Tikender Singh PanwarThis is becoming normal in India: No accountability. From the pothole that killed a schoolgirl in UP and the tap water that poisoned infants in Indore to the exam paper leak for the third consecutive year, a...
Policy Update Sudeepti JoshiBackgroundThe Central Sector Interest Subsidy Scheme (CSIS) was launched on 1 April 2009 to ease the financial barrier to higher education for students from economically weaker sections. It works by covering the full interest on eligible...
Policy UpdateAnshuBackgroundAs India scales solar and wind capacity toward its 500 GW non-fossil target by 2030, a goal announced as part of India’s “Panchamrit” commitments at the COP26 climate summit in Glasgow in November 2021, the variability of renewable...
Policy UpdateDebjani ChatterjeeBackgroundWest Bengal is one of India’s most populous states, with a large and diverse population and significant welfare and development needs. Managing its public finances over the years has always been a major balancing act. The annual...
Affirmative action is one of the most debated instruments of modern democratic governance. Its critics often view reservation and other forms of preferential treatment as a departure from equality. They argue that individuals should be judged by the same...
Bhargavvi Atul BajpaiIntroduction:Social media platforms have transformed communications in international relations by enabling governments, diplomats, media organizations and citizens to participate in global information flows. While these platforms have created opportunities for digital diplomacy, soft power projection and crisis communication...
Policy UpdateSandra MenonBackgroundThe eCourts Project phase III has its genesis in the National Policy and Action Plan for Implementation of Information and Communication Technology in the Indian Judiciary, framed in 2005, and has been implemented since 2007 under the...
Policy Update Purbaa JagannathBackgroundAbout 1,55,707 sq km in size with a population of around 4.5 crore, Odisha is also home to a long coastline of nearly 480 km, is highly dependent on agriculture and allied activities (around 29 percent...
Subhadhini PThomas Sea Foods, a fisheries MSME in Kanyakumari, had just signed an export deal with an international buyer when a routine requirement stopped the shipment cold: certification from the Marine Products Export Development Authority (MPEDA). The certificate itself...
Policy UpdateVishal KumarIntroductionJammu & Kashmir’s welfare and development framework combines social protection with interventions in agriculture, healthcare, women’s mobility, renewable energy, property, education and traditional crafts. The schemes span different periods, with several older programmes continuing alongside newer measures...
