BackgroundIndia introduced the National Action Plan to Combat Desertification (NAPCD) in 2001 after joining the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD). The plan was not just a policy decision, it was also a response to a reality that...
Policy UpdateMadhu SwarajBackground Despite the Prohibition of Employment as Manual Scavengers and their Rehabilitation Act (PEMSR Act, 2013) legally banning the dehumanizing practice of manual scavenging in India, the crisis persists. Deadly accidents during sewer and septic tank cleaning...
Policy UpdateMallika AmaleThe Arctic region is emerging as a strategic arena for geopolitical competition among both Arctic and non-Arctic superpowers. It comprises the northernmost parts of Norway, Sweden, Finland, Russia, the United States, Canada, Greenland (Denmark’s autonomous territory), and...
Policy UpdateDevshi Satish MishraBackgroundThe National Food Security Act (NFSA), 2013, was introduced by the Government of India to strengthen the Public Distribution System (PDS) in India, in order to provide food and nutritional security by ensuring access to food...
Policy UpdateAtharva SalunkeBackground:The Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas (MoPNG) is the principal body responsible for exploration and production, refining, distribution, import, and export of petroleum, natural gas, and allied products in India. Since oil and gas are vital...
Policy UpdateElenore Tu’uBackground:Why this matters? hydropower has been the cornerstone for Bhutan’s bilateral economy for decades between both nations. According to Chukha, Tala, Kurichhu, Mangdechhu, India has financed and built a number of large projects according to long-standing cooperation...
Policy UpdateMallika AmaleSince the late 2010s, India has deepened strategic and economic ties with the five Central Asian Republics (CAR) of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan in a bid to assert itself as a key regional power. With...
Policy UpdateAditi Singh KaushikBackgroundThe Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) was established in the year 1862. However, archaeological and historical pursuits in India date back to the year 1784, when the efforts of Sir William Jones led to the formation...
Policy UpdateAravindsamy RBackgroundWater scarcity has emerged as one of the most pressing developmental challenges confronting India. According to NITI Aayog’s Composite Water Management Index (2019), nearly 600 million Indians face high to extreme water stress, with demand projected to...
Policy UpdateAsmeet Kaur“The Ramayana is more than a tale about Ayodhya; it is a geographical and spiritual cartography of the timeless relationship between India and Sri Lanka, a common heritage where every mountain, cave, and waterfall tells the same...
