Policy UpdateViksha AdhinarayananAbstractThe 12th BRICS Labour and Employment Ministers’ Meeting (LEMM) was held in Hyderabad, India, on 15–16 July 2026 under India’s BRICS Chairship. Convened under the theme “Building for Resilience, Innovation, Cooperation and Sustainability,” the meeting focused on...
Policy UpdateArjya Shree PandeBackgroundThe One Stop Centres (OSCs) for overseas NRI women were approved only in November 2024 and started being established from 2025. These centres represent an extension of India’s domestic One Stop Centre scheme (also known as...
Bérenger SANONIn 2011, manufacturing still accounted for just over 16% of India’s GDP (Government of India, 2011). To reverse this trend, the government launched the National Manufacturing Policy (NMP), with two numerical targets for 2022, raising this share to...
Policy UpdateAngela RajeevBackgroundAffirmative Action and Empowerment become synonymous when the conversation of Women’s rights is brought to the fore. The former cannot be looked into in isolation without the latter. Especially in these trying times as the question of...
Policy Update Ravirala LahariBackgroundThe 73rd Constitutional Amendment Act, 1992 gave Panchayati Raj Institutions constitutional status, and the Eleventh Schedule lists 29 subjects for devolution to them. Over 2.5 lakh panchayats and about 24 lakh elected representatives now operate...
Policy Update Ravirala LahariBackgroundThe 73rd Constitutional Amendment Act, 1992 gave Panchayati Raj Institutions constitutional status, and the Eleventh Schedule lists 29 subjects for devolution to them. Over 2.5 lakh panchayats and about 24 lakh elected representatives now operate...
Policy UpdateAyana N KBackgroundAttappady, the only tribal taluk in Kerala, is home to the Irula, Muduga, and Kurumba communities, who constitute approximately 43% of the local population. Located in Palakkad district on the fringes of the Western Ghats, the...
NINCHEN TAMANG“The world was sick, and the ills from which it was suffering were mainly due to the perversion of man, his inability to live at peace with himself.” – Dr. George Brock Chisholm, First Director-General, World Health OrganizationEvery...
Policy UpdateAditya ChavanBackgroundIndia’s electric vehicle and energy storage ambitions depend heavily on imported battery cells. India has historically relied heavily on imported lithium-ion battery cells for EVs, consumer electronics and grid storage, largely sourced from China, leaving India’s clean-energy...
Policy UpdateSneha KohliBackground Haryana is an agriculture state known as the ‘bread basket’ of India. The state has diverse ecology and cropping patterns including paddy production. Paddy is a water-intensive crop and requires a high amount of water for...
