Policy UpdateSrishti SinhaBackground eTaal (Electronic Transaction Aggregation & Analysis Layer) is an initiative by the Government of India, developed by the National Informatics Centre (NIC) under the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY). It serves as a centralised platform...
Policy UpdateAnanya SitokeIntroductionModernising public service delivery is essential for enhancing governance and improving citizen engagement. In line with this objective, ServicePlus, a comprehensive platform launched in 2012 as part of the Panchayat Enterprise Suite (PES) under the E-Panchayat Mission...
Policy UpdateAnanya SitokeBackgroundThe Department of Biotechnology (DBT) under the Ministry of Science & Technology, Government of India, launched a new grant opportunity in 2020-21 called the M K BHAN – Young Researcher Fellowship Programme (MKB-YRFP). This program aims to...
Policy UpdateRitu MishraBackgroundThe DBT-BUILDER programme, launched by the Department of Biotechnology (DBT), Government of India, is a flagship initiative aimed at strengthening and modernizing life science education and research infrastructure in Indian universities. Recognizing that universities are critical hubs...
Policy UpdateRitu MishraBackgroundThe Biotechnology Sector Growth Strategy (2021–2025) was launched by the Department of Biotechnology (DBT), Ministry of Science and Technology, Government of India established in 1986 with the vision to transform India into a global bio-manufacturing and innovation...
Upal MitraThe foreign policy of India presents an extraordinary shift in its foreign policy course, where it was on a non-alignment path during the Cold War and now it is on a strategic autonomy path in the twenty-first century...
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Policy UpdateSrishti SinhaIntroductionWe live in a time when environmental and climate concerns are growing. The planet is experiencing significant suffering due to the global rise in carbon emissions. Green hydrogen is hydrogen gas produced using renewable energy sources like...
Policy UpdateSivapriyaBackground The National Mission for Sustaining the Himalayan Ecosystem (NM-SHE) is an initiative launched in 2014, as one of the eight missions under the National Action Plan on Climate Change (NAPCC) and falls under the observation and implementation of...
Policy UpdateAkanksha BaroniaINTRODUCTIONUnorganised Workers are mostly engaged as home-based workers, street vendors, mid-day meal workers, head loaders, brick kiln workers, etc. As per the e-Shram portal, there are over 30.51 crore unorganised workers registered, as on 31 December 2024....
