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Policy Update Tanisha HoodaBackgroundThe Consumer Protection (E-Commerce) (Amendment) Rules, 2026 strengthen the existing Consumer Protection (E-Commerce) Rules, 2020 by introducing more specific requirements for transparency and accountability in online marketplaces. Key changes include clearer disclosures of sponsored listings and...
Policy UpdateSaachi SaxenaBackgroundIndia’s net-zero transition is increasingly becoming an economic concern alongside its environmental goals. India needs to expand energy access, support industrialisation, meet rising electricity demand and improve living standards while reducing the emissions intensity of economic activity....
Policy UpdateAyana N KBackground Kerala’s Kerala Fibre Optic Network (K-FON) emerged from a deliberate policy decision to treat internet access as a basic right rather than a market privilege. The state government declared internet access a basic citizen right in...
Policy UpdateGargi BishtBackgroundAround 2.35 lakh workers migrate to Kerala from various parts of the country annually. The total number of migrant workers in the state has crossed over 25 lakh (Starhealth). Despite the state’s comparatively developed public healthcare system,...
Policy UpdateHimanshi SinghBackgroundThe India, Brazil, and South Africa Facility for Poverty and Hunger Alleviation (IBSA Fund) represents one of the most innovative and enduring models of trilateral South–South cooperation in the global international development architecture. Established in 2004 and...
Policy UpdateHimanshi SinghBackgroundThe India, Brazil, and South Africa Facility for Poverty and Hunger Alleviation (IBSA Fund) represents one of the most innovative and enduring models of trilateral South–South cooperation in the global international development architecture. Established in 2004 and...
Policy UpdateSaachi SaxenaBackgroundPublic expenditure is one of the main ways through which the government aims to improve public welfare, expand access to services and support economic development. However, the amount allocated to a scheme does not necessarily translate into...
Policy UpdateGowri KodaliIntroductionThe Government of India has stepped up various initiatives to build India’s position in the global innovation and manufacturing landscape by boosting the country’s skills development system including strengthening of technical education. It is acknowledged that just...
Blog PostSunderam SaxenaAs we move towards realizing the vision of Viksit Bharat 2047, there is an increasing demand for land to accommodate industries for manufacturing, mining rare earth minerals and producing hydroelectric power, etc. At the same time, India,...
Policy UpdateKarnavi ShendeBACKGROUNDThe Andaman and Nicobar Islands Rural Livelihood Mission (ANIRLM), operating under the Directorate of Rural Development, Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRIs), and Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) of the Union Territory Administration, has been implementing rural financial inclusion programmes...
