Policy UpdateKhushiBackgroundIndia’s consumer market has expanded rapidly with the growth of e-commerce, digital payments, online services and platform-based transactions. As the volume and complexity of consumer transactions increase, effective mechanisms for resolving disputes over defective goods, deficient services, refunds,...
Policy UpdateMahenoor ImamBackgroundKerala’s migrant worker welfare policies emerged from major changes in the state’s labour market. Large numbers of Keralites migrated abroad, particularly to Gulf countries, while education and changing employment preferences reduced the availability of local workers for...
Policy UpdateTanisha HoodaBackground India’s growing investment in infrastructure has increased the need for modern and technologically advanced construction equipment. Machinery used in buildings, metro projects, roads and other large infrastructure works forms an important part of the country’s capital goods...
Policy UpdateSamiksha MuskanBackgroundLaunched in August 2004, the Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalaya (KGBV) scheme was designed in response to measurable gender, rural, and social disparities in upper-primary education. Its target areas were Educationally Backward Blocks (EBBs), defined using 2001 Census...
Policy Update Arya GuptaBackground Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) are a central component of India’s productive economy, contributing significantly to output, manufacturing, exports and employment. They span a diverse range of enterprises across rural, semi-urban and urban areas and...
Women’s Sexual & Reproductive Health: Cohort 3.0 | An Online National Autumn School Program | A Three-Day Immersive Online Certificate Training Course | September 2026 | IMPRI #WebPolicyLearningParticipants’ List & DetailsParticipants’ List & DetailsWomen’s Sexual & Reproductive Health: Cohort 3.0Theme: Women’s Sexual...
Policy UpdateDebjani ChatterjeeBackgroundIndia has introduced a wide range of schemes to support the education, safety, health and economic development of girls across different states and union territories. Despite significant progress in female education and social development, girls in India...
Policy UpdateDivya NatarajanBackgroundThe Ease of Living Index (EoLI) is a Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) assessment tool designed to help Indian cities evaluate themselves against global and national benchmarks and to encourage a shift toward outcome-based urban...
Policy UpdateGargi BishtBackgroundThe COVID-19 lockdown exposed a fundamental weakness in India’s labour-market architecture: millions of workers possessed valuable skills and extensive work experience but remained largely invisible to formal systems of employment matching. Uttar Pradesh experienced this challenge at...
Policy UpdateNinchen Tamang and Anamika P KAbstractThe BRICS Tourism Ministers’ Meeting under India’s 2026 Chairship concluded on 21 August 2026 with the adoption of the BRICS Tourism Ministers’ Communiqué 2026, known as the Jaipur Declaration, following Tourism Working Group...
