Policy UpdateIshita DebAs a part of the ‘Grading for School’ initiative the Social and Performance Audit Authority (SPAA) was introduced in the 2021-22 budget and set up in August 2022 after the clearance received by the Rajasthan cabinet for...
Harsh V PantTel Aviv doesn’t seem to have any political endgame beyond the destruction of its adversaries. But without a political strategy, battlefield gains won’t amount to much.A year on from Hamas’s October 7 attacks on Israel that killed...
Policy UpdateJay MudaliarBackgroundThe Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana (PMGKAY) was launched by the Government of India in March 2020 Operated by the Department of Food and Public Distribution under Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution. However,...
Policy UpdateShivashish NarayanIndia has recognized education as a cornerstone for socio-economic development leading to the enactment of landmark legislation in 2010 that made free and compulsory education a fundamental right for children aged 6-14. This initiative reflects the country’s...
Policy UpdateSrishtistuti RoyThe Ministry of Environment & Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) serves as the Central Government’s nodal agency for overseeing the implementation of India’s environment and forest policies. This includes programmes related to the conservation of natural resources...
TK ArunStates’ deficit indicators are set to worsen as spending spigots open up in a competitive political environment. To compensate they need to find an additional source of revenue. Agriculture income tax, which comes under the control of states,...
Anil TrigunayatFrom the very beginning of this war, it’s possible escalation and transition into a regional war has worried the international community as Israel and Iranian proxies and part of ‘Axis of Resistance’ i.e. Hamas, Houthis and Hezbollah kept...
Anil Trigunayat and Anil Kumar Pandey Some analysts believe that if tensions persist, the broader economic relationship may be reassessed, though economic pragmatism could compel both sides to keep investment channels openDiplomatic relations between India and Canada took a fresh...
Abhinay LakshmanThe Congress’ social justice platform, centred around the call for equal representation at the caste-level and a nationwide caste census, has been hailed after the Lok Sabha elections this year. But within four months of the general election...
Policy UpdateAnamitra SinhaBackgroundThe global shift towards renewable energy has placed biofuels at the centre of many national energy strategies, and India is no exception. The National Policy on Biofuels, formulated by the Ministry of New & Renewable Energy, seeks...
