Policy UpdateAnjana MBackgroundThe number of Indian students pursuing higher education programs abroad is estimated to stand at nearly 10.9 lakhs as of July 2019 (Student Registration Portal, MEA). In order to collect data about the number of Indian students...
Policy UpdateAnjana MBackgroundThe Atmanirbhar Bharat Rozghar Yojana is a government program designed to encourage employers to create new jobs, provide social security benefits, and compensate workers who lost their jobs during the COVID-19 pandemic. Launched under the Ministry of...
Policy UpdateAnto Mariya M MBackgroundThe PM Young Achievers Scholarship Award Scheme for Vibrant India (PM-YASASVI) integrates the existing schemes aimed at uplifting students from Other Backward Classes (OBC), Economically Backward Classes (EBC), and Denotified Tribes (DNT) under a single...
Policy UpdatePrithvi NaohIntroduction In India’s very diverse educational ecosystem, the idea of reformations and innovations are not just welcomed but a very basic need for that arises from time to time. The Glue Grant for higher educational institutions is one...
Bhavna Gourishanker VermaMobility and transportation are crucial tools for the exchange of information and resources, broadening services, and connecting economies. Gender mobility is defined as differences in mobility patterns based on gender. These patterns are often dependent on accessible,...
Policy UpdateSai Srinesh DuppatiIntroductionScience and Technology Entrepreneurship Development (S&TED) can be understood as efforts to promote entrepreneurship by turning advances in science and technology into practical business opportunities through institutional support and innovation ecosystems. While India does not have...
Policy UpdateRashmi KumariIntroductionA passport is an essential document for travel abroad, and demand for new and renewed passports in India has skyrocketed with the country’s economic growth and global connections. This demand now comes from not just major cities...
Policy UpdateRashmi KumariIntroductionThe Skill Vigyan Programme, formally known as the Skill Development Programme in Biotechnology, is a national initiative launched by the Department of Biotechnology (DBT), Ministry of Science & Technology, Government of India. The DBT Skill Vigyan Programme was...
Garima SinghIntroductionIndustries in the southern Indian states, particularly Tamil Nadu, are industrialising and economically progressing textile and spinning mills as key links in international supply chains. But behind these productive enterprises lurk disturbing truths about the Sumangali scheme, a...
Policy UpdateAkanksha BaroniaIntroduction India has a large, complex and multi-layered system of technical and higher education. It has the third-largest higher education system in the world, next to China and the United States. The development of human resources of...
