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Policy UpdateSandra MenonIntroductionThe development path taken by India for many decades has been plagued by a structural contradiction; that the forest land required for mining, road-building, power transmission, and industry projects was also land that had been pledged to...
Policy UpdateAyan BordoloiBackgroundNagaland has implemented Disaster Risk Transfer Parametric Insurance Solution (DRTPS), commonly known as DRTPIS, which represents a shift from a mostly public expenditure approach on disaster towards the creation of disaster risk capacity beforehand. The distinction matters....
RAUSHAN RAJBackgroundIndustrial Context of Bihar Before 2016Bihar Industrial Investment Promotion Policy (BIIPP), 2016 emerged from the need to increase the role of industry in Bihar’s economic development. The original policy described Bihar as primarily agrarian while arguing that a...
Atharva SalunkeIndia’s agricultural price policy serves a purpose beyond supporting individual farmers: it helps manage the economic uncertainty inherent in food production. The Union Cabinet’s approval of higher Minimum Support Prices (MSPs) for Rabi crops for the 2026–27 marketing...
Policy UpdateKhushiBackgroundIndia’s consumer market has expanded rapidly with the growth of e-commerce, digital payments, online services and platform-based transactions. As the volume and complexity of consumer transactions increase, effective mechanisms for resolving disputes over defective goods, deficient services, refunds,...
Policy UpdateMahenoor ImamBackgroundKerala’s migrant worker welfare policies emerged from major changes in the state’s labour market. Large numbers of Keralites migrated abroad, particularly to Gulf countries, while education and changing employment preferences reduced the availability of local workers for...
Policy UpdateTanisha HoodaBackground India’s growing investment in infrastructure has increased the need for modern and technologically advanced construction equipment. Machinery used in buildings, metro projects, roads and other large infrastructure works forms an important part of the country’s capital goods...
Policy UpdateSamiksha MuskanBackgroundLaunched in August 2004, the Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalaya (KGBV) scheme was designed in response to measurable gender, rural, and social disparities in upper-primary education. Its target areas were Educationally Backward Blocks (EBBs), defined using 2001 Census...
Policy Update Arya GuptaBackground Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) are a central component of India’s productive economy, contributing significantly to output, manufacturing, exports and employment. They span a diverse range of enterprises across rural, semi-urban and urban areas and...
Women’s Sexual & Reproductive Health: Cohort 3.0 | An Online National Autumn School Program | A Three-Day Immersive Online Certificate Training Course | September 2026 | IMPRI #WebPolicyLearningParticipants’ List & DetailsParticipants’ List & DetailsWomen’s Sexual & Reproductive Health: Cohort 3.0Theme: Women’s Sexual...
