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IMPRI, a startup research think tank, is a platform for pro-active, independent, non-partisan and policy-based research. It contributes to debates and deliberations for action-based solutions to a host of strategic issues. IMPRI is committed to democracy, mobilization and community building.
Mainstreaming ESG In India’s Industrial Policy: Transitioning From Compliance To Strategic...
Kanika AvasthiAbstractAs India pursues its vision of becoming a $5 trillion economy while fulfilling its Net Zero commitment by 2070, integrating Environmental, Social, and...
The Supreme Court Just Caught AI Faking Precedents. The Harder Problem...
Mariya NoorOn 2 July 2026, the Supreme Court of India delivered a judgment unlike any before it. In Pooja Ramesh Singh v. Jammu and...
Troubled Waters: Revisiting The India-Bangladesh Teesta River Agreement (1983, 2011 And...
Policy UpdateNinchen TamangBackgroundThe Teesta is a 414-kilometre transboundary river originating from the Pahunri (Teesta Kangse) glacier in the Sikkim Himalaya. It flows through Sikkim...
PM VISHWAKARMA SCHEME AND CREDIT INFLOWS FOR MICRO-ENTERPRISES (2023) – IMPRI...
Policy UpdateVibha SethiBackground and EvolutionThe structural architecture of India’s informal economy has historically been sustained by traditional artisans and craftspeople who provide foundational services...
Production-Linked Incentive–Advanced Chemistry Cell (PLI-ACC) Engine: A Friend-Shoring Trade Alliance With...
Policy UpdateAnushree KhareIntroduction: An Architectural Approach to Security in a Fragmented WorldGlobalization for several decades has been treated as a sacred cow that espoused...
Industrial Policy And Technological Transformation: Assessing The Rajasthan Semiconductor Policy And...
Policy UpdatePurbaa JagannathBackgroundOn 18 March 2026, the Government of Rajasthan approved the Rajasthan Semiconductor Policy 2026, formally released as a policy document by the...
Bihar’s Fertility Rate And The Governance Gap: What Policy Is Missing
Policy UpdateNeha KumariBackgroundBihar holds a distinction that no state wants. Despite a decline from 3.4 in NFHS-4 (2015-16) to 3.0 in NFHS-5 (2019-21), Bihar...
The Malabar Salinity Frontier: Policy Blind Spots In Non-Kuttanad Estuarine Agriculture
Policy UpdateAyana N KBackground Kerala’s estuarine rice-farming systems are often associated with Kuttanad, the famous below-sea-level rice-growing region of Alappuzha and Kottayam. But in the...
Environment Protection (End-of-Life Vehicles) Rules, 2025: Evaluating India’s Framework For Sustainable...
Policy UpdateSaachi SaxenaBackgroundIndia’s economic rise has been accompanied by an equally dramatic expansion in vehicle ownership. Rising incomes, urbanisation, logistics growth and improved mobility...
National Judicial Data Grid (NJDG): Strengthening Data-Driven Judicial Governance Under E-Courts...
Policy UpdateKhushiBackgroundThe timely delivery of justice is central to the rule of law and effective governance. However, Indian courts have faced persistent challenges of...
