Policy UpdateGowri KodaliIntroductionIndia faces a critical trilemma in its energy transition: balancing rapid decarbonization targets with soaring industrial power demand, grid reliability constraints, and a heavy economic reliance on conventional fossil fuels. While expanding renewables and reducing emissions are...
Policy UpdateAyana N KBackground Kerala’s first State Action Plan on Climate Change came out in 2014, but by the time a decade had passed, it no longer felt like it matched the reality on the ground. The state had watched...
Policy UpdateSruti HalderAbstractIn May 2026, the Ministry of External Affairs of India (MEA), through the Sushma Swaraj Institute of Foreign Service (SSIFS), hosted the BRICS Young Diplomats Forum (BYDF) in New Delhi. The forum took place between 18–23 May,...
Policy UpdatePragya RaghavAbstractIndia hosted the BRICS Foreign Ministers’ Meeting on 14-15 May 2026 at Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi, marking the first ministerial meeting of its 2026 chairship (MEA, 2026). Chaired by External Affairs Minister Dr S. Jaishankar, the...
Policy UpdatePritha ChowdharyBackgroundMadhya Pradesh, located in central India, has Bhopal as its capital and is the second-largest state in India by area and the fifth-largest by population, with more than 72 million residents. The state has a diversified economy...
Policy UpdateKarnavi ShendeBackgroundWomen’s economic insecurity is shaped by more than the absence of a regular wage. Many women manage food purchases, children’s schooling, health care, care work and household budgeting, often without independent control over income. This is particularly...
Monika VermaIndia has witnessed a gradual increase in women’s Labour Force Participation Rate (LFPR), particularly following the introduction of the Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) in 2017–18. However, this increase has not been accompanied by a corresponding expansion of...
Policy UpdateAyan BordoloiBackgroundIndia’s demographic dividend is the biggest economic asset that the country has but a long-standing mismatch between academic learning and industry demanded skills has been a longstanding issue of restricting the employment of the youth. The Government...
Policy UpdateSruti HalderAbstractThe illicit drug trade has emerged as a transnational security and public health threat, with the UNODC recording 316 million drug users globally in 2023, a historic high. As BRICS expanded to eleven members by 2025, its...
Policy UpdateNivedya MuraliBackground PM Kisan is a Central Sector scheme with 100% funding from Government of India.Under the scheme which became operational from 1.12.2018, an income support of 6,000/- per year in three equal installments will be provided to all...
