Policy UpdateUrvashi SinghalBackgroundThe biotechnology industry has become a pillar of contemporary science and technology, providing solutions for critical problems in medicine, agriculture, energy, and environmental stewardship. Governments and educational establishments worldwide have implemented specific programs to promote and reward...
Aashvee PrishaPolicy UpdateBackgroundThe Incredible India Tourist Facilitator (IITF) Certification Programme is a national-level online training and certification initiative launched by India’s Ministry of Tourism in late 2019/ early 2020. It aims to create a pan-India cadre of trained tourist...
Policy UpdateAnjana MIntroductionA Parliamentary Government is a form of government in which all policies and bills regarding governance are formed after discussions and debates among the House of Representatives, which requires time and resources. The parliamentary programmes in India...
Policy UpdateSwanami GhoshBackground The Employees’ Pension Scheme, 1995 (EPS-95) is part of India’s social security system for employees in organized sector enterprises, governed by the Central Government through Section 6A of the Employees’ Provident Funds and Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1952...
Policy UpdateAditya Sharma BackgroundGovernment websites had always exhibited significant inconsistencies in terms of design, technology, content, and accessibility, resulting in challenges to the delivery of service and engagement of citizens using them. Hence, there was a clear need for...
Policy UpdateAnjana MBackgroundSwachh Bharat Swachh Vidyalaya (SBSV) is a national campaign driving ‘Clean India: Clean School’ launched by the Government of India on 25th September 2014, an initiative focused on improving sanitation and hygiene practices in Indian schools. It...
Policy UpdateElenora Tu’uBackground:India-Fiji relations are deeply rooted in a shared historical journey, tracing back to the ancestral legacy of indentured laborers who first migrated to Fiji under Bristish colonial rule.In a recent program on Urban Policy and City Planning...
Policy UpdateElenora Tu’uBackground:The Department of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare (DA & FW) is one of two constituent departments under the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, the other being the Department of Agriculture, Research and Education (DARE).DA&FW is primarily...
Policy UpdateNomula Pranay GoudBackground:The role of the Ministry of Jal Shakti 2019, which was established in May 2019, arose out of the consolidation of two established ministries the Ministry of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation and the...
Policy UpdateMadhur ThaparBackground:The Aarogya Maitri aid cube stands as a symbol of strategic outreach and indigenous innovation, being a one of its kind modular, portable and rapidly deployable disaster and trauma care unit. In an increasingly multipolar world, India...
