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FASTag (2016): Digitalising Toll Collection And Transforming Highway Mobility In India
Policy UpdatePrisha SachdevaBackgroundFASTag is India’s flagship electronic toll collection system, introduced in 2016 to enable seamless, contactless payment of user fees at toll plazas...
BharatNet (2011): Connecting Rural India Through Digital Public Infrastructure – IMPRI...
Policy UpdatePrisha SachdevaBackgroundBharatNet is India’s flagship rural broadband infrastructure programme, implemented by the Department of Telecommunications (DoT), Ministry of Communications, through Bharat Broadband Network...
Amma Two Wheeler Scheme, 2018: Promoting Women’s Mobility And Economic Empowerment...
Policy UpdateManisha KumariBackground The Amma Two Wheeler Scheme was introduced to support working women who faced difficulties travelling to their workplaces or conducting livelihood-related activities....
Poshan Tracker (Poshan Abhiyaan 2.0, 2021): Real-Time Data Infrastructure Vs. Nutritional...
Policy UpdateSamiksha MuskanBackgroundMalnutrition remains one of India’s most persistent public health challenges. Despite decades of welfare provisioning through the Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS),...
Karma Sathi Prakalpa (2020): From Youth Loans To Sustainable Self Employment...
Policy UpdateDebjani ChatterjeeBackgroundWest Bengal introduced the Karma Sathi Prakalpa in September 2020 to address the problem of youth unemployment and limited access to finance...
Thalassemia Bal Sewa Yojana (2017) : Assessing Public Support For Children...
Policy Update Debjani ChatterjeeBackgroundThalassemia is a major public health concern in India, which accounts for approximately 25% of the global β thalassemia burden (Sharma...
India–Japan Human Resource Cooperation (2025): Skills, Mobility And Institutional Coordination. –...
Policy Update Anamika P KBACKGROUNDIndia–Japan relations have progressively diversified across several areas, including trade, investment, strategic engagement, science and technology, education, and people-to-people exchanges....
Expediting Justice: Evaluating The Fast Track Special Courts (FTSCs) Framework.
Policy UpdateKaustav MajumdarBackgroundThe pervasive backlog within India’s judicial machinery has long hindered the prompt delivery of justice, most acutely in cases involving sexual violence...
Surrogacy Regulatory Act 2021: Redefining Reproductive Rights In India – IMPRI...
Policy UpdateArjya Shree PandeBackgroundThe Surrogacy (Regulation) Act, 2021 (Act No. 47 of 2021) was enacted by the Parliament of India to regulate the...
The Weapons Of Mass Destruction Amendment Act, 2022: Strengthening Controls On...
Policy UpdateNinchen TamangBackgroundIndia’s 2022 amendment to the Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) Act strengthened the legal framework for preventing the financing of activities involving...
