Katyayani SinhaEvery month, millions of Indian workers in the Gulf send part of their wages home to their families. Each transfer is a private choice made by one household. Added together, they form one of the most significant financial...
Policy UpdateAnushree KhareBACKGROUNDThe Transformation of Industrial Carbon PricingIn the words of William D. Nordhaus: “Those who emit emissions do not have to pay to do so. Those who are affected by those emissions do not receive compensation. In...
Vaishnavi NandedkarIntroduction Metro networks are an essential part of urban transport planning but, a metro trip doesn’t merely start or end at the metro station. Commuters are usually required to take other forms of transport such as walking, buses, auto-rickshaws,...
Amrutha Lahari KolluruThe human race, the anthropocene, has deeply integrated itself into every system while moulding itself into a better one. Governance and legal systems, economic and market systems, infrastructural and technological systems, socio-cultural systems, ecological and natural systems...
ManshiIntroduction Unauthorised colonies have grown throughout Delhi for many decades. An unauthorised colony is defined as a settlement that has emerged without the necessary approvals concerning the layout, land use, or building plan (MoHUA, 2019). As per the Government of...
Policy UpdatePurbaa JagannathBackgroundIndia’s power system is adding clean generation faster than it can store it. Installed generation capacity stood at 520.5 GW on 31 January 2026. The Central Electricity Authority (CEA) projects 1,121 GW by 2035-36, with non-fossil sources...
Policy UpdateKaustav MajumdarBackgroundIndia’s digital expansion has brought a darker companion: stalking, sextortion, morphed images, fake profiles and child sexual abuse material. By 2018 it was clear that police stations, forensic facilities and courts had not kept pace. Policing is...
Policy Update Pritha ChowdhuryBackgroundBharatmala Pariyojana is a flagship highway development programme of the Government of India, launched in 2017 under the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH). The programme was introduced in response to several structural gaps in...
Urban Policy & City Planning – Cohort 4.0 | A Six-Week Immersive Online Certificate Training Course | Sept-Oct 2026 | IMPRI #WebPolicyLearningParticipants’ List & DetailsParticipants’ List & DetailsUrban Policy & City Planning- Cohort 4.0A Six-Week Immersive Online Certificate Training CourseSept 5 –...
PRISHA SACHDEVABackgroundThe National Single Window System (NSWS) was launched in September 2021 by the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT), Ministry of Commerce and Industry, as a digital platform to streamline business approvals and facilitate investment...
