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Policy UpdateNayanshi JainIntroduction The COVID-19 pandemic triggered an unprecedented economic shock, severely straining the fiscal capacity of Indian states. Nationwide lockdowns disrupted economic activity, leading to a sharp decline in tax revenues while simultaneously increasing expenditure on healthcare, social...
Policy UpdateMannat AbbotBackground The constitution of the 8th Central Pay Commission comes at a time when India is trying to balance employee welfare with fiscal prudence in the face of slowing global growth and rising expenditure commitments. The Pay Commission...
Policy UpdateKavin Adithya C.B.BackgroundThe paradigm shift towards sustainable energy sources and electric mobility has significantly increased the significance of several natural resources. Hydrocarbons, in particular oil and natural gas, were at the centre of geopolitical confrontations during the twentieth...
Policy UpdatePrisha SachdevaBackgroundIndia has one of the largest populations of children with neurodevelopmental disorders in South Asia because of its large child population. Population-based studies estimate that approximately 9.2% of children aged 2–<6 years and 13.6% of children aged...
Policy UpdateVishal KumarBackgroundThe Smart City Mission (SCM) was initiated by the Government of India in 2015 as a transformative urban renewal programme to develop 100 cities across the country into inclusive, sustainable, and technologically advanced hubs. The mission’s core...
Policy UpdateArjya Shree PandeBACKGROUNDIndia’s animal birth control ABC rules 2023, notified by the Ministry of Fisheries Animal Husbandry And Dairying on 10th March 2023, (Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying, 2023) represent a comprehensive update to the legal...
Policy UpdateSimona Miriam HughesBackground:The Pro-Active Governance and Timely Implementation (PRAGATI) platform is an Information and Communication Technology (ICT) enabled governance initiative launched by the Government of India under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi in March 2015. PRAGATI...
Policy UpdateSimona Miriam HughesBackground:India has undergone a significant change especially in the defence sector over the past few years mainly due to important indigenous manufacturing schemes like the Atmanirbhar Bharat Abhiyan and the Make In India initiative. The main...
Policy UpdateSimona Miriam HughesBackground:The India-Philippines Brahmos Missile Agreement is known to be one of the major landmark developments in India’s development as a credible Defence exporter and strategic security partner in South-East Asia. The agreement, being signed in 2022...
Policy UpdateSruti HalderBackgroundThe National Financial Information Registry (NFIR) was announced by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in her Union Budget 2023-24 speech as a proposed central repository of financial and ancillary information, intended to facilitate the efficient flow of credit,...
