Samiksha MuskanBackgroundThe Union Cabinet approved the IndianAI Mission in March 2024 with a budget outlay of Rs. 10,371.92 crore as a national initiative to build an end-to-end artificial intelligence ecosystem in India. Officially, the mission seeks to democratise access...
Policy UpdateMahenoor ImamIntroductionMost of us order food and book cabs without thinking much about the person on the other end of the app. There are a lot of them. NITI Aayog (2022) counted 7.7 million gig and platform workers...
Policy Update Karnavi ShendeBACKGROUNDWomen in many Indian households perform a substantial amount of unpaid domestic work, while their control over household finances may remain limited . To address this, several state governments have started schemes that send cash directly...
BACKGROUNDWomen’s economic insecurity is shaped not only by low household income but also by unpaid care work, limited control over resources and unequal access to employment. State governments have increasingly responded through direct cash-transfer programmes that place money in...
Pragya RaghavBackground India-US space cooperation has evolved from limited technical engagement into a broader strategic partnership. The relationship gained momentum after the 2005 Indo-US civil space framework, followed by the easing of US export controls on Indian space entities during...
Pragya RaghavBackground India-US space cooperation has evolved from limited technical engagement into a broader strategic partnership. The relationship gained momentum after the 2005 Indo-US civil space framework, followed by the easing of US export controls on Indian space entities during...
Prabhat SharmaHow India’s geography is creating a convergence of drugs, organised crime, illicit finance and internal-security vulnerabilitiesIndia’s narcotics challenge is undergoing a structural transformation. Situated between the Golden Crescent in the west and the Golden Triangle in the east,...
Policy UpdateAnushree KhareIntroduction In 1693, the British Parliament passed the Million Act for financing the Nine Years’ War. Specifically, they agreed to collect all beer and liquor taxes directly toward servicing the new debt. As such, this was one of...
Policy Update Aditya ChavanBackgroundIndia’s fiscal stability is closely linked to the financial health of its states, which account for a significant share of public expenditure and revenue. Differences in revenue mobilisation, expenditure quality, fiscal deficits and debt levels can...
Policy UpdateTanishaBackgroundThe Immigration, Visa, Foreigners’ Registration and Tracking (IVFRT) programme was sanctioned by the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs on 13 May 2010 as a Mission Mode Project under the National e-Governance Plan with budgetary provision of ₹1,011 crore...
