Policy UpdateUrvashi SinghalBackground:The “Construction of Hostels for OBC Boys and Girls” is a scheme (PM-YASASVI), implemented by the Department of Social Justice & Empowerment under the Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment – a flagship of the Prime Ministers...
Policy UpdateChetan GuptaIntroduction“Whoever controls the oceans, runs the world.” – Alfred Mahan.This statement has significant implications for the geopolitics of the Indian Ocean Region (IOR) in the 21st century, as the region is becoming a chessboard for major powers....
Policy UpdatePranathi PoreddyINTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUNDThe National Center For Earth Sciences is a premiere research institute dealing with the studies relating to the Earth Center ,under the Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoeS) The main areas of research in the Center...
Policy UpdateChetan GuptaIntroductionAntarctica is the fifth-largest continent in the world. It is situated within the Antarctic Circle and surrounded by the Southern Ocean. It has a total of 14 million-sq.km area, 98% is covered with thick ice sheets and...
YWLPPF Young Women Leaders in Public Policy Fellowship- Cohort 3.0 | Theme: Women Leading Change Across Sectors and Scales | An Online National Monsoon & Autumn School Program | A Three-Month Online Immersive Introductory Leadership Certificate Training Fellowship Program | July-September 2025...
Policy UpdateRashmi KumariIntroductionThe Pradhan Mantri Annadata Aay Sanrakshan Abhiyan (PM-AASHA), initiated by the Government of India in September 2018, aims to provide reasonable assurance that farmers can obtain the minimum support price (MSP) for their crops through adequate mechanisms...
Policy UpdateAnto Mariya M MBackgroundInternational Literacy Day is celebrated every year on September 8 to underline the importance of literacy in human development and societal growth. The World Conference of Ministers of Education on the Eradication of Illiteracy, held...
TK ArunSupreme Court should dismiss EC’s contentions on Special Intensive Revision of Bihar’s electoral rolls as elitist, contradictory and subversive of democracy.The defining character of the Election Commission (EC)’s ongoing drive for Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of Bihar’s electoral...
Mridula ChauhanFrom my childhood until now, whenever I crossed Kudeshia crossing in Bareilly, I noticed a row of temporary houses along the roadside. Later, I learned they belonged to the Gadiya Lohar (blacksmith) community. Over the years, the surroundings...
Policy UpdateDevyani ChoudharyBackgroundThe International Science and Technology (S&T) Cooperation Policy is an effort set forth by the Department of Science and Technology (DST) to build India’s research partnerships worldwide and to enhance innovation capabilities. The policy is implemented through...
