Soumili PaulThe (non)dialogues regarding the stoppage of USAID by the Trump administration takes us to what Gee Semmalar had written regarding foreign aid. They had expressed their vexation over the foreign funding of clinics and healthcare, which seemed to...
Soorya SubbuPolicy Update IntroductionThe Midday Meal Scheme is a government programme called Pradhan Mantri Poshan Shakti Nirman (PM-POSHAN). The school meal program aims to serve nutritious food to all the children studying at government and government-aided schools. The Midday...
Soorya SubbuPolicy Update IntroductionThe Midday Meal Scheme is a government programme called Pradhan Mantri Poshan Shakti Nirman (PM-POSHAN). The school meal program aims to serve nutritious food to all the children studying at government and government-aided schools. The Midday...
Policy Update Deepankshi AgnihotryIntroductionIndia is rapidly urbanizing. From 2011 till 2025, the urban population has been growing significantly: from about 377 million people (31.16%) counted in 2011, it is predicted there will be about 542.7 billion people, or 31.08%...
Policy UpdateShivchaitanya MahajanThe Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) stands as one of the largest rural infrastructure initiatives in India which was launched on December 25, 2000. The study presents a detailed analysis of the PMGSY’s past, financial patterns,...
Debarati ChoudhuryDalit women face multiple layers of discrimination and barriers when attempting to participate in the criminal justice system. The police and judiciary, which should safeguard vulnerable communities, regularly become structures through which violence against Dalit women is perpetuated....
Debarati ChoudhuryDalit women face multiple layers of discrimination and barriers when attempting to participate in the criminal justice system. The police and judiciary, which should safeguard vulnerable communities, regularly become structures through which violence against Dalit women is perpetuated....
Policy UpdateMeyhar Kaur WaliaDemarcation of citizens from non-citizens and the principles that underpin this distinction have posed major challenges before political communities, particularly so in the modern political landscape. In simple terms, citizenship is the legal status of an...
Policy UpdateKhushboo DandonaAccording to the WHO, over 1.5 billion people still do not have basic sanitation services such as private toilets or latrines. Out of these, 419 million still defecate in the open, for instance, on streets, gutters, or...
Amrita DasTwo women have many diverse topics to chitchat. But it is not possible with men. So, it is very difficult to spend hours over the phone with boyfriends, one of my friends once stated this after our French...
