Tikender Singh PanwarHimachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu during a visit to the Government Senior Secondary School, Baga-Sarahhan, Kullu district on June 18. | Photo Credit: PTIThe story so far: When the National Achievement Survey (NAS) 2025 results were...
Policy UpdateSivapriyaBackground:The Scheme for Transformational and Advanced Research in Sciences (STARS) is an initiative of the Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD) and the Department of Higher Education, established in February 2019. It operates with the main aim of...
Policy UpdateRadhika GuptaIntroductionIndia has the largest youth population in the world, with approximately forty percent of the global youth present in the country. This is often referred to as a ‘youth bulge’, which helps a country foster economic growth...
Policy UpdateNomula Pranay GoudSource: https://mapservice.gov.in/gismapserviceMVCBackground Bharat Maps is an integrated Geospatial Portal of the Survey of India, the National Mapping Agency of India, functioning under the Ministry of Science and Technology. It is officially the web-based GIS (Geographic Information System)...
Policy UpdateCharu SinghBackgroundBharat Vandana Park is a flagship initiative by the Delhi Development Authority (DDA), introduced as a national integration and ecological park with the objectives of creating a space for human health and wellbeing, social cohesion, tourism, protection...
Policy UpdateRitu MishraBackgroundThe Biotechnology Industrial Training Programme (BITP), launched by the Department of Biotechnology (DBT) in 1993-94, is a structured, six months industrial training initiative for recent graduates in biotechnology (B.E./B.Tech, M.Sc/ M.Tech, MBA). Administered by DBT-HRD Project Management...
Policy UpdateElenora Tu’uBackground:As a politics and public policy undergraduate deeply interested in foreign policy analysis, I have found the recent configuration of India-Sri Lanka relations particularly compelling. The growing geopolitical shifts in south Asia, coupled with Sri Lanka’s economic...
Policy UpdateSrikkoni BasuIntroductionIndia is going through an exciting transformation in how we think about transportation. With rising fuel prices, oil imports, diesel prices, pollution, climate change, and the need to reduce carbon emissions, electric vehicles (EVs) are becoming a...
Policy UpdateAkanksha BaroniaIntroductionThe Soil Health Card Scheme was launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 19 February, 2015 at Suratgarh, Rajasthan. On the occasion, the Prime Minister gave the slogan: “Swasth Dharaa, Khet Haraa.” – Healthy Earth, Green Farm....
Policy UpdateAnshu SarohaBackgroundThe National Bank for Financing Infrastructure and Development (NaBFID) was introduced in 2021 to promote and fund long-term infrastructure projects in India. It began its operation in December 2022 with the disbursement of its first loan. By...
