Policy Update Manisha KumariBackgroundWomen’s entrepreneurship can contribute to employment generation, household income and local economic development. However, women from economically disadvantaged backgrounds may face difficulties in obtaining institutional credit, preparing business plans, acquiring entrepreneurial skills and accessing markets. Limited...
Policy UpdateAditya ChavanBackgroundExporters compete on price, and part of that price is made up of domestic taxes that no other mechanism returns to them. The Remission of Duties and Taxes on Exported Products (RoDTEP) scheme was designed to close...
Policy Update Ayana NKBackground The Extreme Poverty Eradication Project, also known as the Athidaridrya Nirmarjana Project, was launched by the Government of Kerala in 2021 under the Local Self Government Department (LSGD). Its goal was to find people living in...
Policy UpdateMahenoor ImamBackgroundThe EPFO, established in 1952, is one of the world’s largest social security institutions, committed to social security for the financial future of India’s workforce. EPFO is a managed provident fund, pension and insurance scheme for workers...
Policy UpdateMannat AbbotBackgroundIndia and Brazil have had diplomatic relations since 1948, and their relationship was elevated to a Strategic Partnership in 2006. Since then, cooperation has expanded into areas such as trade, science and technology, energy and digital development....
Anie Susan SIntroductionThe persistent narrative of youth apathy towards politics has become empirically untenable in contemporary India. Contrary to the perception of a depoliticized, digitally distracted generation, evidence suggests a profound transformation in youth political engagement. Young Indians, particularly...
Policy UpdateGowri KodaliIntroductionIndia’s biotechnology sector has expanded significantly over the past decade, with the bioeconomy growing from $10 billion in 2014 to $165.7 billion in 2024, accounting for approximately 4.25% of GDP. And the target? $300 billion by 2030...
Policy Update KhushiBackgroundThe growing use of Ayurveda, Siddha, Unani and Homoeopathy (ASU&H) medicines has increased the need for effective mechanisms to monitor their safety and regulate their promotion. Two major concerns necessitate stronger surveillance: the under-reporting or delayed identification...
Policy UpdateSneha KohliBackgroundWith the transforming age of technology and globally interconnected world, Artificial Intelligence has become an integral part of governance. India is playing a leading role globally in AI research, innovation and responsible policymaking. Thus, AI marks the...
Policy UpdateViksha AdhinarayanamBackgroundAccording to the Bonded Labour System (Abolition) Act, 1976, the official and legal definition of the bonded labour system refers to a form of forced, or partly forced, labour in which a debtor or their family agrees...
