Policy UpdateChetan GuptaBackground:National Food Security Mission (NFSM) is a Centrally Sponsored Scheme launched in October 2007. The National Development Council (NDC) adopted a resolution in its 53rd meeting, held on 29 May 2007, to launch a Food Security Mission...
Policy UpdateParth LathiyaBackground:The India–United Kingdom Free Trade Agreement (FTA) represents a significant milestone in the evolving trajectory of bilateral relations between two democracies which share a colonial history, a vibrant diaspora, and strategic economic interests in the contemporary world....
Suhasini AyerThe review of master plans is never simply a technical exercise. It involves balancing strategies for transportation networks, housing, infrastructure, social amenities, open spaces, urban design, environmental management, and phased implementation. Yet in India, this process is complicated...
Sanya PatniImmediately after its independence, India’s foreign relations were characterised by the infamous ‘Non-Alignment Policy’. Non-alignment in lucid terms implied a policy aimed at harbouring the strategic autonomy of a newly decolonised country by refusing alignment with any major...
Arushi PathaniaIntroductionIt is safe to say that public policy is not just rooted in theory but is surrounded by actual negotiation and compromise. Policy formulation is never the work of government alone and involves stakeholder engagement and mapping which...
Policy UpdateAditya SharmaBackgroundThe Fund of Funds for Start-ups (FFS), managed by the Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI), was launched on January 16, 2016, under the Start-up India Action Plan to address critical gaps in India’s early-stage finance...
Policy UpdateIlma Ahmad SamirINTRODUCTIONScientists pay attention to problems that interest them. Big populations, fewer resources, and weather changes are some big issues for the world. Scientists want to handle these issues and find real answers, but they need to...
Policy UpdateSrishti Sinha:IntroductionThe promulgation of the Employees’ State Insurance Act, 1948 (ESI Act), by the Parliament, was the first major legislation on social Security for workers in independent India. It was a time when the industry was still in...
Policy UpdateTanmyi AnthwalBackground:Back in 2014–15, the Indian government established the National Fellowship for Other Backward Classes (NF-OBC) program under the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment to increase the chances for OBC students to pursue higher education and earn...
Policy UpdateVanshika KhannaBackgroundThe Indian diaspora comprises the world’s largest overseas population, offering both strategic opportunities and challenges for India. Indian nationals act as cultural ambassadors and political lobbyists, while at the same time, their integration, welfare, and identity pose...
