Policy Update Shruti ChandraBackground Agriculture and allied activities remain central to India’s livelihoods, accounting for 46.1% of the workforce while contributing nearly one-fifth of national income (Economic Survey 2025-26). This high employment dependence, alongside persistent constraints such as fragmented holdings,...
Policy UpdateAditi Natasha BhuinyanBackgroundModern production and consumption systems have historically followed a predominantly linear economic model, in which raw materials are extracted, converted into products, consumed and then discarded as waste. This “use-and-throw-away” pattern increases pressure on natural resources...
Consent is often taught as a simple question: did someone say yes, or did they say no? That message is important, but relationships can be more complicated than a single moment of agreement.For couples who have been together for...
Policy UpdatePragya RaghavBackgroundIndia and Germany have cooperated on energy for decades through platforms such as the Indo-German Energy Forum and the Indo-German Renewable Energy Partnership. This cooperation gained greater political importance in 2022 with the launch of the Green...
Policy UpdateTanishaBackgroundThe Indian Army’s indigenisation drive runs through the Army Design Bureau and the Directorate of Indigenisation, set up in 2016 as the Army’s own interface with domestic industry, DRDO and academia. Each year, the Army identifies the equipment,...
Policy UpdateRavirala LahariBackgroundOn 6 August 2026, the Union Cabinet approved GOBARdhan, the National Circular Bioenergy Scheme, with an outlay of ₹23,731 crore for FY 2026-27 to FY 2035-36 (PIB, 2026). Under the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas (MoPNG)...
Policy UpdateDolly KaushikBackground and Institutional EvolutionThe strategic landscape of trilateral economic cooperation in the Indo-Pacific advanced significantly with the convening of the fourth edition of the Japan-India-Africa Business Forum in Tokyo on February 26, 2025 . Operating as a...
Policy UpdateAmrutha Lahari KolluruBackgroundHome to an aboriginal world of flora, fauna and tribal population, Andaman and Nicobar Islands serve as a Union Territory to the Indian administration. It houses an estimated population of 4,34,192 people across 836 islets/islands/rocky outcrops...
Policy UpdateTanisha HoodaBackgroundThe Pradhan Mantri Viksit Bharat Rozgar Yojana (PM-VBRY) is a Central Sector Scheme of the Government of India aimed at promoting new employment, encouraging formalisation of jobs, and strengthening social security for workers. It provides incentives to...
Policy UpdateRavirala LahariBackgroundIndia’s ports handle nearly 95 percent of the country’s trade by volume and about 65-70 percent by value, positioning the maritime sector as a critical lever for both economic growth and climate action (PIB, 2026, feb26). The...
