Bhargavi S RaoRain-fed farming has traditionally escaped policy and funding attention, though it engages more than 60% of India’s farmers. In Karnataka’s Koppal, it now finds itself competing with state-backed solar farms for real estate, at a considerable social...
Rishap SinghHyderabad stands as a symbol of modern Indian aspiration, its glittering Financial District acting as a beacon for white-collar professionals across the country. These skilled migrants, the software engineers, managers, and consultants, are the undisputed economic engines of...
Sabitri SanyalAbstractThis project explores the imperative of embedding trauma-informed socio-emotional learning (SEL) and comprehensive sexuality education (CSE) into the secondary government school curriculum in urban India. Many adolescent students, especially girls in marginalized urban communities, face unaddressed trauma from...
Policy UpdateElenora Tu’uIntroduction:Cross border integration is a strategic imperative for regional energy security, economic growth, and climate resilience. This article argues that while the initiative has made commendable progress, emerging regulatory and infrastructural challenges must be addressed to unlock...
Melvin DIntroduction Millions of adolescents across the globe suffer silently from uncorrected refractive errors (URE) such as myopia, hyperopia, and astigmatism. Despite being easily treated with corrective lenses, these vision problems remain one of the leading, yet under-addressed, public health...
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Policy UpdateAtharva SalunkeBackground:The Jiyo Parsi Scheme, initiated in 2013-14 by the Ministry of Minority Affairs, is a first-of-its-kind Central Sector scheme to stem the falling Parsi population in India. Taking cognizance of the demographical woes of the community, the...
Policy UpdateBhavana GiraseBackground Agriculture is the backbone of India’s economy and also the primary source of livelihood. It falls under the primary sector and supplies raw material to various other sectors. Therefore, the growth and modernisation of this sector...
Policy UpdatesBhavana GiraseBackgroundIndia is emerging as a global center for its vast digital user base and government initiatives, free and open source software (FOSS) innovation. India’s digital ecosystem is well deployed to use open-source technologies, with more than 96%...
Policy UpdateBhavana GiraseBackgroundIndia-Saudi Arabia share a history of deep economic, cultural and strategic ties. In recent decades, these have been strengthened by high-level exchanges and bilateral agreements. Both countries are committed to a relationship that leverages their respective strengths....
