Policy UpdateAyush YadavBackground India’s tourism system has always been characterized – in the language of none less than the Ministry of Tourism’s own task force – as extremely fragmented, where the country’s Central departments, its state tourism bodies, and many...
Policy UpdateKhushiBackgroundIndia’s rapid expansion of digital payments has increased the speed and convenience of financial transactions, but it has also created new avenues for cyber-enabled financial fraud. Since fraudulent funds can be siphoned off quickly, timely reporting and immediate...
Policy UpdateShruti SethiBackground On 9 June 2016, the Government of India launched the Pradhan Mantri Surakshit Matritva Abhiyan (PMSMA), a scheme built on a deceptively simple premise: that if every pregnant woman in the country were examined by a qualified...
Session ReportDolly KaushikIndia stands at a critical juncture in addressing the climate crisis, where the imperatives of development, energy security, climate resilience and social justice increasingly intersect. While the country has undertaken several commitments towards mitigating greenhouse-gas emissions and...
Session ReportMadhesh Raj P RClimate disasters are risks closely linked to climatic conditions and climate change. These include extreme events such as heatwaves, floods, cyclones, and droughts, as well as other climate hazards. Although such events may have natural...
Policy UpdateAshi VermaBackground The Ganga supports more than 400 million people. It gives them water to drink, land to farm, and a reason to pray. But it also carries the waste of cities, factories, and towns along its 2500 km...
Policy UpdateSairaj PatilBackgroundThe Government of India approved the Skill Acquisition and Knowledge Awareness for Livelihood Promotion (SANKALP) scheme through the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) in October 2017 and launched it on 19 January 2018. Implemented by the...
Policy UpdateKarnavi ShendeBACKGROUNDOrunodoi is Assam’s flagship women-centred social-protection programme. Launched on 2 October 2020, it provides regular financial assistance to economically vulnerable households, with the transfer made in the name of a woman. The scheme emerged from a practical...
Policy UpdateNinchen TamangBackgroundThe Ganga water dispute between India and Bangladesh is rooted in the river’s transboundary character and the competing dry-season water needs of both countries. The dispute intensified after India commissioned the Farakka Barrage in May 1975 to...
Policy UpdateArjya Shree PandeBackground The department of Non Resident Keralites Affairs (NORKA) was established by the Government of Kerala on 6th December 1996 as India’s first dedicated state level institution to address the grievances, safeguard the rights and promote the...
