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...
Policy UpdateAlisha MehraIntroduction The Labor welfare schemes in India were introduced as a means to provide protection and support to workers, especially in the unorganised sector. The Schemes, implemented and monitored by the Ministry of Labor and Employment through the...
Policy UpdatePrashail TripathiBackgroundThe MoES runs the Research and Development in Earth System Sciences (RDESS) programme, an extramural research and development funding strategy. Its primary goal is to improve understanding of the Earth system, comprising the atmosphere, the ocean, solid...
Policy UpdatePrithvi NaohIntroduction / BackgroundIndia, with its vast coastline of about 7,500 kilometers and surrounding seas, has always had a close relationship with the ocean. The Indian Ocean influences the country’s monsoon patterns, fisheries, maritime trade, and even its...
Policy UpdateSivapriyaOverviewThe National Mission on Interdisciplinary Cyber-Physical Systems was launched in December 2018 by the Government of India as an initiative of the Department of Science & Technology. With an approved outlay of 3660 crores for five years, the...
Policy UpdateKhushboo Dandona BackgroundHalf of the population consists of women. Traditionally, there is an opposite binary between nature and culture. Women are associated with nature and men with culture. Women’s bodies are seen as leaky and unproductive, like nature....
Policy UpdateUrvashi SinghalBackgroundSeismological Monitoring is the continuous observation, measurement, and analysis of earthquake-related activities. It typically involves:Seismographs/seismometers to detect and record ground motion.Data networks to track earthquake location, magnitude, and depth in real time.Analysis of seismic waves to understand...
Policy UpdateCharu SinghBackgroundInitiated in May 2020 by the Government of India, the Atmanirbhar Bharat Abhiyaan (‘Self-Reliant Initiative’) was envisioned as a catalyst for the economic revival of the country post the COVID-19 pandemic. A critical component in this vision...
Policy InsightNomula Parnay GoudIntroduction: Krishi UDAN is a scheme started by the Ministry of Civil Aviation together with the Ministry of agriculture and farmers welfare which aims at empowering agricultural value chain through enhancement of the transport of agri-produce...
