgroundThe Government of India approved the Skill Acquisition and Knowledge Awareness for Livelihood Promotion (SANKALP) scheme through the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) in October 2017 and launched it on 19 January 2018. Implemented by the...
Policy UpdateKarnavi ShendeBACKGROUNDOrunodoi is Assam’s flagship women-centred social-protection programme. Launched on 2 October 2020, it provides regular financial assistance to economically vulnerable households, with the transfer made in the name of a woman. The scheme emerged from a practical...
Policy UpdateNinchen TamangBackgroundThe Ganga water dispute between India and Bangladesh is rooted in the river’s transboundary character and the competing dry-season water needs of both countries. The dispute intensified after India commissioned the Farakka Barrage in May 1975 to...
Policy UpdateArjya Shree PandeBackground The department of Non Resident Keralites Affairs (NORKA) was established by the Government of Kerala on 6th December 1996 as India’s first dedicated state level institution to address the grievances, safeguard the rights and promote the...
Megha BhattA few months ago, while working in one of the tribal districts of Madhya Pradesh, I saw a waterconservation structure. The structure looked promising, but there was one problem: it had notretained water throughout the year. The reason...
Manorama BakshiArjun KumarGoa’s Health Assurance QuestionIndia’s journey towards universal health coverage has been marked by a gradual shift from fragmented, state-specific insurance arrangements to broader, more inclusive public assurance systems. As the country expands its ambition under national health...
Policy UpdateApurva JhaBackgroundIndia’s demographic advantage is founded on the fact that it has one of the youngest and largest working-age populations in the world. However, a major portion of this population, especially women, do not participate in the workforce....
Policy UpdateVishal KumarBackgroundThe higher education system in Jammu and Kashmir has historically struggled under the weight of a rigid, examination-oriented structure that prioritized theoretical memorisation over practical skill acquisition and critical thinking. For decades, the region’s academic landscape was...
Policy UpdateVishal KumarBackgroundThe higher education system in Jammu and Kashmir has historically struggled under the weight of a rigid, examination-oriented structure that prioritized theoretical memorisation over practical skill acquisition and critical thinking. For decades, the region’s academic landscape was...
