Policy insights Srikkoni BasuBackgroundWith the initiation of the Digital India Programme in 2015 by the Government of India, the emphasis on awards grew drastically. The original name of the prize was the Web Ratan Award, which was launched in...
Policy UpdateKumar AnkitBackgroundCritical minerals, from lithium and cobalt to rare earth elements, have become linchpins of the modern economy. They are the new oil of the twenty-first century for electric vehicles, semiconductors, solar panels, wind turbines, and advanced batteries...
Policy UpdateSwanami GhoshBackgroundThe Biotechnology Career Advancement and Re-orientation (BioCARe) Programme is a targeted initiative by the Department of Biotechnology (DBT), under the Ministry of Science & Technology, Government of India. The programme started with an objective to enhance the...
Policy UpdateTuba AtharBackground:According to the ILO (2020), around 90 percent of India’s workforce is engaged in the unorganized sector, which absorbs most of the internal migrants. The 2011 Census enumerated 450 million internal migrants, and this is estimated to...
Policy UpdatePrithvi NaohIntroductionThe Know Goa Programme (KGP) is a flagship cultural and engagement initiative by the Department of Non-Resident Indian (NRI) Affairs, Government of Goa, launched in 2008. Targeted at second- and third-generation Goans living abroad, the programme aims...
Policy UpdateSrishti SinhaIntroductionInformation and Communication Technologies (ICTs) are omnipresent, widely used, and vitally important in today’s world. Everything under the sun; all kinds of services and knowledge are available online. These were created to make life easier for everyone,...
Empowering India’s Linguistic Diversity through InnovationPolicy UpdateUrvashi SinghalIntroductionIndia is a multilingual country, with 22 official languages and 12 scripts. In India only about 5% – 10% people know English and the rest are deprived of the benefits of advances...
Policy Update Tuba AtharSource- Atal Bhujal Yojna – UDAAN SocietyBackgroundGroundwater is a significant source of freshwater and is crucial for domestic, agricultural, and industrial purposes. However, unchecked extraction, overexploitation, and contamination pose serious threats to its sustainability. The Central...
Policy UpdateIlma Ahmad SamirIntroductionThe Maternity Benefit (Amendment) Act, 2017 has been a significant milestone in India’s Labor welfare framework, especially for the women working in the formal sector. In order to amend the already existing 1961 legislation, the Act...
Policy UpdateRashmi KumariIntroductionThe Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry, and Dairying is an important ministry under the Government of India. It was formed in May 2019 after being separated from the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare. This ministry is...
