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Policy UpdateManisha KumariBackgroundBihar’s agricultural future may increasingly depend not only on how much it produces, but also on what it produces and how much value farmers can obtain from it. In this context, the emergence of dragon fruit, or...
Policy UpdateNivedya MuraliBackground Bringing women to the forefront in the wider political and economic discourse is very crucial for the development of our country and to reach its vision of Viksit Bharat (Developed India ) by 2047. BRICS Women Ministerial...
Policy UpdateSruti HalderBackgroundIndia’s immigration regime had, until 2025, been governed by four separate statutes spanning more than a century: the Passport (Entry into India) Act, 1920, the Registration of Foreigners Act, 1939, the Foreigners Act, 1946, and the Immigration...
Policy UpdateSneha KohliBackground National Suicide Prevention Strategy (NSPS) was launched by Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) in December 2022. The goal of the programme is to reduce suicide mortality by 10% by 2030. (Press Information Bureau , 2025)....
Vasudha SharmaIndia is often described as one of the youngest countries in the world. According to the Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports, about 65% of India’s population is below the age of 35. This is frequently presented as...
Policy UpdateAyush YadavBackground India’s tourism system has always been characterized – in the language of none less than the Ministry of Tourism’s own task force – as extremely fragmented, where the country’s Central departments, its state tourism bodies, and many...
Policy UpdateKhushiBackgroundIndia’s rapid expansion of digital payments has increased the speed and convenience of financial transactions, but it has also created new avenues for cyber-enabled financial fraud. Since fraudulent funds can be siphoned off quickly, timely reporting and immediate...
Policy UpdateShruti SethiBackground On 9 June 2016, the Government of India launched the Pradhan Mantri Surakshit Matritva Abhiyan (PMSMA), a scheme built on a deceptively simple premise: that if every pregnant woman in the country were examined by a qualified...
Session ReportDolly KaushikIndia stands at a critical juncture in addressing the climate crisis, where the imperatives of development, energy security, climate resilience and social justice increasingly intersect. While the country has undertaken several commitments towards mitigating greenhouse-gas emissions and...
Session ReportMadhesh Raj P RClimate disasters are risks closely linked to climatic conditions and climate change. These include extreme events such as heatwaves, floods, cyclones, and droughts, as well as other climate hazards. Although such events may have natural...
