Amruta MagarWe often say numbers don’t lie — but the truth they tell depends on where, and how, we look. In my recent study, “Quantitative Assessment of Women’s Representation and Influence in Maharashtra’s Governance and Public Policy (2005–2025),” I set out to...
BK Ritu ThakkarWhen I began my research on “Conscious Leadership for Global Impact and Growth: Insights from Women-Led Institution – Brahma Kumaris”, I knew I was stepping into a living laboratory of leadership—one that did not just exist in...
Meyhar Kaur WaliaAbstractTheoretical frameworks that have shaped public policy and governance discourse have historically been developed through a largely patriarchal lens. These dominant paradigms often excluded or overlooked women’s lived experiences, marginalizing feminist thought and gender-based perspectives. Despite the...
Noholie BonnerjeeIntroductionSelf-Help Groups (SHGs) are voluntary associations that aim to improve the economic conditions of rural communities. Participants from various rural/local communities, including women, are involved in these groups, restricted to twenty participants by legal frameworks (Jose, 2023). They...
T.K ARUNIn a sign that July GST collections are likely to be more robust than the anaemic June figures, the call money rate and weighted average tripartite repo rate went up in India, as banks saw the demand for funds go up, to...
Nilanjana BordoloiThe public health narrative on mental health care access in India revolves around infrastructure, implementation challenges, cultural stigma and resources. This record misses the capture of a deeper issue, the gendered influence on mental health care access.From working...
Agamya GoyalPolicy UpdateBackgroundLaunched on 4 March 2024 during DefConnect 2024, the ADITI Scheme (“Acing Development of Innovative Technologies with iDEX”) is part of the Innovations for Defence Excellence (iDEX) framework under India’s Department of Defence Production. With a total...
Policy UpdateAditi Singh KaushikBackground:A comprehensive scheme (RMEWF) to provide financial assistance to non-pensioner Ex-Servicemen discharged from their duties due to organizational constraints, or at their own will, and traces its genesis to the year 1981. In 1981, financial assistance...
Policy UpdateIlma Ahmad SamirIntroductionIndia has renewed its call for increased and reliable climate finance from the developed nations in the lead-up to COP30 (Brazil, 2025), framing it as essential for meeting domestic and global climate goals. While the Loss...
Harsh V PantShairee MalhotraOn July 24, India and the UK signed a Free Trade Agreement (FTA), officially referred to as the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA), wrapping up over three years of negotiations and fourteen rounds that began...
