Policy UpdateMeenu MohanThe recently released report, “Future Pandemic Preparedness and Emergency Response: A Framework for Action”, by the Expert Group constituted by NITI Aayog, offers a comprehensive roadmap for managing future public health crises. The Expert Group, tasked with...
TK ArunIndia was declared Open Defecation Free on October 2, 2019, on the 150th birth anniversary of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, as had been envisaged at the time of the scheme’s launch in 2014. But excrement continued to happen, that...
Policy UpdateShivashish NarayanMinistry of Culture celebrated the library’s 250th anniversary by hosting the Festival of Libraries in New Delhi, a new chapter in modernising India’s public libraries. The union government put this effort into the National Mission on Libraries...
Policy UpdateAnamitra SinhaBackgroundThe Shops and Establishment Act (SEA) is a crucial piece of labour legislation designed to regulate the working conditions of employees in various commercial, retail, and service sectors across India. Enacted by individual states, the Act aims...
Policy UpdateIshita DebThe Origins In 2006-2007, the then Finance Minister Palaniappan Chidambaram launched the centrally sponsored scheme of Interest Subvention Scheme in the Kharif season. The Modified Interest Subvention Scheme (MISS) focuses on providing short-term agricultural loans via Kisan Credit...
Policy UpdateSarah AnsariIntroductionIndia has a long tradition of implementing social welfare programs to cater to the varied needs of its population. The NPS (National Pension Scheme) Vatsalya, recently announced in the Union Budget 2024-25, is a notable initiative aimed...
Policy UpdateGeetam AcharyaIntroductionThe Carriage of Goods by Sea Bill, 2024 was introduced in Lok Sabha on August 9, 2024. The Bill seeks to replace the Indian Carriage of Goods by Sea Act, of 1925. The Act establishes the responsibilities,...
Harsh V Pant and Kartik BommakantiWhile New Delhi must be mindful of export restrictions, the US-India semiconductor accord marks a major shift in the US’s high-technology strategy.In a significant milestone, the United States and India reached an agreement to...
ANIL TRIGUNAYATIn recent months, Israeli intelligence outfits and their firepower with precision strikes appear to have redeemed themselves since the October 7 terror attacks by Hamas, whose unprecedented success not only derailed the pace of rapprochement between Arab states...
Policy UpdateLakshita SinghIntroductionOn September 11, 2024, the Union Cabinet approved a significant expansion of the Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB PM-JAY). This extension ensures that all senior citizens aged 70 and above, irrespective of their income...
