Manorama BakshiIndia has been working on women’s and children’s health for over a decade now. It has not been in vain. Maternal deaths have dropped. More babies are born safely in hospitals. Vaccines reach even the remotest corners. These...
Policy UpdatePranathi PoreddyIntroductionThe Coastal Shipping Bill is a legislation passed on August 7, 2025, to strengthen and modernise the Indian Maritime Sector and bolster the Coastal Economy. This progressive piece of legislation replaces part XIV of the Merchant Shipping...
Policy UpdateAshutosh ShuklaBackground The Indian Ocean Region is vital for trade, covering more than 17% of the global area and encompassing more than 30 littoral and Island nations across three major continents, with more than 35% of the world’s population....
Policy UpdateDevshi Satish MishraBackgroundThe North East Road Sector Development Scheme was launched during the Financial Year 2015-16, to take up rehabilitation, construction, and/or upgradation of the following categories of roads (including bridges on the roads) in the North Eastern...
Vedangi Kaushik WartheThe India Maritime Week (IMW) 2025, inaugurated at the NESCO Exhibition Centre in Mumbai, marks one of the world’s largest maritime gatherings, bringing together over 100 nations, 1,00,000+ delegates, 500 exhibitors, and 350 global speakers. The week-long...
Keshav SahaniOver the past two decades, India has significantly improved various maternal, newborn, and child health (MNCH) service indicators. Institutional deliveries, antenatal check-up coverage, immunisation rates, and postnatal care have all shown a sharp and consistent upward trend. However,...
Policy UpdateAditi Bisht Image Source: The Diplomatist OverviewIndia and Mexico have a long history of relationship, based on historical, cultural, and economic similarities. Both nations have varying geo-climatic conditions, rich diversity, and a similar civilizational legacy. Diplomatic relations were created between...
Policy UpdateMuskan ThakurBackgroundThe National Crop Insurance Portal (NCIP) was developed as the digital interface for the flagship crop-insurance scheme Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY), under the aegis of the Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers’ Welfare. The PMFBY was launched in 2016 to...
Mahera Imam Introduction The rapid expansion of digital technologies in India has opened up unprecedented opportunities for women in education, employment, financial inclusion and political participation. Yet these same technologies have also created new sites for control, humiliation and violence. Smartphones...
Uvais Nalakath ArakkalThe enactment of India’s Mental Healthcare Act (2017) by the Indian Parliament on April 7, 2017, heralded a transformative, rights-based paradigm shift in the delivery of mental healthcare. The act unequivocally asserts that access to high-quality mental...
