Policy UpdateDevshi Satish MishraBackgroundThe National Council for Science and Technology Communication (NCSTC) is a government body established in 1982 under the Department of Science and Technology (DST) as a result of the science communication plan introduced in the Sixth...
Policy UpdateAtharva SalunkeBackground:The Indian food processing industry is among the largest industries and involves units ranging from micro to large-scale units and acts as a key intermediary between agriculture, industry, and markets. With a rich endowment of natural resources,...
Policy UpdateSivasankariBackgroundThe National Institute of Electronics and Information Technology (NIELIT), under the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), has been instrumental in advancing IT and electronics education across India. To streamline the enrollment and management of its diverse...
Policy UpdateAtharva SalunkeBackground:Agriculture is still the backbone of India’s economy, and it is essential to build farmer-oriented knowledge systems to improve productivity and sustainability. In this regard, the KVK scheme operating under the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR),...
Policy UpdateAsmeet KaurBackgroundThe India-Nepal open land border, which is approximately 1,751 km, is unique in South Asia for its free flow of people under the Treaty of Peace and Friendship 1950. That open nature has been both a security...
Policy UpdateRitu MishraBackgroundThe State Science & Technology Programme (SS&TP), initiated by the Department of Science and Technology (DST) Government of India in 1971, aims to strengthen science, technology, and innovation (STI) capacity at the state level. Recognizing that states...
Policy UpdateAtharva SalunkeBackground:Farmer Producer Organizations (FPOs) have evolved as collective institutions designed to empower small and marginal farmers with the aim of solving issues of fragmented landholdings, lack of credit and technology, and market access facilities. Recognizing that the...
Policy UpdateAtharva SaunkeBackground:India emerged as a net importer of edible oil, with around 57 percent of the total edible oil requirement being met through imports from various countries. To cut down this import dependence and attain self-sufficiency, the Union...
Aparna MisraIntroductionA woman who had recently given birth to her first child at a government hospital in Delhi was distraught to discover that she had been fitted with an IUD without her knowledge and prior consent. Her appeals for help...
Omkar SehlarThe education system in India though enjoying near universal enrollment, suffers a crisis in the foundation of learning. Even in early grades, large cohorts of children are failing to learn the rudiments of literacy and numeracy, a fact...
